An examination of class-based visibility bias in national child maltreatment reporting.

Authors: Hyunil Kim, Brett Drake and Melissa Jonson-Reid
Format: Article
Summary: Examines the relationship between poverty and children's exposure to professional reporters to see if increasing poverty leads to higher level of reports, sometimes known as Class-Based Visibility Bias (CBVB). Findings show that contrary to expectations, increasing poverty was not associated with increases in the proportion of reports, in fact, the opposite appeared to be true. Suggests that CBVB may not be a primary driver of official maltreatment reports and that concerns about CBVB effects have been overblown.
Journal: Children and Youth Services Review (Vol.85), January 2018, pp 165-173
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