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Differential Response And Agency Decision Making: A National Study Of Child Neglect Cases, Colleen Emily Janczewski
Differential Response And Agency Decision Making: A National Study Of Child Neglect Cases, Colleen Emily Janczewski
Theses and Dissertations
A growing number of child protective service (CPS) agencies have adopted differential response (DR), which allows for the provision of case management and support to moderate-risk CPS cases without launching a formal investigation. Previous research has established that DR does not compromise child safety, and that it promotes family engagement. Yet DR's broader impact on CPS agencies remains largely unknown. Given that DR diverts some cases from traditional investigations, this dissertation explored DR's impact on child neglect cases that do not get diverted. Specifically, the study examined how DR changes the proportion and characteristics of the population of children experiencing …
National Child Maltreatment Response And Foster Care Entries: 2005-2010, Zeinab Chahine
National Child Maltreatment Response And Foster Care Entries: 2005-2010, Zeinab Chahine
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This study involves secondary analysis of the national administrative data contained in two major federal child maltreatment and foster care data systems, the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System for 2005 to 2010. The study examines the data related to screening in and determination of maltreatment reports (child maltreatment response), as well as the provision of services to children referred for maltreatment. The purpose is to determine how the child welfare services/child protective services systems responses to child maltreatment contributed to the 17% decline in foster care entries from …