Citation

Levine M, Doueck HJ, Freeman JB, Compaan C. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 1998; 68(1): 101-107.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9494646

Abstract

Two hundred and ninety-three randomly selected cases from a child protection service agency in a large western New York county were examined to test the hypothesis that sexual abuse allegations are investigated and processed more intensively than cases alleging other types of maltreatment. Contrary to the hypothesis, allegations of sexual abuse were substantiated at a lower rate, not investigated more intensively, and not offered more services than were other cases.

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