Role Perceptions of Attorneys and Caseworkers in Child Abuse Cases in Juvenile Court

• NCJ Number: 111791
• Journal: Child Welfare Volume: 67 Issue: 3 Dated: (May-June 1988) Pages: 205-217
• Author(s): R Russel
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 13 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A four-county Indiana survey of the vast majority (approximately 90 percent) of the attorneys and public agency caseworkers involved in court actions on child abuse cases revealed considerable conflict over each other's role.

Abstract

The survey replicated the method used in previous research, which had yielded distinctly positive and negative results. The author discusses particularities of the four-county area and suggests ways to clarify roles and ameliorate the problem. (Publisher abstract)