Understanding and addressing racial/ethnic disproportionality

Authors

Kathy Lemon Osterling, University of California - BerkeleyFollow
Amy C. D’Andrade, University of California - BerkeleyFollow
Michael J. Austin, University of California - Berkeley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Publication Title

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volume

5

Issue Number

1-2

First Page

9

Last Page

30

DOI

10.1300/J394v05n01_02

Keywords

disproportionality, race, ethnic

Disciplines

Social Work

Abstract

Racial/ethnic disproportionality in the child welfare system is a complicated social problem that is receiving increasing amounts of attention from researchers and practitioners. This review of the literature examines disproportionality in the front-end of the child welfare system and interventions that may address it. While none of the interventions had evidence suggesting that they reduced disproportionality in child welfare front-end processes, some of the interventions may improve child welfare case processes related to disproportionality and outcomes for families of color.

Comments

Copyright © 2008 The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

Recommended Citation

Kathy Lemon Osterling, Amy C. D’Andrade, and Michael J. Austin. "Understanding and addressing racial/ethnic disproportionality" Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (2008): 9-30. https://doi.org/10.1300/J394v05n01_02