Disentangling substantiation: The influence of race, income, and risk on the substantiation decision in child welfare

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1630-1637

  Dettlaff, Alan J ^a   Rivaux, Stephanie L ^b   Baumann, Donald J ^c   Fluke, John D ^d   Rycraft, Joan R ^e   James, Joyce ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Texas Department of Family and Protective Services   (United States)

^d American Humane Association   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^f Center for the Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Child welfare; Decision making; Disparities; Disproportionality; Substantiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960460434     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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