Berger
This form of maltreatment accounts for about three-quarters of cases in the U.S.
What is neglect?
This term describes when a group’s representation in the system exceeds their share of the population.
What is disproportionality?
Families report that involvement in CPS can feel more like this than support.
What is punishment/surveillance?
This is the strongest and most consistent predictor of child welfare involvement.
What is poverty?
This term refers to unequal treatment or outcomes between racial groups within the system.
What is disparity?
Even when cases are unsubstantiated, families may still experience this lasting impact.
What is trauma or mistrust of the system?
Despite being called a single system, child welfare in the U.S. actually looks like this.
What is a fragmented system made up of state and local systems?
This group is most overrepresented in the U.S. child welfare system.
Who are Black children/families?
This system is a key source of reports of child maltreatment.
What is the education system?
About this percentage of U.S. children are investigated by CPS at some point in childhood.
What is about 37%?
This explanation is often used but challenged: that racial disparities are due only to this factor.
What is poverty?
This dynamic often characterizes interactions between families and caseworkers.
What is power imbalance?