Won't You Be My Neighbor?: Child Abuse in a Community Context

This project quantitatively and spatially examines child abuse reports in a neighborhood context based on the analysis of Allegheny County in Southwestern Pennsylvania that is divided into 98 zip codes. Based on data on child abuse reports obtained from ChildLine from 1994 to 2004, this research tests a relationship between variables traditionally associated with child abuse rates and reporting rates. Next, neighborhood assets are compared to determine their relevance. They include grocery stores, parks, libraries, hospitals, schools and religious institutions. Results include significant relationships between reporting rates and unemployment, vacancy rates, marital status, the elderly population, and the location of universities and hospitals. The last section on policy implications considers developing programs to increase community involvement and develop powerful and dedicated infrastructures.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Rebottini, Gabrielle

Contributors dc:contributor

• Norman Conti
• Michael Irwin

• Allegheny County
• child abuse
• reporting rates

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1088

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2104