Rush to judgment? Child protective services and allegations of sexual abuse

Two hundred and ninety-three randomly selected cases from a child protection service agency in a large western New York county were examined to test the hypothesis that sexual abuse allegations are investigated and processed more intensively than cases alleging other types of maltreatment. Contrary...

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Published inAmerican journal of orthopsychiatry Vol. 68; no. 1; p. 101
Main Authors Levine, M, Doueck, H J, Freeman, J B, Compaan, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1998
Subjects
Attitude of Health Personnel
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Child Abuse, Sexual - prevention & control
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child Abuse, Sexual - statistics & numerical data
Child Welfare - psychology
Child Welfare - statistics & numerical data
Government Agencies - statistics & numerical data
Health Care Rationing - statistics & numerical data
Humans
New York
Organizational Culture
Organizational Policy
Sampling Studies
Social Work - statistics & numerical data
Time Factors
New York
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Summary:Two hundred and ninety-three randomly selected cases from a child protection service agency in a large western New York county were examined to test the hypothesis that sexual abuse allegations are investigated and processed more intensively than cases alleging other types of maltreatment. Contrary to the hypothesis, allegations of sexual abuse were substantiated at a lower rate, not investigated more intensively, and not offered more services than were other cases.
ISSN:0002-9432
DOI:10.1037/h0080274