Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System (Child Maltreatment Book 11)

"This volume examines existing research documenting racial disproportionality and disparities in child welfare systems, the underlying factors that contribute to these phenomena and the harms that result at both the individual and community levels. It reviews multiple forms of interventions designed to prevent and reduce disproportionality, particularly in states and jurisdictions that have seen meaningful change. With contributions from authorities and leaders in the field, this volume serves as the authoritative volume on the complex issue of child maltreatment and child welfare. It offers a central source of information for students and practitioners who are seeking understanding on how structural and institutional racism can be addressed in public systems."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction to Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in Child Welfare (Alan J. Dettlaff)....Pages 3-7 The Evolving Understanding of Racial Disproportionality and Disparities (Alan J. Dettlaff)....Pages 9-23 Measurement Issues in Identifying and Describing Racial Disproportionality and Disparity (Nancy Rolock, Qiana Cryer-Coupet, Colleen Janczewski)....Pages 25-44 Racial Disproportionality and Disparities Among African American Children in the Child Welfare System (Jessica Pryce, Anna Yelick)....Pages 45-68 Racial Disproportionality and Disparities Among Latinx Children (Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Rebecca Phillips, Oliver Beer)....Pages 69-98 Racial Disproportionality and Disparities Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations (Terry L. Cross)....Pages 99-124 Underrepresented Populations in the Child Welfare System: Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Populations (Rowena Fong, Georgina Petronella)....Pages 125-138 Front Matter ....Pages 139-139 Racial Bias as an Explanatory Factor for Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in Child Welfare (Marian S. Harris)....Pages 141-158 Disproportionate Need as a Factor Explaining Racial Disproportionality in the CW System (Brett Drake, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Hyunil Kim, Chien-Jen Chiang, Daji Davalishvili)....Pages 159-176 Child Welfare System Issues as Explanatory Factors for Racial Disproportionality and Disparities (Michele D. Hanna)....Pages 177-197 How Place Matters in Child Maltreatment Disparities: Geographical Context as an Explanatory Factor for Racial Disproportionality and Disparities (Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Jill E. Korbin, Adam Perzynski, Claudia Coulton, Sarah A. Font, James C. Spilsbury)....Pages 199-212 Front Matter ....Pages 213-213 Individual Consequences of Racial Disproportionality and Disparities (Reiko Boyd)....Pages 215-233 The Community Impact of Racial Disproportionality: The Racial Geography of Child Welfare (Dorothy Roberts)....Pages 235-251 Front Matter ....Pages 253-253 Preventive Intervention: A Key Strategy for Addressing Child Welfare Disparities and Disproportionality for African American Families (Brenda Jones Harden, Laura Jimenez Parra, Melissa Duchene-Kelly)....Pages 255-284 Workforce Development Strategies to Address Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in Child Welfare Systems (Anita P. Barbee, Becky F. Antle)....Pages 285-308 Family Meetings as a System Reform to Address Racial Disproportionality and Disparities (Heather Allan, Mary Elizabeth Rauktis, Joan Pennell, Lisa Merkel-Holguin, David Crampton)....Pages 309-338 Racial Disparities in Child Welfare: A Decision-Making Ecology View (John D. Fluke, Donald J. Baumann, Len I. Dalgleish, Homer D. Kern)....Pages 339-352 Seeking Racial Equity in the Dependency Court (Jesse Russell)....Pages 353-374 The Institutional Analysis: A Tool for Diagnosing Structural Contributors to Racial Disproportionality and Disparity in Child Welfare (Kristen Weber, Sarah Morrison)....Pages 375-395 Creating Comprehensive System Reform to Reduce Racial Disproportionality and Disparities: The Texas Community Engagement Model (Joyce James, Donald J. Baumann, Carolyne Rodriguez, Sheila Craig, Stephanie Kathan)....Pages 397-412 Legislative Solutions to Address Racial Disproportionality and Disparities (Jessica Dixon Weaver)....Pages 413-438 Front Matter ....Pages 439-439 Towards an Anti-Racist Child Welfare Future (Alan J. Dettlaff, Reiko Boyd)....Pages 441-445