http://www.newswest9.com/2019/04/05/what-you-think-about-child-sex-trafficking-texas-may-be-wrong

Greg Abbott Gov of TX asked UT researchers to do a study on child sex trafficking. Department of Family and Protective Services denied interviews with kids in the foster care systems for the study.

"Even though the study was paid for and supported by the governor’s office, researchers met difficulties when dealing with the Department of Family and Protective Service who runs the foster care system. The research team submitted a proposal to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) IRB in September 2017 seeking permission to interview youth currently in the care of the state. The protocol went through a series of revisions from DFPS in October 2017. The research team agreed that all of the requested revisions were necessary and strengthened the overall protection of participants in the study beyond just those in DFPS custody. DFPS ultimately denied the proposal in November 2017, which prevented the research team from interviewing any youth currently in DFPS Life Experiences of Minors and Youth in Texas At Risk for Commercial Sexual Exploitation 134 foster care and/or in DFPS custody. Therefore, the research team was able to collect data only on participants’ experiences with the foster care system based on their recollection of past experiences," the study shows on pages 133 and 134.

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