Follow-On Evaluation of the Defense Protective Service

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Pavlik
Keyword(s):  
Protective Service

Child Protective Service Supervisors: Cultivating Experts

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarrin Reed ◽  
Pamela Bennett ◽  
Heather Kohls
Keyword(s):  
Child Protective Service ◽  
Protective Service

The Child Protection System

2019 ◽  
pp. 391-414
Author(s):  
Richard J. Gelles
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Family Preservation ◽  
Child Protective Service ◽  
Protective Service ◽  
System P ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Protective System ◽  
The Common ◽  
Home Placement

This chapter examines the child protective system in the United States by first examining the scaffolding created by federal legislation and federal funding. Next, it reviews three significant Supreme Court decisions that bear on the operation of child protective service systems. Lastly, it examines the common process and flow of individual cases of child abuse and neglect from initial reporting, through investigation, service response, possible out-of-home placement, and finally decisions regarding when and why to close the case. The conclusion discusses the three core goals of the child protective service system: safety and wellbeing of children; permanency of caregiving; and family preservation.

The Nature of Litigation Surrounding Five Screening Devices

2000 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Terpstra ◽  
R. Bryan Kethley ◽  
Richard T. Foley ◽  
Wanthanee Tam Limpaphayom
Keyword(s):  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
City Government ◽  
National Origin ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Protective Service ◽  
Legal Challenges ◽  
Potential Problems

This paper reviews the extent of use, reliability, validity, and potential problems of five selection screening devices — reference checks, background investigations, medical exams, drug tests, and polygraph tests. Additionally, federal court cases involving the five devices from 1978 to the present were identified and content analyzed. Data is reported on: 1) the relative frequency of legal challenges associated with the five screening devices, 2) the outcomes of the legal challenges, 3) the types of charges (e. g., race, sex, age, national origin, or handicap) involved in the cases, and 4) the job types and organization types associated with the legal challenges. The results of the study suggest that the use of background investigations and reference checks may be legally risky. Also, protective service positions and city government organizations seem to be relatively more prone to litigation.

scholarly journals Child Protective Service Disparities and Serious Mental Illnesses: Results From a National Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katy Kaplan ◽  
Eugene Brusilovskiy ◽  
Amber M. O'Shea ◽  
Mark S. Salzer
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Child Protective Service ◽  
Protective Service ◽  
Serious Mental Illnesses

ROLE OF THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ORGANIZATION

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 793-795
Author(s):  
James S. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Social Services ◽  
New York State ◽  
York State Department ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
Protective Service ◽  
Child Welfare League ◽  
Abused And Neglected Children

A Review of recent literature and press pronouncements has no doubt left many confused about what degree of concern should be channeled into the problem of the abused child. Part of the confusion results from a tendency to resort to the numbers game in trying to highlight the critical child welfare problems that face this nation, state, and city. Rather than wonder which numbers to believe, or whether physical and emotional battering of children is increasing, I think that the abuse and neglect of children in New York City is of such significant proportions as to justify our dedicated concern. For some years there has been a specialized approach to the problems of the neglected and abused child. This specialized approach has been termed child protective services. It has been developed in response to the problems of abused and neglected children, which the community feels must be looked into and treated. The Child Welfare League defines protective service as "A specialized child welfare service which carries a delegated responsibility to offer help on behalf of any child considered or found to be neglected." The New York State Department of Social Services defines protective services as "Those provided to children living in their own homes who are seriously neglected, abused, or subjected to demoralizing circumstances by their parents or others responsible for their care." Child protective service is not a new service. It has a very illustrious history that really started in this city, back in the late 1800s, through the development of the Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Children.

Students Affected by Physical and Emotional Abuse

2012 ◽  
pp. 219-228
Author(s):  
Lisa Wegman ◽  
A. Michelle O’Banion
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Psychological Maltreatment ◽  
Child Protective Service ◽  
Protective Service ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Service Agencies

Abuse and maltreatment of children is a growing statistic. Each year, more than 3 million reports of alleged maltreatment are made to Child Protective Service agencies, suggesting that approximately six million children, or 11% of all U.S. students in K-12 schools, experience some form of maltreatment annually.8 While not all reported cases are investigated or substantiated, many instances of maltreatment go unreported; thus, the prevalence of maltreatment may be even higher. There are at least four major types of maltreatment: physical abuse, emotional abuse (or psychological maltreatment), neglect, and sexual abuse. It is important to note that these forms of maltreatment can occur separately or in combination with another. Given the unique characteristics and consequences associated with these various forms of maltreatment, this chapter will focus primarily on physical and emotional abuse. Other chapters in this volume will discuss sexual abuse (Chapter 13) and neglect (Chapter 14) in more details – readers working with students affected by physical and emotional abuse are encouraged to also review both of these other chapters for additional strategies.

A Descriptive Analysis of the Child Protection Histories of Youth and Young Adults Arrested in California

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Lane Eastman ◽  
Regan Foust ◽  
John Prindle ◽  
Lindsey Palmer ◽  
Justin Erlich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Multinomial Model ◽  
Protective Service ◽  
Youth And Young Adults ◽  
History Of

In this study, we use population-based linked administrative data to document the full child protective service (CPS) histories of arrested youth and young adults. We extracted records for all individuals aged 24 and under who were arrested in California in 2014 and 2015. These records were probabilistically linked to statewide CPS records dating back to 1998. Overall, 43.4% of those arrested had a history of CPS involvement. Among individuals with uncensored CPS records (born in 1998 or later), 60.2% had past CPS involvement. Findings indicate that youth and young adults booked for a felony offense were more likely to have a history of CPS involvement than those booked for misdemeanors. A multinomial model served to confirm bivariate findings. This study provides further evidence that community concerns of childhood maltreatment were common among criminal justice–involved young adults.

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