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Re: Child removal by CPS
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<DIV>Dr. Finkelhor:</DIV>
<DIV> I would think there would be alot of anecdotal data supporting your request. But, in my opinion, I think your search should target the attorney general (legal) departments representing CPS in Juvenile - Dependency Shelter Petition actions, nationally.</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 11/24/2004 9:42:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, David.Finkelhor@unh.edu writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>We are trying to track down information on the rate of children removed<BR>from their families on an emergency basis at the early stage of a CPS<BR>investigation. NCCANDS reports information on what percentage of child<BR>victims are removed, but this appears to be include children who are<BR>removed at any point. I would imagine that the appropriate denominator<BR>would be emergency removals as a percentage of all children subject to a<BR>CPS investigation or a CPS report. <BR><BR>David Finkelhor* Crimes against Children Research Center* Family<BR>Research Laboratory* Department of Sociology* University of New<BR>Hampshire* Durham, NH 03824* Tel 603 862-2761* Fax 603 862-1122* email:<BR><A href="mailto:david.finkelhor@unh.edu";>david.finkelhor@unh.edu</A></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Dean Tong, Forensic Consultant</DIV>
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