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Table of Contents
Child Maltreatment 2006

Cover of the Child Maltreatment 2006 Report
(PDF - 6,355 KB)

Inside Cover

Letter from the Associate Commissioner

Acknowledgements

Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction

Background of NCANDS
Annual Data Collection Process
Structure of the Report

Chapter 2: Reports

Screening of Referrals
Report Sources
Investigation or Assessment Results
Report Dispositions by Report Source
Response Time from Report to Investigation
CPS Workforce and Workload
Tables and Notes
Chapter 2: Figures and Tables

Chapter 3: Children

Children Who Were Subjects of an Investigation
Child Victims
First-Time Victims
Types of Maltreatment
Sex and Age of Victims
Race and Ethnicity of Victims
Living Arrangement of Victims
Reported Disability of Victims
Factors Influencing the Determination That a Child is a Victim of Maltreatment
Recurrence
Victims by Relationship to Perpetrators
Maltreatment in Foster Care
Tables and Notes
Chapter 3: Figures and Tables

Chapter 4: Fatalities

Number of Child Fatalities
Age and Sex of Child Fatalities
Race and Ethnicity of Child Fatalities
Perpetrator Relationships of Child Fatalities
Maltreatment Types of Child Fatalities
Prior CPS Contact of Child Fatalities
Tables and Notes
Chapter 4: Figures and Tables

Chapter 5: Perpetrators

Characteristics of Perpetrators
Tables and Notes
Chapter 5: Figures and Tables

Chapter 6: Services

Preventive Services
Postinvestigation Services
Factors Influencing the Receipt of Services
Tables and Notes
Chapter 6: Tables

Chapter 7: Additional Research Related to Child Maltreatment

Reports on Key Indicators, Outcomes, and National Statistics
Studies of the Characteristics of Children in the Child Welfare System
Capacity-Building Initiatives
Suggestions For Future Research
NCANDS Child File Transformed into a Relational Database

Appendix A: Required CAPTA Data Items

Appendix A: Table

Appendix B: Glossary

Appendix C: Data Submissions and Data Elements

Appendix C: Tables

Appendix D: State Commentary

Appendix E: Reader Feedback