dc.contributor.author	Batts, Rebecca Anne
dc.coverage.spatial	United States	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2000-2020	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-23T17:18:04Z
dc.date.available	2020-06-23T17:18:04Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05
dc.identifier.other	80867A29-A5B7-1DBD-4DB8-9D5317BD26B0	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/4262
dc.description.abstract	This qualitative study leverages the experience and knowledge of 13 victim assistance service providers to better understand how these service providers operationalize the concepts of trauma-informed and victim-centered care, how United States Department of Justice-funded aftercare is being provided to survivors of human trafficking, and to identify gaps and barriers to the provision of such care. A wicked problem perspective was used as the conceptual framework. All of the individuals interviewed asserted that their programs were trauma-informed and most considered their programs to be victim-centered. However, the respondents explained their understanding of the concepts more as aspirational goals to be pursued instead of as practical approaches to aftercare. Identified gaps and barriers to aftercare for survivors were frequently similar to issues faced by other poor people, to include the lack of affordable housing and the need for long-term mental health care and treatment for severe substance abuse. Keywords: aftercare; human trafficking; program evaluation; trafficking-in-persons; trauma-informed; victim-centered;	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Chapter I 1 -- INTRODUCTION 1 -- Human trafficking as an International Problem 3 -- The U.S. response to human trafficking 3 -- Service Delivery through Victim Service Providers 5 -- Limited Knowledge about the Best Approaches to Victim Assistance 7 -- Ongoing Efforts to Identify and Address the Needs of Trafficking Victims 9 -- Promising Approaches to Victim Assistance 10 -- Trauma-informed and trauma-specific care. 11 -- Victim-centered approaches. 11 -- Barriers to Victim Assistance 12 -- Characteristics of Trafficking Victims 12 -- Statement of the Problem 13 -- Conceptual Framework for the Study 13 -- Purpose of the Study 15 -- Research Questions 16 -- Procedures 16 -- Significance of the Study 20 -- Organization of the Study 20 -- Chapter II 23 -- LITERATURE REVIEW 23 -- Theoretical Lenses 23 -- Trafficking as a human rights issue. 23 -- Trafficking and critical theory. 24 -- Trafficking and Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory. 25 -- Trafficking as a wicked problem. 29 -- Aftercare for Victims of Human Trafficking 32 -- Trauma-informed and trauma-specific care. 33 -- Victim-centered approaches. 38 -- Sources Addressing Practical Aspects of Aftercare for Trafficking Victims 40 -- Chapter Summary 45 -- Chapter III 46 -- METHODOLOGY 46 -- Overview 46 -- Purpose 46 -- Research Questions 47 -- Rationale 47 -- Context of the Study 48 -- Sources of Information 49 -- Information Collection Methods 54 -- Analysis 57 -- Information Management Plan 60 -- Trustworthiness 60 -- Chapter IV 61 -- RESULTS 61 -- RQ1: How do providers of aftercare to victims of trafficking define and implement the concepts of “trauma-informed” and “victim-centered” care? 61 -- Trauma-informed care. 61 -- Victim-centered approaches. 70 -- Prosecuting traffickers while maintaining a victim-centered approach. 75 -- Evaluating the effectiveness of aftercare services. 78 -- RQ2: What victim needs are not being addressed through the current system -- through which aftercare is provided? 78 -- Housing. 79 -- Severe mental health illness or substance abuse issues that require hospitalization. 82 -- RQ3: What barriers prevent identified victims from receiving needed services and what gaps exist in coverage or availability of services? 83 -- Chapter Summary 90 -- Chapter V: 91 -- CONCLUSIONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 91 -- Concepts not always well Understood by Those Charged with Implementation 91 -- Elements of a Trauma-Informed Approach 92 -- Elements of a victim-centered approach. 94 -- Barriers, gaps, and unmet needs of trafficking survivors 94 -- Trauma-Informed and Victim-Centered Relationships while Pursuing Justice 96 -- Aftercare as a Complex and Messy Issue 97 -- Caring for Survivors of Human Trafficking as a Wicked Problem 97 -- Differing viewpoints of the wicked problem 98 -- Contradictory solutions to the wicked problem 99 -- Multiple and complex connections between aftercare and other wicked problems. 100 -- Value Conflicts and Cultural Constraints in Aftercare 101 -- U.S. Department of Justice’s Description of the Problem and the Perceived -- Solution. 101 -- Multiple Stakeholders Creating Uncertainty about the Wicked Problems. 102 -- A Complex Range of Possible Solutions to the Wicked Problem 102 -- A coordinated strategic plan for victim services 103 -- Meaningful performance evaluations. 104 -- Strong connections between law enforcement and social services organizations. 105 -- Evidence-based research focused on survivors of human trafficking. 105 -- Recommendations for Future Research 106 -- Limitations of the Study 108 -- References 109 -- APPENDIX A: Semi-structured Interview Guide for Service Provider Organizations 116 -- APPENDIX B: Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approvals 121.	en_US
dc.format.extent	1 electronic document, 141 pages.	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights	This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed.	en_US
dc.subject	Dissertations, Academic--United States	en_US
dc.subject	Evaluation research (Social action programs)	en_US
dc.subject	Human trafficking victims--Services for	en_US
dc.subject	Human trafficking	en_US
dc.subject	Medical care	en_US
dc.subject	Psychic trauma--Treatment	en_US
dc.subject	Social work with human trafficking victims	en_US
dc.subject	Victims of crimes--Services for	en_US
dc.subject	Qualitative research	en_US
dc.title	Using Trauma-Informed and Victim-Centered Approaches To Provide Assistance to Survivors of Human Trafficking	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Political Science of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Hollern, Kendra A.
dc.description.committee	Merwin, Gerald A.
dc.description.committee	Ross, Darrell L.
dc.description.degree	D.P.A.	en_US
dc.description.major	Public Administration	en_US