Using Administrative Data To Assess Child Safety in Out-of-Home Care.

Garnier, Philip C.; Poertner, John

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Publication Date: 2000

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Using Administrative Data To Assess Child Safety in Out-of-Home Care.

Garnier, Philip C.; Poertner, John

Child Welfare, v79 n5 p597-613 Sep-Oct 2000

Discusses development of indicators for the safety of children in out-of-home care using administrative data from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Reports rates of abuse and neglect from 1996 to 1999, and presents an alternative that accounts for the length of time children are exposed to abuse or neglect. (JPB)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Neglect, Child Safety, Child Welfare, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Foster Care, Records Management, Social Indicators

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois

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