Overrepresentation of African Americans in the child welfare system: Differential treatment in risk assessment by public child welfare workers

Overrepresentation of African Americans in the child welfare system: Differential treatment in risk assessment by public child welfare workers

The purpose of this study was to identify salient factors contributing to the overrepresentation of African Americans in the child welfare system. This study seeks to examine whether or not public child welfare workers are biased in their assessments of African Americans, and if years of experience...

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Main Authors: Owens, Rebecca Sheree, Roushion, Courtney Marques
Format: Others
Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2006
Subjects:
Child welfare workers California San Bernardino County Attitudes
Social workers Professional ethics California San Bernardino County
Social work with African American children
Cultural awareness
Child welfare
Child care services
Child welfare workers Attitudes
Social workers Professional ethics.
Race and Ethnicity
Social Work
Online Access:https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3006
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4023&context=etd-project

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https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3006
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4023&context=etd-project

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