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Child Protective Services

January 13, 1998

This study documents variations in Minnesota's county-administered system for handling allegations of child abuse. The study calls for clearer state standards for how to handle allegations of maltreatment and recommends steps to make the system more open and accountable.

The report summary is available here in PDF or text as noted below. The full report is available in PDF only. You may download the latest version at no charge from the Adobe web site.

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The evaluators for this report: Joel Alter, Project Manager, Phone (651) 296-8313, David Chein, Carrie Meyerhoff, and Josh Halverson