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Three models of collaborative child protection: what is their influence on short stays in foster care?
Author(s) -
Garcia Antonio,
Puckett Alan,
Ezell Mark,
Pecora Peter J.,
Tanoury Theresa,
Rodriguez Wenceslao
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
child and family social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-2206
pISSN - 1356-7500
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00890.x
Subject(s) - foster care , child protection , enforcement , term (time) , law enforcement , psychology , nursing , medicine , political science , law , physics , quantum mechanics
The paper articulates three models of collaboration between child protection services and law enforcement agencies on investigations of child maltreatment, and examines the relative impact of each model on child removals and short‐term foster care placements. An extensive review of the research literature is used to derive lessons for jurisdictions using the different models. Promising strategies from several jurisdictions are described as they relate to collaborative investigations, child removal and short‐term placements. Finally, we provide recommendations to improve child protection investigations and reduce the use of short‐term foster care placements.