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Understanding and addressing racial/ethnic disproportionality
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (2008)
  • K Lemon, University of California - Berkeley
  • Amy C D’Andrade, University of California - Berkeley
  • M Austin, University of California - Berkeley
Abstract
Racial/ethnic disproportionality in the child welfare system is a complicated social problem that is receiving increasing amounts of attention from researchers and practitioners. This review of the literature examines disproportionality in the front-end of the child welfare system and interventions that may address it. While none of the interventions had evidence suggesting that they reduced disproportionality in child welfare front-end processes, some of the interventions may improve child welfare case processes related to disproportionality and outcomes for families of color.
Keywords
  • disproportionality,
  • race,
  • ethnic
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Publication Date
2008
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2008 The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Citation Information
K Lemon, Amy C D’Andrade and M Austin. "Understanding and addressing racial/ethnic disproportionality" Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work Vol. 5 Iss. 1-2 (2008)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amy_dandrade/5/