Citation

Drake B, Lee SM, Jonson-Reid M. Child. Youth Serv. Rev. 2009; 31(3): 309-316.

Affiliation

George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.08.004

PMID

28435177

PMCID

PMC5400107

Abstract

This paper uses Census and child welfare report data from Missouri (1999, 2000 & 2001) to determine if Whites and Blacks are reported for child maltreatment at similar or different rates while controlling for poverty and racial homogeneity. We do not find evidence for high levels of racial disproportionality once poverty is controlled. Poverty is generally associated with higher rates of reporting for both races. We found some evidence of differential sensitivity, with the relationship between poverty and report rate being somewhat stronger for Whites than for Blacks.

Language: en