The Role of Race and Severity of Abuse in Teachers' Recognition or Reporting of Child Abuse.

In the United States, reported child abuse rates vary dramatically with race. We employed a scenario methodology to examine whether teachers, whose professional obligations include reporting suspected instances of abuse, exhibit bias in evaluating a possibly abused child. Each teacher (180 White,...

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Publicado en:Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 465 - 475
Autores principales: Egu, Chizoma Linda, Weiss, David J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Science & Business Media B.V. December 2003
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