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Illinois Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol Evaluation (CERAP): Impact on Short-Term Recurrence Rates - Year Four
Philip Garnier and Martin Nieto

This report is an update of the April 15, 1999 CERAP evaluation prepared by the American Humane Association. Data on the safety of children investigated by DCFS, as reflected in the Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS) from December 1, 1995 through November 30, 1999, is included. The first section presents simple frequency counts, while the second presents an event-history analysis of changes in short-term maltreatment recurrence rates from the year before the first implementation of CERAP through the four years following implementation.