0798-I

Illinois Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP): Technical Report Concerning the Implementation and Validation of the Protocol, August, 1998
Tamara Fuller and Susan Wells, Editors

This report summarizes ongoing research regarding implementation and validation of the CERAP and focuses on 1) review of case records for intact and substitute care cases, with analysis of CERAP use by follow-up caseworkers; 2) examination of reduction in recurrences of abuse and neglect for children already reported; and 3) comparison of cases where abuse or neglect recurred with those where there were no subsequent indicated reports.