EVALUATION OF THE STATUS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF STATE AND LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEMS - SYSTEM PROFILE - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORT AND INQUIRY SYSTEM (CANRIS)

• NCJ Number: 45538
• Author(s): C GOODMAN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 22 pages
• Contract Number(s): HEW-100-76-0010
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Commerce; Applied Management Sciences, Inc
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE SPECIALIZED INFORMATION REGISTRY AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM USED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS TO AID IN THE INVESTIGATION OF SUSPECTED CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IS DESCRIBED.

Abstract

OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE (DPW), CANRIS IS ONE OF FOUR COMPONENTS OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. CANRIS IS A STATEWIDE AUTOMATED NETWORK PROVIDING LINKAGE TO ALL DPW PROTECTIVE SERVICE UNITS FOR THE PURPOSES OF REPORTING AND RETRIEVING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO INCIDENTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. DPW USES THE REPORTING, INQUIRY, AND STATISTICS COMPONENTS OF CANRIS IN IDENTIFYING, TRACKING, AND EVALUATING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN TEXAS AND IN PLANNING FOR PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS AT THE CASEWORKER LEVEL AND AT THE DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL. THE SYSTEM PROFILE INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF CANRIS, A DESCRIPTION OF THE OPERATIONAL COMPONENTS AND OUTPUT OF THE SYSTEM, AND A DISCUSSION OF SPECIAL FEATURES. COORDINATION ACTIVITIES, TRANSFER ACTIVITIES, SYSTEM UTILITY, STAFFING AND TRAINING, PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND FUTURE PLANS ARE ALSO COVERED. (LKM)