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Children whose families received public assistance were less likely to be assigned to AR (odds ratio = 0.74) than children in families that did not receive public assistance.
Children involved in a report that alleged neglect were less likely to be assigned to AR (odds ratio = 0.37), compared to their counterparts without a neglect allegation.
When all the variables were considered together, the negative effect of a neglect allegation on likelihood of AR assignment was greatest for children of color, and financial difficulty further amplified this negative effect among children of color, but not white children.
Public assistance
Alleged neglect
Ethnicity and financial diffictuly
White children were more likely to be assigned to AR than children of color (odds ratio = 1.18). Male children (odds ratio = 1.05) and older youth (odds ratio = 1.26) also were more likely to be assigned to AR.
Demographics
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