The Ecology of Child Maltreatment: Identifying and Characterizing High-Risk Neighborhoods.

Zuravin, Susan J.; Taylor, Ronald

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Ecology of Child Maltreatment: Identifying and Characterizing High-Risk Neighborhoods

Zuravin, Susan J.; Taylor, Ronald

Child Welfare, v66 n6 p497-506 Nov-Dec 1987

Proposes a multimethod strategy designed to (1) reduce the existing confusion of methods for determining which neighborhoods within a community are at high risk for child maltreatment, and (2) identify neighborhood characteristics and problems associated with child abuse and neglect. Includes examples of data that can be obtained using this strategy. (NH)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Characteristics, Identification, Incidence, Neighborhoods, Research Methodology, Social Science Research

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Language: English

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