Wells S J
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, Washington, DC.
Child Welfare. 1994 Sep-Oct;73(5):431-47.
The legal context of child protective services provides the framework for all inquiries and knowledge-building in the field. From this foundation, it is possible to analyze the definition of a child protective services case, describe who is served by the system, evaluate current system functioning, and identify outcome measures. Future research should address formative questions such as the development of consistent definitions of maltreatment and evaluation of service delivery. Evaluation should include measuring treatment outcomes as well as examining the functioning and management of the system.
儿童保护服务的法律背景为该领域的所有调查和知识积累提供了框架。基于这一基础,才有可能分析儿童保护服务案件的定义,描述该系统所服务的对象,评估当前系统的运作情况,并确定成果衡量标准。未来的研究应解决一些形成性问题,比如虐待行为统一定义的制定以及服务提供情况的评估。评估应包括衡量治疗效果以及审视系统的运作和管理情况。