Child Maltreatment 2006

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Publication Date: December 31, 2006
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Introduction

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This report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year 2006.

Table of Contents
 

Letter from the Associate Commissioner:

Acknowledgements

Contents

  • List of Tables and Figures

Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction

  • Background of NCANDS
  • Annual Data Collection Process
  • Structure of the Report

Chapter 2: Reports

  • Screening of Referrals
  • Report Sources
  • Investigation or Assessment Results
  • Report Dispositions by Report Source
  • Response Time from Report to Investigation
  • CPS Workforce and Workload
  • Tables and Notes
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  • Chapter 3: Children
  • Children Who Were Subjects of an Investigation
  • Child Victims
  • First-Time Victims
  • Types of Maltreatment
  • Sex and Age of Victims
  • Race and Ethnicity of Victims
  • Living Arrangement of Victims
  • Reported Disability of Victims
  • Factors Influencing the Determination That a Child is a Victim of Maltreatment
  • Recurrence
  • Victims by Relationship to Perpetrators
  • Maltreatment in Foster Care
  • Tables and Notes

Chapter 4: Fatalities

  • Number of Child Fatalities
  • Age and Sex of Child Fatalities
  • Race and Ethnicity of Child Fatalities
  • Perpetrator Relationships of Child Fatalities
  • Maltreatment Types of Child Fatalities
  • Prior CPS Contact of Child Fatalities
  • Tables and Notes

Chapter 5: Perpetrators

  • Characteristics of Perpetrators
  • Tables and Notes

Chapter 6: Services

  • Preventive Services
  • Postinvestigation Services
  • Factors Influencing the Receipt of Services
  • Tables and Notes

Chapter 7: Additional Research Related to Child Maltreatment

  • Reports on Key Indicators, Outcomes, and National Statistics
  • Studies of the Characteristics of Children in the Child Welfare System
  • Capacity-Building Initiatives
  • Suggestions for Future Research
  • NCANDS Child File Transformed into a Relational Database

Appendix A: Required CAPTA Data Items

Appendix B: Glossary

Appendix C: Data Submissions and Data Elements

Appendix D: State Commentary

Appendix E: Reader Feedback

Files

Program Office:
Children's Bureau
Types:
Report , Research
Topics:
Child Welfare