Minority populations in the child welfare system: the visibility hypothesis reexamined.
This study tests the "visibility hypothesis," which suggests that there is a higher probability for minority children to be placed in foster care when living in geographic locations where their proportions in the population are relatively low, compared to areas where their proportions are high. Results support the hypothesis for African-American youth only. Explanations of the findings, and their implications for research and practice, are discussed.
Garland
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Center for Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, San Diego, USA.
Ellis-MacLeod
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Landsverk
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Ganger
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Johnson
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D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D019352:Censuses; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*