Child abuse and neglect: An examination of American Indian data
dc.creator | National Indian Child Welfare Assn. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-19T16:26:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-19T16:26:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
dc.description | Current national statistics on the abuse and neglect of American Indian children suggest that rates are higher than among the general population. This study, a 10% sample of American Indian tribes and the states in which they are located, identified an under-reporting of data regarding the abuse and neglect of tribal children. At best, only 61% of the data on child abuse and/or neglect (CA/N) of American Indian and Alaska Native children are reported. The primary investigators of CA/N at the tribal level are the tribes themselves (65%), followed by the states (42%), the counties (21%), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (19%), and a consortium of area tribes (9%). There is some overlap in investigations, with tribes solely involved in only 23% of investigations. A lack of technical resources at the tribal level forces most tribes to rely on state and county reporting mechanisms for the conveyance of tribal data. | |
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dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/223 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://tatis.muskie.usm.maine.edu/pubs/pubdetailWtemp.asp?PUB_ID=B060040 | |
dc.publisher | National Indian Child Welfare Association | |
dc.subject | Advocacy | |
dc.subject | Child abuse | |
dc.subject | Investigation - child abuse | |
dc.subject | Mandated reporting | |
dc.subject | Native American | |
dc.subject | Reporting | |
dc.title | Child abuse and neglect: An examination of American Indian data | |
dc.type | Text |