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Abstract
Child safety is an ambiguous and transient construct within the child welfare court system. It being not statutorily defined yet is at the crux of the child welfare system. In this article, the measurement of child safety in the child welfare system is explored with a focus on how it has been measured within the context of the courts. Gaps in the current measurement structure are identified, focusing on how measurement might support a better understanding of a safety decision-making framework and its application into practice. The article also introduces the Capacity Building Center for Courts' Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance as a new approach to a standardized performance metric of safety practices within the child welfare court system. Limitation of these measures is discussed along with recommendations for moving the field forward toward measuring safety decision-making.
在儿童福利法院系统中，儿童安全是一个模糊而短暂的概念。它没有法定定义，但却是儿童福利制度的关键所在。本文探讨了儿童福利系统中儿童安全的衡量标准，重点关注法院是如何衡量儿童安全的。文章指出了当前衡量结构中存在的不足，重点是如何通过衡量来更好地理解安全决策框架并将其应用于实践。文章还介绍了法院能力建设中心（Capacity Building Center for Courts）的 "司法、法院和律师绩效衡量标准"（Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance），作为儿童福利法院系统内安全实践标准化绩效衡量标准的一种新方法。文章讨论了这些衡量标准的局限性，并提出了推动该领域朝着衡量安全决策方向发展的建议。
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Juvenile and Family Court Journal, published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges since 1949, focuses on issues of interest to the field of juvenile and family justice, including: - child abuse and neglect - juvenile delinquency - domestic violence - substance abuse - child custody and visitation - judicial leadership
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