Foster Care Deficiencies and Human Trafficking

Jessica R. Robinson (), John N. Mordeson and Sunil Mathew ()
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Jessica R. Robinson: Marian, 7400 Military, Omaha, Nebraska 68134, USA
John N. Mordeson: Department of Mathematics, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA
Sunil Mathew: Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut 673601, Kerala, India

New Mathematics and Natural Computation (NMNC), 2019, vol. 15, issue 02, 215-230

Abstract: Human trafficking is a present danger for youth in the foster care system. However, little research concerning states in the US has been done to address this issue. A body of literature has examined aspects of the link between human trafficking and foster care. However, few studies have explored the efficacy of state policy and practice in keeping children safe from being trafficked while in foster care. In this paper, we apply techniques from mathematics of uncertainty to examine the problems of the foster care system in the US and their implications for human trafficking.

Keywords: Foster care system; human trafficking; analytic hierarchy process; Guiasu method; Yen method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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