| Project Title: | Dynamics of Unsubstantiated Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect: A Multi-State Study |
| Grant/Contract Number: | 90CA1616 |
| Type of Project: | Research |
| Funding Agency: | Office on Child Abuse and Neglect |
| Agency Contact Person: | John
Gaudiosi (202) 205-8625 |
| Principal Investigator: | John D. Fluke |
| Mailing Address: | 63
Inverness Drive East Englewood, CO 80112 |
| Total Project Duration: | 09/30/97 to 09/29/00 |
| FY 98 Total Costs: | $200,000 |
| Total Project Budget: | $592,493 |
| Child Maltreatment Focus: | Primary |
| Type of Abuse: | Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect; Differentiated |
| Sample Size: | Not specified |
| Age of Subjects: | Birth-18 years old |
| Child
Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project: |
Policy |
| Summary |
| The American Humane Association, in cooperation with the American Public Welfare Association and Walter R. McDonald and Associates, will study unsubstantiated maltreatment reports in 10 to 15 States in order to examine and classify the legal, definitional, historical, policy, and case decision making similarities and differences across States. The objectives of the research are (1) to determine how differences in State policies affect the performance of the child protective services (CPS) system with respect to the distribution of case dispositions, including unsubstantiated reports over time and cross-sectionally; (2) to determine how differences in State-level resources affect the distribution of case dispositions; (3) to determine what factors across States influence unsubstantiated disposition decisions at the worker and supervisor levels; and (4) to determine what State policy, resource, and worker and supervisor decision making characteristics are associated with differences in patterns and pathways of re-reporting and in recurrence rates by disposition type. |
