Determinants of Child Protection Officers’ Decisions in Emergency Situations: An Experimental Study

Lazar, Amnon

doi:10.1007/s10566-006-9013-z

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“…Although previous studies (Gammon, 2000;Lazar, 2006) found gender to be a professional characteristic that influenced decision outcomes, the current study did not produce this result. However, similar to past research findings (Gammon, 2000;Parada et al 2007), decision outcomes did differ based on the respondents' years of practice experience.…”

Section: Professional Characteristicscontrasting

confidence: 94%

“…Gammon (2000) found no racial differences, but did conclude that professional characteristics influenced decision making in the study. Lazar's (2006) findings support the idea of professional characteristics being influential, specifically the gender and level of authoritarianism of the worker. One of Rossi and colleagues' (1999) conclusions was that case characteristics such as prior complaints were more influential in removal decisions than professional characteristics.…”

Section: Removal/placementsupporting

confidence: 73%

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Correlates of intake and disposition decisions by child protective services professionals.

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This study examined intake and post-investigative disposition decision making among professionals engaged in child protective services to understand disproportionality and disparities in the child welfare system. Using child welfare, decision making, and attribution theories as a framework, a multivariate 2x2x2 factorial vignette design was used to examine intake and post-investigative disposition decision making among 400 child protective caseworkers and supervisors employed in a Midwestern state. Data were gathered through an online self-administered survey. Among the key variables of interest-race, socioeconomic status, and family structure-only the family's socioeconomic status was found to influence the intake decision but none were associated with the disposition decision. As expected, participants in this study who endorsed the child's removal were more likely to attribute the cause of the maltreatment to a parent's internal characteristics rather than any external circumstances; and this was more so when the family was described as either two-parent or middle socioeconomic status. Plus, prior involvement of a family with CPS was found to be a key predictor of both screen-in and removal. Implications of these findings iv for practice and future research to understand disproportionality and disparities in the child welfare system are discussed. v

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Section: Professional Characteristicscontrasting

confidence: 94%

Section: Removal/placementsupporting

confidence: 73%

Correlates of intake and disposition decisions by child protective services professionals.

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“…Lazar () discovered that social workers' assessment of the severity in cases involving child abuse were influenced by social workers with authoritative personality types as well as the gender of the child and the caseworker. Social workers with an authoritative personality deemed cases more serious and recommended more extensive child welfare intervention.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The author argued that this speaks favourably to the use of validated risk instruments together with the judgement in assessing reports. Lazar (2006) (Stokes & Taylor, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors that determine decision making in child protection investigations: A review of the literature

Lauritzen

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Fossum

2018

Child & Family Social Work

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The aim of the study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on factors that determine decision making in child protection investigations. More specifically, to investigate the existing research on the 4 factors that are considered fundamental for child protection decision making: case characteristics, caseworker characteristics, organizational characteristics, and external factors. The results indicated that child welfare decisions to investigate a case and/or to implement services are influenced by characteristics of the case, the social worker, and the organization, in addition to external factors. These elements work together to determine the outcome of an investigation. There are some substantial differences between various countries connected to disparities in child welfare legislation, support apparatuses, culture, ideology, and socio‐economic factors. It is methodologically challenging to design studies that capture all possible variables associated with case factors, social workers, and organizational factors. However, multilevel analyses of the types of variables that are most significant to case outcome conclude that caseworker assessments corresponded to organizational factors. Furthermore, decisions are better explained by characteristics of the child welfare organization than by characteristics of the social worker.

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“…Recent research has emphasized that gender also plays a role in the inclination to use one's authority, particularly in emergency situations (Fargion 2006;Lazar 2006). Epistemologies and ontologies go hand in hand, and it could also be argued that personal style (personality and gendered identities) also play key parts in overall narratives of practice.…”

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confidence: 99%

Processes of Discernment when Considering Issues of Neglect in Child Protection Practice

Hoskins

White

2009

Child Youth Care Forum

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The researchers describe a study conducted to explore how child protection practitioners negotiate their way through ambiguous and contradictory evidence when working with families under a suspicion of neglect. In depth interviews were conducted in order to understand the processes of discernment that practitioners used to determine how to proceed. Through our practitioners' practice narratives, we provide a glimpse into the complex relationship between discernment, identity and contexts where neglect is a concern. Implications for training, education, and practice are included.

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Determinants of Child Protection Officers’ Decisions in Emergency Situations: An Experimental Study

Cited by 6 publications

References 42 publications

Correlates of intake and disposition decisions by child protective services professionals.

Correlates of intake and disposition decisions by child protective services professionals.

Factors that determine decision making in child protection investigations: A review of the literature

Processes of Discernment when Considering Issues of Neglect in Child Protection Practice

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