REPORT AND PLAN ON RECOMMENDED APPROACHES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF NATIONAL INCIDENCE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, V 1

• NCJ Number: 44727
• Author(s): M R BURT; F G A FRIEDMAN; L KANIN; I KUNDRA; B SOWDER; L WEBB
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 173 pages
• Contract Number(s): HEW-100-75-0058
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Corporate Author: Burt Associates, Inc
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING THE INCIDENCE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT DURING AN INITIAL 12-MONTH PERIOD AS A BASELINE FOR DETECTING TRENDS DURING SUCCEEDING YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION IS DISCUSSED.

Abstract

THIRTEEN POSSIBLE APPROACHES FOR ESTIMATING INCIDENCE ARE IDENTIFIED, DISCUSSED, AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO SPECIFIC CRITERIA. EACH APPROACH IS FURTHER EVALUATED WITH REGARD TO 12 POSTULATED POLICY ISSUES AND COST EFFECTIVENESS. BASED ON THE EVALUATION CRITERIA, A METHODOLOGY IS RECOMMENDED CONSISTING OF TWO INDEPENDENT APPROACHES FOR DETERMINING ABUSE INCIDENCE (A NOMINATION SURVEY UTILIZING A QUESTIONNAIRE AND A RANDOMIZED RESPONSE TELEPHONE SURVEY) AND TWO INDEPENDENT APPROACHES FOR DETERMINING NEGLECT INCIDENCE (AN IN-DEPTH RANDOM CITIZEN SURVEY UTILIZING A QUESTIONNAIRE AND INTERVIEWS BY A HIGHLY TRAINED SOCIAL WORKER). REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).