Hobbs, Georgina et al. “Mistreatment of Children in Foster Care and Institutionalization.” Child Abuse and Neglect 23.12 (1999): 1239-1252. Internet. April 9, 2014. In this diary, Hobbs compiles very meticulous information regarding 133 reported and documented cases of child abuse while the children were in the care of foster families, children's homes or placed with extended relatives. The results were quite discouraging. Of the 133 reported cases, 54 children were physically abused, 82 children were sexually abused, and 21 children experienced both forms of abuse. It was also concluded that children and adolescents residing in foster families were 7 to 8 times more likely to be seen by a pediatrician in cases of maltreatment than a child in the general population (children in institutional care are 6 times more likely). This report could really help me prove one of the points I made in my proposal: lax supervision and policies lead to continued abuse of many children. One of the most surprising things about this report is that 24% of the children in this study were abused by their birth parents during contact visits. Right under the noses of social workers. If that doesn't prove how nonchalant and selfless some social workers are, I don't know what will. Pros: Lots of quotable tables and statistics. Word count: 188Kleahey1. “A brief history of DFACS. We need REFORM now! » GaCoalition4ChildProtectionReform1. Ga Coalition for Child Welfare Reform, March 6, 2013. Web. March 12, 2014 This is an open blog/forum dedicated entirely to policy reform regarding children and their welfare. One of the things that this organization is trying to bring optimal attention to is the DFACS system. In this article, Kleahey1 simply lays out a timeline (starting in 1989, it was asked in the middle of the article why they felt that way. Things like loyalty to family and ignorance of the law were cited, but the The most cited reason was "negative opinions of CPS social workers." 72% of doctors surveyed said something to this effect. Many doctors don't bother to report due to lack of feedback from staff. CPS and sometimes have to convince workers that these cases are reported should be investigated even in the presence of physical evidence I plan to use some of these statements to support my thesis by noting that even when a child's doctor sees evidence. physical on that child's body and reports it to CPS, there is still resistance to this. Systematic errors like this discourage doctors and others from seeking help for potentially at-risk children. Disadvantage: of the 50 doctors invited to respond, only about half did so, so the word count is limited.: 197