Case file analyses in child protection research: Review of methodological challenges and development of a framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 104551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Witte
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Case File ◽  
Methodological Challenges

From ‘no further action’ to taking action: England’s shifting social work responses to extra-familial harm

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlene Firmin ◽  
Jenny Lloyd ◽  
Joanne Walker ◽  
Rachael Owens
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Case File ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Protection Systems ◽  
Taking Action

In 2018, England’s safeguarding guidelines were amended to explicitly recognise a need for child protection responses to extra-familial harms. This article explores the feasibility of these amendments, using quantitative and qualitative analysis of case-file data, as well as reflective workshops, from five children’s social care services in England and Wales, in the context of wider policy and practice frameworks that guide the delivery of child protection systems and responses to harm beyond families. Green shoots of contextual social work practice were evident in the data set. However, variance within and across participating services raises questions about whether contextual social work responses to extra-familial harm are sustainable in child protection systems dominated by a focus on parental responsibility. Opportunities to use contextual responses to extra-familial harm as a gateway to reform individualised child protection practices more broadly are also discussed.

scholarly journals Do the Child Welfare and Protection Services Involve Children in Cases With Parental Mental Health Problems? A Norwegian Case-File Study

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svein Arild Vis ◽  
Camilla Lauritzen ◽  
Øivin Christiansen ◽  
Charlotte Reedtz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Parental Mental Health ◽  
Case File ◽  
Child Age

Background: Parental mental health problems is a common source of concern reported to child welfare and protection services (CWPS). In this study we explored to what extent the child was invited to participate in the investigation process. We aimed to study: (a) what was the current practice in the child protection service in Norway when the CWPS received a report of concern about children whose parents were affected by mental health problems or substance abuse, (b) to what extent were children involved and consulted, (c) which factors predicted the decision to involve the children, and (d) in cases in which conversations with children were conducted: what was the main content of the conversations.Method: The study was a cross-sectional case file study (N = 1,123). Data were collected retrospectively from case records in 16 different child protection agencies. The cases were randomly drawn from all referrals registered in the participating agencies. Differences in how investigations were conducted in cases with and without concerns about parental mental health were analyzed using t-tests and chi-square testes. Predictors of child involvement in cases with parental mental health problems (N = 324) were estimated by logistic regression analyses.Results: When the referral to the CWPS contained concerns about parental mental health, there were more consultations with parents, more frequent home visits and the investigation took longer to conclude. The children, however, were less likely to be involved. Children in such cases were consulted in 47.5% of cases. Predictors for involving the children in those cases were child age, concern about the child's emotional problems and if the child was known from previous referrals.Conclusion: In Norwegian child protection investigations, in which there were concerns about the parent's mental health, conversations with children were conducted to a significantly lower degree compared to cases where the child's problem was the main concern. In such cases, the CWPS workers have to overcome a threshold before they consult with the child. The threshold decreases with child age and when case worker already knows the child.

scholarly journals Determination Of The Suspect Of Decency Crime In Police Resort Kudus (Case Study in the PPA Police Kudus)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 935
Author(s):  
Bonar Setyantono
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Case File ◽  
Police Station ◽  
Second Amendment ◽  
Personal Approach ◽  
Women And Children

Act No. 17 of 2016 concerning Second Amendment Act No. 23 of 2002 on the Protection of Children into the law on protection of children. The Criminal Code decency criminal acts against children stipulated in the Criminal Code in Chapter XIV of Article 287, Article 289, Article 290, Article 292, Article 293, Article 294, Article 295 and Article 296 of the Criminal Code. �Sanction criminal acts of decency against Children in the Child Protection Act provided for in Article 81, 81A and 82, it is as chapter to ensnare AD bin SPT has committed the crime of DSH.Determination Mechanism Crime Suspect Actor of Decency, a complaint go to the police station, Disposition down unit further women's and children Women and Children Services Unit conducted an investigation. Investigations completed his case to determine whether the elements of a criminal offense are met, if the elements are met and the initial evidence, then the police can determine the suspect's Women and Children Unit subsequently conducted investigation against the suspect to complete the examination of the case file. Barriers or obstacles, namely victims and their families did not immediately report to the police, in providing materially incomplete, the loss of evidence and the suspect fled. Solutions to overcome obstacles or barriers that Police (Policewoman) conduct a personal approach to the victim with the intention of victims give full details, the investigators provide a special place to do the investigation, victims and their families can request legal considerations with the investigator, with the purpose of the case is not protracted and can be immediately handled.Take quick decisions to prevent criminals escaping decency.Keywords: Determination of the Suspect; Decency Criminal Acts and Children.

scholarly journals Identifying and Responding to Child Neglect within Schools: Differing Perspectives and the Implications for Inter-Agency Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 551-571
Author(s):  
Victoria Sharley
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Child Neglect ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Case File

AbstractChild neglect is the most common reason for a child to be placed on the child protection register in Wales. Due to their central position within the community, schools provide opportunities for staff to observe children’s interactions with peers and family members, five days a week, over an extended period of time and development. Although literature acknowledges schools as pivotal sites for the identification of child maltreatment, little is known about the manner in which school staff recognise and respond to child neglect in their roles. This paper brings new understanding about the way in which child neglect is identified by school staff in Wales. The mixed method research design comprises two phases: quantitative social work case file analysis, qualitative semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation. This paper presents two key findings from the thirty interviews with staff in mainstream schools undertaken within the second phase of the study. Findings emphasise the presence of differing professional perspectives between school staff and social services: firstly the identification of child neglect within the boundaries of the school, and secondly the interprofessional challenges which exist for school staff when responding to child neglect. Findings have important implications for future policy and practice in the delivery of school-based service provision, and broader messages for the development of effective inter-professional relationships between staff in all universal services and statutory services when supporting and protecting children who are suspected of living with neglect.

scholarly journals Crime Murder Investigation Process of Infant in Order by Biological Mother on Child Protection in Polres Purworejo Jurisdiction (Case Study in Polsek Butuh Purworejo)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 657
Author(s):  
Yuliantoro Yuliantoro ◽  
Akhmad Khisni
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Criminal Investigation ◽  
Case File ◽  
Police Station ◽  
Biological Mother ◽  
Criminal Offenses ◽  
Investigation Process

The aim in this study were 1) to determine analyze the process of investigation of criminal infanticide by the biological mother in Polsek Butuh Purworejo; 2) to assess and analyze the process of investigation of criminal infanticide by the biological mother can provide protection for children; and 3) to study and analyze the obstacles encountered in the process of criminal investigation of infanticide by the biological mother. The method used in this research is empirical juridical approach or in other words the socio-juridical. Specifications of this research is descriptive. Data used in this study are primary and secondary data. The collection of data used in this research is to study literature and interviews. Analysis of the data used in this study is qualitative. In this study thatcriminal investigation process by the biological mother infanticide in Purworejo district police Butuh a police station covering the investigator, attack, inspection, and final completion and submission of the case file. The process of criminal investigation of infanticide by the biological mother can provide protection for children, in addition to whether or not made his case investigation conducted by the police of all elements also determine the chapter to be used against the offender. Investigators in the case of infanticide ensnared by the biological mother can use Article 80 paragraph (3), (4) by Act No. 35 Of 2014 on Amendment Act No. 23 of 2002 on the Protection of the Child, Article 338 of the Criminal Code. In the process of investigation of criminal offenses committed infanticide by the biological mother still there are issues both internally and externally, namely the ability of investigators that witnesses are hard to find at the scene.Keywords: Investigation; Crime; Killing Infant; Child Protection.

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