Cross, Theodore P. ; Finkelhor, David ; Ormrod, Richard
Child Maltreatment. Vol 10, Issue 3, 2005.
"This article examines the relationship of police and child protective services (CPS) coinvolvement to the outcomes of child maltreatment investigations. It reviews practice and empirical literature and conducts a secondary analysis of a national CPS data set. Most sources argue that coordination of the two agencies improves investigations and benefits children and families. Yet, sources also report friction between these agencies, interference with each other’s job, and concerns that police involvement increases child removal." (Full text available from CSA.)
