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8. INVESTIGATING ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDRENThis chapter examines to what degree abused or neglected children had theirmaltreatment investigated by CPS agencies and what community sources encounteredand recognized these children. The chapter is divided into five sections and addresses thefollowing questions:• To what extent did CPS agencies investigate the maltreated childrenwho experienced Harm Standard or Endangerment Standardmaltreatment? Specifically:What percentages of abused or neglected children had theirmaltreatment investigated by CPS agencies? How do theseinvestigation rates compare with those found in the NIS–3 and inthe NIS–2?What were the rates of CPS investigation for differentmaltreatment categories? How have these investigation rateschanged since the NIS–3 and the NIS–2?What were the rates of CPS investigation for maltreated childrenwho were recognized by different sources? How have theseinvestigation rates changed since the NIS–3?• Did extending NIS CPS data collection by an additional month beyondthe reference period improve the observed rates of CPS investigation?• What are the implications of CPS agencies’ screening standards forunderstanding why some maltreated children do not receive CPSinvestigation?• What is the relationship between CPS investigation patterns and CPSagencies’ structure and policies?• What is the relationship between CPS investigation patterns andsentinels’ self-reported standards for reporting maltreated children toCPS?The chapter concludes with an overview of the recognition and investigationpatterns identified in the NIS–4 and a discussion of their implications.8–1
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TABLE OF CONTENTSChapterPageEXECUTI
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ChapterPage5.1.2 Differences in Mal
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LIST OF TABLESTablePage2-1 NIS-4 60
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LIST OF FIGURESFigurePage2-1 Levels
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Figure5-265-275-286-16-26-36-46-56-
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis executive sum
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In the NIS classifications, maltrea
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3. The National Incidence of Child
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(36%, or 302,600 children) were emo
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maltreatment outcomes—rates of ch
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details that would exclude legitima
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Grandparents as caregivers. The NIS
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males more often were abusers (62%
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maltreated children to enter CPS in
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with Harm Standard maltreatment and
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differences in maltreatment rates r
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1. INTRODUCTIONThis report presents
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Incorporating the TAG input, DHHS d
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• The NIS-4 Data Collection Repor
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these with the percentages that rec
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Rationale. Although CPS investigate
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eveal the maltreatment to persons i
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Figure 2-3.Schematic Summary of the
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CPS recruitment. In order to undupl
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format: the Sentinel data form desc
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3. Purposive and Avoidable Acts/Omi
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each child substantiated by CPS or
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2.6 Weighting and Estimation 14The
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the population. The estimated total
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2.8 Supplementary StudiesThe NIS pr
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3. INCIDENCE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEG
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3.1.1 Overall Incidence of Harm Sta
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3.1.2 Incidence of Harm Standard Ab
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children represent 58% of all child
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From inadequate supervision to the
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3.1.5 Severity of Outcomes from Har
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interpreted as less serious than mo
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considered to be endangered by thei
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totals represent national incidence
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Changes since 1986 in the incidence
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The NIS-3 found significant increas
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Moderate harm. Moderate harm due to
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4. DISTRIBUTION OF ABUSE AND NEGLEC
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Sexual Abuse. Girls experienced Har
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Table 4-2. Sex Differences in Incid
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4.2 Age Differences in the Incidenc
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Figure 4-4.Age Differences in Incid
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graph shows, the incidence rate for
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4.2.2 Age Differences in Endangerme
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Physical abuse. The incidence of En
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Figure 4-11.Age Differences in the
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Figure 4-12.Percent Changes since t
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Endangered. Chapter 3 reported that
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significantly higher than that for
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Changes since the NIS-3 in Rates of
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Overall Endangerment Standard Maltr
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Changes since the NIS-3 in Rates of
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4.4.1 Differences in Harm Standard
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Table 4-6. Differences Related to C
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Thus, the incidence rate for childr
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Overall Harm Standard MaltreatmentS
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Table 4-8. Differences Related to C
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Endangerment Standard maltreatment,
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5.1 Differences in the Incidence of
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more than 2 times the rate for chil
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inferring that they were harmed. Th
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Specific Categories of Endangerment
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Endangered. The estimated incidence
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families. The incidence rate for ch
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Educational neglect. Children in fa
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The incidence rate of Endangerment
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Endangered. Children in families of
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Figure 5-1.Incidence of Harm Standa
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Figure 5-2.Incidence of Harm Standa
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higher, the rate for children whose
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maltreatment at a reliably higher r
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Figure 5-6.Percent Changes since NI
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5.3.2 Differences in the Incidence
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Specific Categories of Endangerment
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Figure 5-11.Incidence of Endangerme
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living with a single parent who had
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oth parents showed much smaller cha
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child’s primary caregiver, when t
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Table 5-6. Differences in Incidence
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in households with two children), a
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Page 190 and 191: were 1.5 times more likely to be ph
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Page 265 and 266: Table 8-4. CPS Investigation Rates
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Landis, R.J., Lepkowski, J.M, Eklun
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Administration on Children, Youth a
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Eco
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OVERVIEW The fourth National Incide
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SAMPLES The NIS target population i
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Sentinel agencies. Sentinel agency
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Table A-1. Definitions of Eligible
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From September 2004 through Septemb
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with larger weights are those in sm
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Table A-3. Sentinel Agency Particip
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The NIS-4 used three primary data c
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EVALUATIVE CODING The purpose of ev
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Table A-6. NIS-4 60-form Typology f
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Evaluative coding statistics. The e
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UNDUPLICATION NIS provides estimate
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Table A-11. Unduplication Results f
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Second, population adjustment facto
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CPS STRUCTURE AND PRACTICES MAIL SU
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The survey achieved a 98 percent re
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• assign the case for agency asse
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coder independently processed 429 c
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strategy, additional follow-up ques
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Appendix B Harm Standard Estimates
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TABLE B-3.SEX BY CATEGORIES OF MALT
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TABLE B-4. (Continued)AGE CLASS = 6
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TABLE B-5.RACE/ETHNICITY BY CATEGOR
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TABLE B-6. (Continued)NCHILDR = 2 C
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TABLE B-7. (Continued)METROSTATUS =
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TABLE B-8. (Continued)CLASS = INVES
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TABLE B-9.PROPORTION OF HARM STANDA
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TABLE B-10. (Continued)FAMILY STRUC
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TABLE B-11.FAMILY STRUCTURE BY CATE
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TABLE B-12. (Continued)SOCIOECONOMI
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TABLE B-14.GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVE
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TABLE C-1.CATEGORIES OF MALTREATMEN
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TABLE C-4.AGE BY CATEGORIES OF MALT
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TABLE C-4. (Continued)AGE CLASS = 1
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TABLE C-5. (Continued)RACE/ETHNICIT
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TABLE C-6. (Continued)NCHILDR = 4 O
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TABLE C-8.CHILDREN COUNTABLE UNDER
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TABLE C-8. (Continued)CLASS = NOT I
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TABLE C-10.FAMILY STRUCTURE AND PAR
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TABLE C-10. (Continued)FAMILY STRUC
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TABLE C-11. (Continued)FAMILY STRUC
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TABLE C-13. (Continued)PARENTS' EMP
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Appendix D Comparisons of Subgroups
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Table D-1. T-statistics for sex dif
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Table D-3. ContinuedAge 3-5 vs 6-8
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Table D-3. ContinuedAge 12-14 vs 15
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Table D-4. ContinuedAge 3-5 vs 15-1
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Table D-5. T-statistics for racial/
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Table D-7. T-statistics for parent'
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Table D-9. T-statistics for family
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Table D-11. ContinuedOther Married
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Table D-11. ContinuedSingle Parent,
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Table D-12. ContinuedOther Married
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Table D-13. T-statistics for grandp
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Table D-15. ContinuedTwo Children v
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Table D-16. ContinuedTwo Children v
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Table D-18. T-statistics for metros
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Table D-20. Chi-squared Results for
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Appendix E Comparisons Between the
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specific characteristics used the R
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Table E-2a. T-statistics for compar
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Table E-3. (Continued)Emotional Abu
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Table E-3. (Continued)Severity, Inf
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Table E-4. (Continued)Educational N
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Table E-5. (Continued)Physical Abus
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Table E-5. (Continued)Severity, Ser
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Table E-6. (Continued)Sexual AbuseO
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Table E-6. (Continued)Severity, Mod
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Table E-7. (Continued)Emotional Abu
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Table E-7. (Continued)Severity, Inf
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Table E-8. (Continued)Educational N
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Table E-9. Chi-squared tables for s
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Table E-9. (Continued)Emotional Neg
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Table E-10. Chi-squared tables for
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Table E-10. (Continued)Emotional Ne
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Table E.11. (Continued)Emotional Ne
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Table E-15. T-statistics for Source
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