Comparing Child Protective Investigation Performance Between Law Enforcement Agencies and Child Welfare Agencies

Authors

Neil Jordan, Northwest University
Svetlana Yampolskaya, University of South FloridaFollow
Mara Gustafson, Northwest University
Mary I. Armstrong, University of South FloridaFollow
Roxann Mcneish Taormina, University of South FloridaFollow
Amy C. Vargo, University of South FloridaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://www.jstor.org/stable/48623293

Abstract

This study examines the comparative effectiveness of using law enforcement agencies for child protective investigation (CPI), in contrast with the traditional approach of CPI conducted by the public child welfare agency. The analysis uses 2006–2007 data from a natural experiment conducted in Florida to show modest differences in performance and cost-efficiency between the two approaches to CPI. These findings may have implications for other states considering outsourcing CPI to law enforcement.

Was this content written or created while at USF?

Yes

Citation / Publisher Attribution

Child Welfare, v. 90, no. 2, p. 87-105

Scholar Commons Citation

Jordan, Neil; Yampolskaya, Svetlana; Gustafson, Mara; Armstrong, Mary I.; Mcneish Taormina, Roxann; and Vargo, Amy C., "Comparing Child Protective Investigation Performance Between Law Enforcement Agencies and Child Welfare Agencies" (2011). Child and Family Studies Faculty Publications. 40.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cfs_facpub/40