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

Subjects of Child Protective Investigations: Survey Results and Case Characteristics

Report 98-26, December 1998




Report Summary

  • This is a supplemental report to OPPAGA's Review of the Effect of Child Protective Investigations on Families (Report No. 97-69), published in April 1998. OPPAGA conducted a survey of 203 individuals investigated by the Department of Children and Families for allegations of child abuse/neglect and analyzed 600 randomly selected closed child protective investigation cases to respond to legislative questions about the effects of child protective investigations on families. This report presents additional case information, an explanation of methodology and instrument development, and expanded survey responses.


Related Reports
  1. Child Protection Program
    Report 01-14 March 2001
  2. Department of Children and Families' Child Protective Investigation Administrative Review Process
    Report 99-20 December 1999
  3. Review of the Effect of Child Protection Investigations on Families
    Report 97-69 April 1998
  4. 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, abuse, neglect, child protective investigations