Decision-making in child protective services: Influences at multiple levels of the social ecology

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 70-82

  Font, Sarah A ^a   Maguire Jack, Kathryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Decision making; Ecological; Foster care; HLM; Substantiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY LIFE; FOSTER CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; CHILD PROTECTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHILD; CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; DECISION MAKING; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84941184097     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.02.005     Document Type: Article

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