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Autor/inn/en | Wald, Michael S.; Woolverton, Maria |
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Titel | Risk Assessment: The Emperor's New Clothes? |
Quelle | In: Child Welfare, 69 (1990) 6, S.483-511 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0009-4021 |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Child Abuse; Child Welfare; Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Needs; Evaluation Problems; Measurement Techniques; Measures (Individuals); Placement; Prediction; Test Use; Test Validity |
Abstract | Reviews risk assessment procedures and instruments used by child protection agencies. Discusses methodological deficiencies that limit the utility of instruments in predicting abusive behavior. Offers suggestions regarding the use of risk assessment in various decisions made during the course of child protection investigations. (BG) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |