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Competing Values and Evidence: How Do We Evaluate Mandated Reporting and CPS Response?

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Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect

Part of the book series: Child Maltreatment ((MALT,volume 4))

Abstract

Child protection policy relative to mandated reporting is analyzed in this chapter, beginning with a review of general values and goals in child welfare as found in international, national, and regional policy and law. We then use the best available empirical evidence to address a set of long-standing but largely flawed assumptions pertaining to the issue of mandated reporting. We discuss current services available in child protection, with an emphasis on emerging practices for children served in their homes. Finally, we conclude with a number of suggestions for future research and policy developments in this area.

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    For a general overview of some of these contentious issues, the reader is directed to the special issue of Research on Social Work Practice, September 2013, in which all sides of the debate are thoroughly discussed.

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Drake, B., Jonson-Reid, M. (2015). Competing Values and Evidence: How Do We Evaluate Mandated Reporting and CPS Response?. In: Mathews, B., Bross, D. (eds) Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Maltreatment, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9685-9_3

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