Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

Review of the Effect of Child Protection Investigations on Families

Report 97-69, April 1998




Report Summary

  • We attempted to survey 600 adult family members involved in child abuse cases randomly selected from the Florida Abuse Hotline Information System. We completed surveys for 204 of these individuals.
  • Respondents reported that child protective investigations did not have widespread adverse effects on parent's authority to discipline or control their children, or on their children's behavior.
  • However, about half the respondents reported that the department is not focusing on appropriate cases, and one-half reported that they did not know whether their case had been closed.


Related Reports
  1. Department of Children and Families' Child Protective Investigation Administrative Review Process
    Report 99-20 December 1999
  2. Subjects of Child Protective Investigations: Survey Results and Case Characteristics
    Report 98-26 December 1998
  3. Evaluation of Child Welfare Legal Services Pilot Projects
    Report 96-44 January 1997
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
social services, health, child abuse, child protection investigations