The heuristic divergence between community reporters and child protection agencies: Negotiating risk amidst shifting sands

Emily Keddell, Sarah Colhoun, Pauline Norris and Esther Willing

Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, vol. 159, issue C

Abstract: Children enter the statutory part of ‘notify-investigate’ child protection systems via the reports of others, combined with acceptance by the statutory agency. This key nexus determines entry or deflection from statutory child protection services.

Keywords: Child protection; Decision making; Prevention; Heuristics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107532

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