Improving accuracy and consistency in child maltreatment severity assessment in child protection services in Spain: New set of criteria to help caseworkers in substantiation decisions

Ignacia Arruabarrena and Joaquín De Paúl

Children and Youth Services Review, 2012, vol. 34, issue 4, 666-674

Abstract: This article describes the work carried out to develop a new instrument/set of criteria aimed at increasing Spanish Child Protection Services (CPS) caseworkers' accuracy and consistency in judgments leading to maltreatment substantiation and eligibility for CPS action decisions. A preliminary test on some of the instrument scales was conducted and presented.

Keywords: Child maltreatment; Severity assessment; Maltreatment substantiation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.12.011

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