Factors predicting prosecution of child maltreatment cases

Lindsey M. Eldred, Elizabeth J. Gifford, Sabrina A. McCutchan and Frank Sloan

Children and Youth Services Review, 2016, vol. 70, issue C, 201-205

Abstract: The purpose of the current study was to examine what case characteristics increased the likelihood of a child maltreatment case being prosecuted, and upon prosecution, of being convicted.

Keywords: Criminal justice; Prosecution; Child maltreatment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.09.025

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