Accessibility of Child Protection Investigations during Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of Court Proceedings

Autor/inn/en	Tahir, Munazza; Cobigo, Virginie
Titel	Accessibility of Child Protection Investigations during Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of Court Proceedings
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36 (2023) 2, S.343-353 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.13064
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disability; Child Safety; COVID-19; Pandemics; Context Effect; Court Litigation; Child Custody; Barriers; Social Bias; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Cognitive Ability; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Rechtsstreit; Denkfähigkeit; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Background: Qualitative research using published court records to examine contextual factors that contribute to child protection decisions in cases involving parents with intellectual disabilities is limited, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: The present study conducted qualitative content analysis on 10 published Ontario court cases to study child protection decision-making between 2019 and 2021. Results: The findings corroborated previous literature with nine out of 10 cases resulting in loss of child custody. Four major themes emerged from content analysis: (1) Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cases; (2) Systemic barriers to accessibility; (3) Attitudes and bias toward parents with intellectual disabilities; and (4) Ultimate reliance on intellectual disability status for final custody decision. Conclusions: Conducting content analysis on published court cases is useful in learning about accessibility barriers for parents with intellectual disabilities and may help in understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the child protection system. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01