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Citation

Krase KS. Child. Sch. 2015; 37(2): 89-99.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, National Association of Social Workers [USA], Publisher Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/cs/cdv005

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

African American children are disproportionally overrepresented in the U.S. child protection system. Because educational personnel are a significant source of reports of suspected child maltreatment across the country and in all states, the present study examines the impact of these reports on racial disproportionality and disparity at the national, state, and local levels, with an examination of New York State specifically. Geographic information systems technology is used to report differences in county-level experiences through maps. This study's findings highlight that racial disproportionality and disparity in reporting by educational personnel exist at the national level and significantly differ within a state. These findings demand that efforts to address racially disproportionate and disparate reporting should be tailored to local experiences, and highlight the importance of involvement of school personnel, including school social workers, in these efforts.


Language: en

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