Police involvement in Child Protective Services investigations:

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dc.creatorCross, T.P., Finkelhor, D., & Ormrod, R.
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-19T16:26:42Z
dc.date.available2013-09-19T16:26:42Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionThis article examines the relationship of police and child protective services (CPS) coinvolvement to the outcomes of child maltreatment investigations. It reviews practice and empirical literature and conducts a secondary analysis of a national CPS data set. Most sources argue that coordination of the two agencies improves investigations and benefits children and families. Yet, sources also report friction between these agencies, interference with each other's job, and concerns that police involvement increases child removal. In the CPS case data, allegations were more likely to be judged credible when police also investigated and families were also more likely to receive various services. For neglect cases, multidisciplinary decision making, but not police involvement per se, was linked to child removal. Across studies, police do not appear to hinder CPS effectiveness and may actually promote it. Their investigations should be coordinated in every community.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/577
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/CV83.pdf
dc.publisherChild Maltreatment
dc.subjectChild abuse
dc.subjectCourts
dc.subjectFirst responders
dc.subjectIntervention -- law enforcement
dc.subjectLaw enforcement
dc.subjectMultidisciplinary team
dc.subjectlegal
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.titlePolice involvement in Child Protective Services investigations:
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