Actuarial risk assessment in child protective services: Construction methodology and performance criteria

Carol Coohey, Kristen Johnson, Lynette M. Renner and Scott D. Easton

Children and Youth Services Review, 2013, vol. 35, issue 1, 151-161

Abstract: To prevent the recurrence of child maltreatment, actuarial risk assessment can help child protective services (CPS) workers make more accurate and consistent decisions. However, there are few published articles describing construction methodologies and performance criteria to evaluate how well actuarial risk assessments perform in CPS. This article describes methodology to construct and revise an actuarial risk assessment, reviews criteria to evaluate the performance of actuarial tools, and applies a methodology and performance criteria in one state.

Keywords: Child protection; Actuarial; Risk assessment; Validation; Measurement; Methodology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.09.020

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