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Lavergne, Chantal; Dufour, Sarah; Trocme, Nico; Larrivee, Marie-Claude – Child Welfare, 2008
The aim of this descriptive study was to compare the report profiles of Caucasian, Aboriginal, and other visible minority children whose cases were assessed by child protective services in Canada. The results show that children of Aboriginal ancestry and from visible minority groups are selected for investigation by child protective services 1.77…
Descriptors: Asians, African American Children, Child Abuse, Minority Group Children
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Trocme, Nico; Fallon, Barbara; MacLaurin, Bruce; Neves, Teresa – Child Welfare, 2005
Rates of substantiated maltreatment documented by the 1993 and 1998 Ontario Incidence Studies of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect doubled between 1993 and 1998. Although increasing public awareness and changes in investigation procedures appear to account for part of this change, the increase also reflects a significant shift in the types of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Sexual Abuse, Child Welfare
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Trocme, Nico; And Others – Child Welfare, 1995
Discusses the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (OIS), which is based on a survey of child protection workers involved in 2,447 abuse and neglect investigations. OIS found an incidence rate of reported maltreatment of 21 per 1,000 children and a 27% substantiation rate. Includes comparisons with incidence rates for the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Client Characteristics (Human Services)