Ethnic biases and risk for discrimination in child welfare investigations in Sweden: Caseworkers perceptions on assessment variability and participatory conditions for client families

Katarina Grim

Children and Youth Services Review, 2025, vol. 176, issue C

Abstract: Drawing on 14 in-depth interviews, the current study examines CWS caseworkers’ perceptions of factors that may influence assessments and decisions in CWS investigations involving ethnic minority families. By applying theoretical perspectives for analyzing the occurrence of discriminatory practices and conditions of participation, a further aim was to explore whether assessment and decision variability in CWS involving ethnic minority families may involve discrimination.

Keywords: Child welfare investigations; Decision variability; Ethnic biases; Client participation; Discrimination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108426

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