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Table 2-6     Child Protective Services Workforce, 2004
Child Maltreatment 2004

State Screening and
Intake Workers
Investigation Workers Screening, Intake,
Investigation Workers
Screened-In
Referrals
Screened-In Referrals per Investigation Worker
Alabama Blank Cell Blank Cell 231 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Alaska Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Arizona 42 733 775 35,623 49
Arkansas 29 389 418 20,076 52
California Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,516 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Colorado Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Connecticut Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Delaware 4 55 59 5,276 96
District of Columbia Blank Cell Blank Cell 133 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Florida 158 1,708 1,866 145,393 85
Georgia Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Hawaii 10 71 81 3,608 51
Idaho Blank Cell Blank Cell 332 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Illinois 125 890 1,015 64,784 73
Indiana Blank Cell Blank Cell 448 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Iowa Blank Cell Blank Cell 203 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Kansas 15 429 444 15,729 37
Kentucky Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,623 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Louisiana 1 242 243 23,843 99
Maine 28 129 157 5,358 42
Maryland Blank Cell Blank Cell 504 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Massachusetts 75 253 328 38,940 154
Michigan Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Minnesota 118 249 367 17,471 70
Mississippi 2 277 279 15,801 57
Missouri 52 335 387 54,216 162
Montana 13 201 214 7,450 37
Nebraska Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Nevada Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
New Hampshire 11 60 71 6,400 107
New Jersey 60 1,582 1,642 44,127 28
New Mexico 38 193 231 16,005 83
New York Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
North Carolina 157 824 981 53,668 65
North Dakota Blank Cell Blank Cell 105 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Ohio Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Oklahoma 32 293 325 36,070 123
Oregon Blank Cell Blank Cell 305 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Pennsylvania Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,167 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Rhode Island 22 44 64 6,707 152
South Carolina Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
South Dakota 45 113 158 4,620 41
Tennessee 65 309 374 48,622 157
Texas 300 3,542 3,842 140,038 40
Utah 27 115 142 21,132 184
Vermont Blank Cell Blank Cell 71 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Virginia 39 158 197 28,105 178
Washington 113 373 486 32,314 87
West Virginia Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Wisconsin Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Wyoming Blank Cell Blank Cell 128 Blank Cell Blank Cell
Total 1,581 13,567 26,914 891,376 Blank Cell
Average Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 65.7
Number Reporting 26 26 39 26 26

Data source: CAF.

Child Protective Services Workforce, 2004
This table breaks down the CPS workers and the number of investigations that each must handle. The first column lists the States. The second column lists the number of screening and intake workers. The third column lists the number of investigation workers. The next column lists screening, intake, and investigation workers. Next are listed the screened-in investigations and the final column lists the screened-in investigations per investigation worker. Only States that were able to report workforce data by screening and intake workers and investigation workers and provided data for screened-in investigations were included in calculations for screened-in investigations per investigation worker. The average number of screened-in investigations or assessments per investigation worker was 65.7.



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