Overreporting and underreporting of child abuse: Teachers' use of professional discretion

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1281-1296

  Webster, Stephen W ^a   O'Toole, Richard ^a   O'Toole, Anita W ^a   Lucal, Betsy ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Overreporting; Underreporting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHILD ABUSE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICY; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHER;

EID: 27744560914     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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