Using census and administrative agency data for 177 urban census tracts, variation in rates
of officially reported child maltreatment is found to be related to structural determinants of …

This report reviews research on the community dimensions of child maltreatment and
presents a study conducted in the United States designed to illuminate further the …

The research discussed in this article examined the relationship between neighborhood
structural factors and child maltreatment report rates in a suburban county through …

This report presents the results of studies designed to illustrate the use of child maltreatment
report data as social indicators of the quality of life for families. It addresses the feedback …

Based on multiple regression analysis to identify the socioeconomic, demographic, and
attitudinal correlates of neighborhood differences in the rate of child abuse and neglect, a …

This report assesses current knowledge about the ecological determinants of child
maltreatment and presents data from an aggregate study of co-variation between seven …

Using Census and administrative data for 2052 Census tracts in a large urban county, this
study explores the relationship between several indicators of social organization and …

In this study of 246 Texas counties, the varying ability of certain community characteristics to
predict rates of maltreatment was examined for different ethnic groups. The use of rates …

Using US Census and child maltreatment report data for 2052 Census tracts in Los Angeles
County, California, this study uses spatial regression techniques to explore the relationship …

Although it is well documented that child maltreatment exerts a deleterious impact on child
adaptation, much less is known about the precise etiological pathways that eventuate in …