Recurrence of child maltreatment substantiation: findings from the administrative data of South Korea’s National Child Protection Agency

Factors influencing resubstantiation of child neglect in South Korea: A comparison with other maltreatment cases

“…Particularly, younger children were two times more likely to be resubstantiated for child neglect cases than their older counterparts. This finding is consistent with previous research that younger children are at a greater risk of resubstantiation of child maltreatment (Connell et al, ; Kahn & Schwalbe, ; White et al, ; Yoo et al, ). Additionally, a perpetrator's alcohol problem was also found to be a risk factor for both groups.…”

“…Only a small number of studies have focused on investigating the etiology and consequences of repeated incidents of CPS involvement for child neglect cases (Jonson‐Reid, Emery, Drake, & Stahlschmidt, ; Kang, Bae, & Fuller, ; Logan‐Greene & Semanchin Jones, ). The majority of studies have pooled all maltreatment cases to investigate the recurrence of child maltreatment (Connell, Bergeron, Katz, Saunders, & Tebes, ; Fluke, Shusterman, Hollinshead, & Yuan, ; Jang, Kim, & Kim, ; Kim, ; Yoo et al, ). However, studies are discovering that the impact of child maltreatment differs by children's exposure according to its typology (Pears, Kim, & Fisher, ).…”

“…Previous research has consistently reported that vulnerable children are at a greater risk of repeated occurrences of child maltreatment when compared to their less vulnerable counterparts. For example, children with developmental problems (Kahn & Schwalbe, 2010;Kohl, Jonson-Reid, & Drake, 2009), mental health problems (Drake, Jonson-Reid, & Sapokaite, 2006), physical health problems, and disabilities (Connell et al, 2007;Fluke et al, 2008;Jang et al, 2016;Kim, 2008;Yoo et al, 2018) are at a greater risk of recurrence. Younger children were also found to be more vulnerable to repeated incidents of child maltreatment than older children (Connell et al, 2007;Drake et al, 2006;Fluke et al, 2008;Jang et al, 2016;Kahn & Schwalbe, 2010;Kim, 2008;White et al, 2015).…”

“…Child neglect cases constituted only 17.0% of all resubstantiated cases in 2016 (NCPA, ). While the majority of Western studies have reported child neglect as a risk factor for the recurrence of child maltreatment (Fluke, Yuan, & Edwards, ; Inkelas & Halfon, ; Jonson‐Reid, Chung et al, ), Korean studies have found that physical abuse and multiple types of maltreatment are associated with repeated substantiation (Jang et al, ; Yoo et al, ). Although further investigation is warranted, the differences in these patterns may in part be explained by the fact that in 2016, approximately 68% of reports made in Korea were made by non‐mandated reporters (NCPA, ), in contrast with 65% of reports made by professionals in the United States during the same period (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, ).…”

“…. The majority of studies have pooled all maltreatment cases to investigate the recurrence of child maltreatment (Connell, Bergeron, Katz, Saunders, & Tebes, 2007;Fluke, Shusterman, Hollinshead, & Yuan, 2008;Jang, Kim, & Kim, 2016;Kim, 2008;Yoo et al, 2018). However, studies are discovering that the impact of child maltreatment differs by children's exposure according to its typology (Pears, Kim, & Fisher, 2008).…”