Using Game Theory to Understand Screening for Domestic Violence Under the TANF Family Violence Option
Universal screening for domestic violence in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is required by most states, but its implementation is questionable. This paper employs game theory to conceptualize interactions between TANF applicants and frontline eligibility caseworkers. The...
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| description | Universal screening for domestic violence in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is required by most states, but its implementation is questionable. This paper employs game theory to conceptualize interactions between TANF applicants and frontline eligibility caseworkers. The intended outcomes of universal screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) – granting of a good cause waiver to IPV victims – are valid only by the assumption that caseworkers perform their roles. To grant a good cause waiver, TANF applicants and caseworkers should exchange two types of information: 1) disclosure of abuse by IPV victims and 2) notification of the availability of good cause waivers by caseworkers. This paper illuminates that intended outcomes of universal screening for IPV are difficult to achieve and discusses the applicability and limitations of game theory for policy evaluation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b22736e5227d4a7c8c1f3a8f0161c2412022-12-22T01:14:51ZengIndiana University School of Social WorkAdvances in Social Work1527-85652331-41252016-02-0116233835710.18060/1667120422Using Game Theory to Understand Screening for Domestic Violence Under the TANF Family Violence OptionSoonok An0Jisung Yoo1Larry G. Nackerud2University of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaUniversal screening for domestic violence in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is required by most states, but its implementation is questionable. This paper employs game theory to conceptualize interactions between TANF applicants and frontline eligibility caseworkers. The intended outcomes of universal screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) – granting of a good cause waiver to IPV victims – are valid only by the assumption that caseworkers perform their roles. To grant a good cause waiver, TANF applicants and caseworkers should exchange two types of information: 1) disclosure of abuse by IPV victims and 2) notification of the availability of good cause waivers by caseworkers. This paper illuminates that intended outcomes of universal screening for IPV are difficult to achieve and discusses the applicability and limitations of game theory for policy evaluation.https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/16671Universal screening for intimate partner violencestrategic game theoryFamily Violence Optionpolicy analysis |
| spellingShingle | Soonok An Jisung Yoo Larry G. Nackerud Using Game Theory to Understand Screening for Domestic Violence Under the TANF Family Violence Option Advances in Social Work Universal screening for intimate partner violence strategic game theory Family Violence Option policy analysis |
| title | Using Game Theory to Understand Screening for Domestic Violence Under the TANF Family Violence Option |
| title_full | Using Game Theory to Understand Screening for Domestic Violence Under the TANF Family Violence Option |
| title_fullStr | Using Game Theory to Understand Screening for Domestic Violence Under the TANF Family Violence Option |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Game Theory to Understand Screening for Domestic Violence Under the TANF Family Violence Option |
| title_short | Using Game Theory to Understand Screening for Domestic Violence Under the TANF Family Violence Option |
| title_sort | using game theory to understand screening for domestic violence under the tanf family violence option |
| topic | Universal screening for intimate partner violence strategic game theory Family Violence Option policy analysis |
| url | https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/16671 |
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