Citation

Fakunmoju SB. Child Welf. 2013; 92(1): 89-114.

Affiliation

Westfield State University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23984487

Abstract

This article presents substantiation assessment criteria as an evidentiary framework for evaluating contested substantiation of child maltreatment in child protection practice. To accomplish this purpose, the article discusses contested substantiation and judicial outcomes in contested cases as a means of underscoring the criteria's evidentiary relevance. The article presents conceptually and empirically driven substantiation assessment criteria and highlights their relevance for guiding substantiation decisions, evidentiary hearings, and future research in contested substantiation of child maltreatment.

Language: en