RT Journal
A1 Wilson D, Puckett A
T1 EFfects of moral outrage on child welfare reform
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2011
FD November 1
VO 165
IS 11
SP 977
OP 978
DO 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.177
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.177
AB 
The aftermath of recent abuse-related child deaths in Florida2 and New York City3 provide reminders of a cycle in which public child welfare agencies in the United States seem stuck: abuse- or neglect-related child deaths following several Child Protective Services (CPS) referrals; media exposure of an inadequate or unskilled CPS response leading to public outrage; high-profile case reviews by child welfare managers, blue ribbon review panels, and/or grand juries; the firing of caseworkers or supervisors for violations of agency policies and, in some instances, falsification of records; an insistence from child advocates and editorial writers that there be an “in-depth” review of system failures and organizational deficiencies; and public “mea culpas” by top managers and elected officials vowing to do better on behalf of vulnerable children.