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- Title
On the Border of Disorder: School Personnel's Experiences Reporting Child Abuse on the U.S.–Mexico Border.
- Authors
VanBergeijk, Ernst; Sarmiento, Teresa
- Abstract
This qualitative research study is a unique and rich portrayal of public school–mandated reporters and their experiences with reporting child abuse on the U.S.–Mexico border. Twenty-eight school personnel were interviewed using grounded theory methods. Situations that involved parental substance abuse, domestic violence, and neglect were the most difficult for reporters to identify as potential child maltreatment. Emergent themes included (a) the inherent conflict between the mandate to report suspicions of child abuse versus the need for evidence, (b) the threat of potential violence as a result of a report, and (c) the impact of culture on reporting. The two theoretical models were developed to understand mandated reporters' behavior. Implications for future policy, practice, and research are discussed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CHILD abuse; CRIMES against youth; PUBLIC schools; GROUNDED theory; QUALITATIVE research
- Publication
Brief Treatment & Crisis Intervention, 2005, Vol 5, Issue 2, p159
- ISSN
1474-3310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/brief-treatment/mhi015