Child Abuse Reporting - Variety of Reports

1. State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, False Reporting to DCF Abuse Hotline Carries Severe Penalties, Press Release, March 26, 2012.

2. "Man Jailed For Making False Child Abuse Reports, North County Gazette, (July 13, 2012).

3. Westchester Office of the District Attorney, "Yorktown Man Arrested For Falsely Reporting Child Abuse Incidents," Press Release, 2009; See also New York v Lovallo, NY Slip Op 50229(U), New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department, February 16, 2011.

4. Jane Gross, "Front-Line Fighter for Children," Los Angeles Times, (February 26, 1996).

5. Testimony of Douglas J. Besharov, hearing, Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. House of Representatives, March 3, 1987. See also Douglas J. Besharov, "Right versus Rights: The Dilemma of Child Protection," Public Welfare, (Spring 1985), p. 19; Douglas J. Besharov with Lisa A. Laumann, "Child Abuse Reporting," Social Science and Modern Society, (May/June 1996).

6. Testimony of Douglas J. Besharov, hearing, Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. House of Representatives, March 3, 1987.

7. William Glaberson, "Cleared of Child Abuse Five Times, Woman Sues to Force State to Identify Her Accuser," New York Times, (January 06, 1997).

8. Brigitte Greenberg, "Judge Dismisses Mother's Lawsuit," Associated Press, (March 11, 1998).

9. Dan Higgins, "Child Abuse Claims Wearing Down Local Dad," Times Union, Advocate Blog, (March 9, 2008).

10. Dan Higgins, "Anonymous 'Hot Line' System Used To Persecute Father," Times Union, (March 9, 2008).

11. Larry Brown, "Seeking a National Consensus," Public Welfare, (Winter 1987). p. 15.

12. Douglas J. Besharov, The Vulnerable Social Worker: Liability for Serving Children and Families, (Silver Spring, MD: National Association of Social Workers, 1985) p. 59; Citing Chris Mouzakitis, "Investigation and Initial Assessment in Child Protective Services," in W. Holder and K. Hayes, eds., Malpractice and Liability in Child Protective Services (Longmont, Colo.: Bookmakers Guild, 1984) pp 71, 75.

13. Douglas J. Besharov with Lisa A. Laumann, "Child Abuse Reporting," Social Science and Modern Society, v. 33 No. 4, (May/June 1996).

14. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, Child Maltreatment 1995: Reports From the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System.

15. Susan Golding, San Diego, Supervisor, Third District, correspondence to San Diego Board of Supervisors, February 4, 1992.

16. Douglas J. Besharov, The Vulnerable Social Worker, p. 58. See note 8.

17. State of New Jersey, Department of Children and Families, Child Abuse and Neglect Substantiations Calendar Year 2011.

18. California Working Families Policy Summit, Recommendations On Preventing Entrance Into Foster Care, January 18, 2007.

19. District of Columbia, Child and Family Services Agency, Hotline Procedural Operations Manual, October, 2009.[Permalink]

.20 District of Columbia Citizen Review Panel, An Examination of the Child and Family Services Agencys Performance When it Removes Children from and Quickly Returns them to Ttheir Families: Findings and Recommendations from the Citizens Review Panel, September, 2011.

21. The three studies referenced by the Citizen Panel include: D.C. Office of the Inspector General, Child and Family Services Agency Child Protective Services Administration, Report of Inspection, April 2011; The Court-appointed Monitor issued two reports critical of removal practices: An Assessment of the Quality of Child Abuse and Neglect Investigative Practices in the District of Columbia 2007, and An Assessment of the Quality of Child Abuse and Neglect Investigative Practices in the District of Columbia, 2010.

22. Darryl Campagna, "Saving the Children - An Overburdened Hot Line is the Crucial Link for Reporting Child Abuse," Albany, New York, Times Union, (November 12, 1995).

23. Temporary Commission of Investigation of the State of New York, Secrets That Can Kill: Child Abuse Investigations in New York State, December 1995/January 1996.

24. John Caher, "Child Abuse Hot Line A Noose For Unjustly Accused," Albany, New York, Times Union, (January 7, 1991).

25. New York State Senate, Child Abuse, Narrative N90704, April 2, 1997.

26. Marc Parent, Turning Stones: My Days and Nights with Children at Risk, (Harcourt Brace and Company, New York: 1996) pp. 128 - 129.

27. Larry Fisher-Hertz, "Child Protective Service Caseworkers Under Strain," Poughkeepsie Journal, (April 9, 2002).

28. David Crary, "Flaws Found in Child-abuse Registries," Associated Press as reported in The Decatur Daily, (April 26, 2010).

29. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Office of Children, Youth and Families, 1988 Child Abuse Report (Harrisburg, Pa.: 1989), p. 5.

30. Mike Gangloff, Landlord Ordered to Pay Tenant," Roanoke Times, (August 27, 2010).

31. Carolyne Zinko, "Mother Sues Landlord in Child's Fall: East Palo Alto complex has history of violations," San Francisco Chronicle, (July 3, 1998). A-22.

32. Mark Chattin, "Rent on the Rise," Tenant Talk, Real Change News,(February 8, 2001). Web downloaded from http://www.realchangenews.org/pastissues/Feb_8_01/features/tentant_talk_feb_01.html, copy on file.

33. District of Columbia Citizen Review Panel, An Examination of the Child and Family Services Agencys Performance When it Removes Children from and Quickly Returns them to their Families: Findings and Recommendations from the Citizens Review Panel, September, 2011.

34. Missouri House of Representatives, Interim Committee on Children, Youth and Families, Report to the Speaker on: Child Abuse Reporting Law (December 1985) p. 7.

35. Keith N. Richards, Tender Mercies: Inside the World of a Child Abuse Investigator, (Chicago: Noble Press/Child Welfare League of America, 1991).

36. Michigan Department of Social Services, Children's Protective Services Task Force Report, March 1988.

37. Virginia General Assembly, House Joint Resolution No. 481, Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 1995 Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 1995.

38. Larry O'Dell, "States Child Protective Services Under Review," The Free Lance-Star" (May 31, 1995).

39. Douglas J. Besharov, The Vulnerable Social Worker, p. 59.

40. David R. Kazak, "Family law's nasty 'nuclear bomb'," Chicago Daily Herald, (March 12, 2001).

41. False Allegations of Abuse and Neglect when Parents Separate, Child Abuse & Neglect 29 (2005) 13331345.

42. Nicholas M.C. Bala, Mindy Mitnick, Nico Trocmi, and Claire Houston, (2007) Sexual Abuse Allegations and Parental Separation: Smokescreen or Fire?, Journal of Family Studies, 13, 26-56.

43. In the Matter of Jonathan S. C-B, No. M2010-02536-COA-R3-JV, Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville, July 31, 2012.

44. TES Editorial, More than a quarter of teachers face false accusations by pupils," TES, (October 30, 2009).

45. Editorial, "Child Abuse Registry Misused," Sun Sentinel, (August 15, 1989).

46. Associated Press, "Teachers Complain of False Accusations," Bangor Daily News, (February 12, 1990).

47. Jeff Whalen, Florida Abuse Registry Loses in Federal Court, Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, V. 3, No. 4, Summer, 1991.

48. Richard Wexler, Wounded Innocents: The Real Victims of the War Against Child Abuse, (Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books, 1995) p. 108.

49. Elena Neuman, "Child Welfare or Family Trauma?" Insight, May 9, 1994, p. 6.

50. Los Angeles Times, Orange County Prespective, Orange County Edition, "Connecting on Child Abuse," (March 22, 1994) pp. B-10.; Vivian Letran, "New Telephone System Urged for Child-Abuse Calls," Los Angeles Times (May 16, 2002).

51. 2003-2004 Orange County Grand Jury, Child At Risk: Missed Opportunities To Save A Life, 2004.

52. Douglas J. Besharov with Lisa A. Laumann. See note 13.

53. Kelly Flurry, "Rock County Abuse Rate High: But Experts Say Few Are Proven," Beloit Daily News, (April 9, 1996).

54. Helen Altonn, "Embattled Agencies Fight To Keep Abuse At Bay," Honolulu Star-Bulletin, (April 18, 1996).

55. Christopher Weems, "Child Abuse Cases Are Hard To Handle," Atlanta Inquirer, (May 27, 1995) pp. PG.

56. Laura A. Kiernan, "In N.H., A Battle Over How To Protect Children," Boston Globe, (May 24, 1992).

57. Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, State Central Register Phone Calls and Percent of Calls Resulting in Reports: Fiscal Years 1987 - 1997, 1997. Web downloaded copy on file.

58. Daniel M. Stone, "How We Make Life And Death Decisions," Virginian-Pilot, Virginia Beach Beacon, (January 15, 1995)

59. Dan Eggen, "County to Expand Beleaguered Child Protective Services," Washington Post, (October 15, 1997).

60. National Foster Parent Coalition for Allegation Reform, Internet Home Page, last visited September 28, 2012.

61. Marilyn Harrison, Foster Families Examiner, Examiner.com, last visited September 28, 2012.

62. Dupuy v. McDonald, 141 F.Supp.2d 1090, 1140 (N.D.Ill.2001); See also the Family Defense Center's writeup Dupuy v. Samuels: Overview and History.

63. Deborah Daro, Ching-Tung Wang, Current Trends in Child Abuse Reporting and Fatalities: NCPCA's 1996 Annual Fifty State Survey, (Chicago: The National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, 1997)

64. Anastasia Toufexis, "Damned Lies and Statistics," TIME Magazine, (April 26, 1993).

65. National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, "Child Abuse Rates Remain High -Over Three Million Children Reported Victims," Press Release, April 16, 1997.

66. Brenda C. Coleman, Associated Press, "Abuse, Neglect Killed About 1,200 Children in '93," Charlotte Observer, (April 8, 1994).

67. Florida Dispute Resolution Center, ADR Resource Handbook, January 2012. Similar sentiments are expressed in the updated 2015 version of the ADR Resource Handbook.

68. Florida Senate, Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Review Of State Child Abuse Registries, Issue Brief 2011-205, October 2010.

Last updated September 28, 2012