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PERSPECTIVES FROM THE CHILD WELFARE COMMUNITY
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TITLE PAGE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
I. INTRODUCTION
II. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Theories of Disproportionate Minority Representation
2.2 Race and Decision Making in the Child Welfare System
Incidence of CAN and reports of abuse
Investigation and substantiation
2.3 Conclusion
III. METHODOLOGY
3.1 Developing the Research Questions
3.2 Selecting and Recruiting the Case Study Sites
3.3 Developing the Discussion Topics
3.4 Conducting the Site Visits
IV. FINDINGS
4.1 The Issue of Over-Representation: The Perspective from the Field
Community and family characteristics
Over-representation and Federal policies
4.2 Examining the Strategies Child Welfare Agencies Use to Meet the Needs of Children and Families of Color
How can agencies better serve children and families of color?
The nature of service delivery: emphasizing prevention
Building public and private agency partnerships
What is necessary to reduce over-representation?
4.3 Responding to Children and Families of Color: Promising Programs and Practices
V. DISCUSSION
5.1 Racial Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System
5.2 Service Delivery Strategies and Children of Color
5.3 Concluding Remarks
VI. IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE
6.1 Implications for Practice
6.2 Implications for Policy
VII. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
Do those who report child abuse and neglect discriminate against families of color?
VIII. CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX
REFERENCES
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