Risk Assessment: The Emperor's New Clothes?.

Wald, Michael S.; Woolverton, Maria

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Publication Date: 1990

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Risk Assessment: The Emperor's New Clothes?

Wald, Michael S.; Woolverton, Maria

Child Welfare, v69 n6 p483-511 Nov-Dec 1990

Reviews risk assessment procedures and instruments used by child protection agencies. Discusses methodological deficiencies that limit the utility of instruments in predicting abusive behavior. Offers suggestions regarding the use of risk assessment in various decisions made during the course of child protection investigations. (BG)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Problems, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Placement, Prediction, Test Use, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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