TY  - SER
AU  - Keddell, Emily
AU  - Hyslop, Ian
TI  - First findings from phase one of the Child Welfare Decision-Making Variability Project :  : research briefing paper
T2  - Policy Quarterly
PY  - 2016///
CY  - University of Otago
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Child, Youth and Family
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - PREVENTION
KW  - DATA ANALYSIS
KW  - CHILD PROTECTION
KW  - CHILD WELFARE
KW  - ETHNICITY
KW  - PREDICTIVE RISK MODELLING
KW  - RISK FACTORS
KW  - SOCIAL POLICY
KW  - SOCIAL SERVICES
KW  - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
KW  - SUPPORT SERVICES
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N2  - "Decision variability, that is, different decision outcomes when levels of harm are similar is a problem common to many child protection systems. The causes are many and varied: the expectation of the child protection system to respond to diverse family problems; the differing beliefs, values and worldviews of practitioners; differences in institutional cultures, sites, processes and resources; demographic inequalities; and conflicting discourses in the policy environment (Baumann et al., 2011; Keddell, 2014). This small (n = 67) exploratory mixed methods study examines if decision variability exists in Aotearoa New Zealand, and why this occurs." (From the authors' key points). A socialworknz blog post on this research is also available - follow the link. Record #5423
UR  - https://socialworkresearchnz.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/emily-keddell-dmresearch_brief_2016.pdf
UR  - https://socialworkresearchnz.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/decision-making-variability-in-child-welfare-project-a-research-update/
ER  -