NCJ Number
125180
Journal
Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare Volume: 17 Issue: 2 Dated: (June 1990) Pages: 143-157
Date Published
1990
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This paper reports the results of a regression analysis performed on 48,499 reports of known or suspected child abuse submitted from 1974 through 1983 to the Colorado Department of Social Services Central Child Abuse Registry.
Abstract
Enrollment in human service programs, combined with events which precipitate enrollee use of services, and the presence of human service professionals and institutions are strongly related to the number of abuse cases reported. 4 tables, 16 references. (Publisher abstract)