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Lovaas, Jessica L. – Global Studies of Childhood, 2016
Young people in the child welfare system are subjected to intensive and wide-ranging observation, surveillance and documentation practices that have been facilitated by the expanding use of digital technologies. Drawing on qualitative research, this article examines the pervasiveness of these governmental practices and their impacts on the…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Child Welfare, Archives, Observation
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Lin, E.; Balogh, R.; Cobigo, V.; Ouellette-Kuntz, H.; Wilton, A. S.; Lunsky, Y. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience high rates of physical and mental health problems; yet their health care is often inadequate. Information about their characteristics and health services needs is critical for planning efficient and equitable services. A logical source of such information is…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Identification, Data Analysis
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1989
This report on interstate child support cases focuses on child support enforcement problems that occur when absent parents live in states other than those in which their children reside. Findings indicate that Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) and state caseload and collection data are of questionable reliability and provide limited…
Descriptors: Case Records, Data Collection, Financial Support, Law Enforcement
Schneider, Anne L.; And Others – 1978
Analyses of 212 reports of crime incidents from the 1974 Portland, Oregon, victimization survey were conducted. These were matched with official crime reports of the same incidents. The record check described and analyzed the following: differences between survey and police data; the frequency of "don't know" responses; patterns of telescoping and…
Descriptors: Case Records, Classification, Crime, Data Collection
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Melamid, Elan; Brodbar, Gabriel – Child Welfare, 2003
This article presents results from an outcomes-based needs assessment in an urban child welfare service district. The assessment's methodology emphasized consistent data collection from actual case records and explicitly included line staff and clients in the planning process. It was concluded that such reviews could benefit a variety of…
Descriptors: Case Records, Child Welfare, Children, Community Programs