Re: Overrepresentation of Child of Color in CPS

[Aron Shlonsky <shlonsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

These take a more detailed look at the NIS.

Ards, Sheila; Chung, Chanjin; Myers, Samuel L. Jr. The effects of
sample selection bias on racial differences in child abuse reporting. Child
Abuse & Neglect. Elsevier Science Inc: US, 1998 Feb. 22 (2): p. 103-115


Ards, Sheila; Harrell, Adele Reporting of child maltreatment: A
secondary analysis of the National Incidence surveys. Child Abuse & Neglect.
Elsevier Science Inc: US, 1993 May-Jun. 17 (3): p. 337-344


At 06:54 AM 9/21/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>I am looking for online articles on the overrepresentation of African
>American children in the child welfare/child protection system. I need
>them ASAP.
>
>Media Wright
>Informationa Specialist
>National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges
>(800) 527-3223

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