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Child protective services: research for the future

S J Wells1

  • 1American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, Washington, DC.

Child Welfare
|September 1, 1994
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Child protective services (CPS) operate within a legal framework, enabling analysis of cases, client populations, and system performance. Future research should refine maltreatment definitions and evaluate service delivery outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Child Welfare Studies
  • Legal Frameworks in Social Services
  • Public Policy Analysis

Background:

  • Child protective services (CPS) function within a defined legal context, shaping all research and practice.
  • Understanding this legal foundation is crucial for analyzing CPS operations and outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the definition of a child protective services case.
  • To describe the population served by CPS.
  • To evaluate current CPS system functioning and identify outcome measures.

Main Methods:

  • Legal analysis of the CPS framework.
  • Descriptive analysis of client populations.
  • Evaluation of system performance metrics.

Main Results:

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  • The legal context dictates the scope and function of child protective services.
  • Analysis allows for the definition of CPS cases and identification of served populations.
  • Current system functioning and outcome measures can be evaluated.

Conclusions:

  • Future research must focus on developing consistent definitions of child maltreatment.
  • Evaluating service delivery, treatment outcomes, and system management is essential for improving CPS.
  • Continued research is needed to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of child protective services.