기사
Do Welfare Sanctions Increase Child Protection System Involvement? A Cautious Answer /
- 개인저자
- Slack, Kristen S. ;, Lee, Bong Joo ;, Berger, Lawrence M.
- 수록페이지
- 207-228 p.
- 발행일자
- 2007.06.27
- 출판사
- University of Chicago Press
초록
[영문]This study assesses the relationship between various types of welfare grant reductions and subsequent child maltreatment reports in a sample (N=1,260) of recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Results show that receipt of TANF sanctions increases the rate of having an investigation for neglect but does not bear a statistically significant relation to having an indicated report of neglect or abuse. Receipt of other types of grant reductions, however, is positively associated with the rate of having indicated reports. The statistically significant findings persist with the application of fixed-effects techniques, which reduce the potential for omitted variable bias.