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Home > Statistics & Research > Child Maltreatment Report 1999 > Appendix B > Section 2

       
       
  Appendix B: Summary Data Component Data Collection Form
Section 2 		 
       
 

SECTION 2. REPORTS AND INVESTIGATIONS

2.1 Reports Received by CPS by Initial Screening Decision

Enter the number of reports alleging child abuse and neglect that were received during the reporting period, including those that were screened out prior to an investigation or assessment. Indicate whether the State counts reports as family-based or child-based. A "family-based" reporting system counts as a report each family unit involved in the child abuse or neglect allegation regardless of the number of children involved. A "child-based" reporting system counts as a report each child who is alleged to be a victim of maltreatment. A child-based report does not include multiple victims.

  Family-Based Child-Based
A. Not Referred for CPS Investigation or Assessment    
B. Referred for CPS Investigation or Assessment    
     

2.2 Reports Referred for Investigation or Assessment by Report Source

Enter the number of reports referred for investigation or assessment by each reporting source below. If categories are grouped differently in your State, please provide the best estimate for each item listed below.
A. Social Services Personnel (Social workers, counselors, supervisors, etc.)  
B. Medical Personnel (Physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians, dentists, chiropractors, coroners, etc.)  
C. Mental Health Personnel (Psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, etc.)  
D. Legal, Law Enforcement, or Criminal Justice Personnel (personnel employed in local, county, State, Tribal or Federal law enforcement agencies, courts, probation agencies, etc.)  
E. Education Personnel (Teachers, principals, school counselors, Head Start staff, etc.)  
F. Child Day Care Providers (Day care staff, babysitters, etc.)  
G. Substitute Care Providers (Foster parents, residential facility staff, etc.)  
H. Alleged Victims (Children who allege they have been maltreated.)  
I. Parents (Birth mother/father, adoptive mother/father, or stepmother/father of the child.)  
J. Other Relatives (Siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, legal guardians, etc.)  
K. Friends and Neighbors (Non-relatives who interact with the family or who live nearby. Includes non-relative household members, landlords, clergy, youth group workers, etc.)  
L. Alleged Perpetrators (Self-reported abusers regardless of other relationship to the child.)  
M. Anonymous or Unknown Reporters (Individuals who did not identify themselves, or where the source was not known.  
N. Other (Other sources not included above.)  
TOTAL  
     
2.3 Investigations or Assessments by Disposition

This section requests data on the disposition of CPS investigations or assessments of child abuse and neglect of reports received in 1998. Investigations may have been completed in 1999. If you use another data selection criterion, please explain in the comments section.
A. Investigations in Which the Allegation of Maltreatment or Risk of Maltreatment was Substantiated. Enter the number of investigations in which the allegation of maltreatment or risk of maltreatment was supported or founded according to State law or State policy.  
B. Investigations in Which the Allegation of Maltreatment Was Indicated.
Enter the number of investigations for which the allegation of maltreatment was indicated, or there was reason to suspect maltreatment, but it was unable to be founded, under State law or State policy. NOTE: Use this category only if your State distinguishes between substantiated and indicated dispositions. If your State uses only "indicated," enter the number of indicated dispositions under A.		  
C. Investigations in Which the Allegation of Maltreatment Was Not Substantiated.
Enter the number of investigations for which the alleged maltreatment was unfounded or not substantiated.

Not Substantiated Allegations That Were Determined to Be Intentionally False.
This number is included in the above count of not substantiated investigations.		  
D. Assessments in Which Children/Families Were Found to Be in Need of Services.
Enter the number of assessments that resulted in a decision that the child or family is in need of services. NOTE: Use this category only if your State has a diversified response system (i.e., if the State allows assessments as well as investigations in response to a report).		  
E. Investigations Closed Without a Finding.
Enter the number of investigations that were concluded without a specific finding (e.g., family moved, investigation time exceeded that allowed, etc.).		  
F. Other Dispositions.
Enter the number of completed investigations or assessments for which the dispositions are not included in the above categories.
These may include assessments that resulted in a decision that the family was not in need of services, as well as other dispositions. Please provide a breakout of the categories reported in the comments section at the end of the form.		  
G. Unknown Dispositions.
Enter here the number of investigations for which dispositions were not recorded.		  

Last Updated: February 15, 2006