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Direct linkCrampton, David; Coulton, Claudia J. – Child Welfare, 2008
This article reviews how life table analysis can improve on cross-sectional analysis of disproportionality by comparing African American and Caucasian children's risk of being investigated for child maltreatment or being placed in foster care before their 10th birthday. We then highlight the application of life table results in advocacy. Newspaper…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Child Abuse, Foster Care, African American Children
Busch, Monique; Wall, Jacqueline Remondet; Koch, Steven M.; Anderson, Clara – Child Welfare, 2008
The state of Indiana recommended a committee be formed to address the disproportional representation of black youth in out-of-home placements. In response, the Indiana Disproportionality Committee (IDC) was established. This article presents the development, objectives and future of the IDC. One of the objectives, research, will be offered as an…
Descriptors: African American Children, Cooperation, Disproportionate Representation, Risk
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
Romney, Stephanie C.; Litrownik, Alan J.; Newton, Rae R.; Lau, Anna – Child Welfare, 2006
The influence of disabilities on placement outcomes was examined for 277 children who were removed from their biological parents due to substantiated maltreatment. Results indicated that children with a disability were less likely to reunify and more likely to reside in non-kin foster care two years later than typical children. Children with…
Descriptors: Placement, Physical Disabilities, Foster Care, Child Welfare
