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Administrative Burdens in Child Welfare Systems

Frank Edwards, Kelley Fong, Victoria Copeland, Mical Raz, Alan Dettlaff
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences September 2023, 9 (5) 214-231; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2023.9.5.09
Frank Edwards
aAssistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University–Newark, United States
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Kelley Fong
bAssistant professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, United States
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Victoria Copeland
cSenior policy analyst and holds a PhD in social welfare from the University of California–Los Angeles, United States
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Mical Raz
dCharles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor in Public Policy and Health and a physician at the University of Rochester, United States
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Alan Dettlaff
eDean of the Graduate College of Social Work and the inaugural Maconda Brown O’Connor Endowed Dean’s Chair at the University of Houston, United States
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    • ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS, SURVEILLANCE, AND PUNISHMENT
    • BURDENS IN COERCIVE WELFARE INSTITUTIONS
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    • THE RACIAL AND CLASS COMPOSITION OF CHILD PROTECTION CASELOADS
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