Do laypersons conflate poverty and neglect?
Kelli L DickersonJennifer LavoieJodi A QuasPublished in: Law and human behavior (2020)
Laypersons may overreport neglect in circumstances of poverty. Increasing public awareness of how to recognize and separate neglect from poverty may enhance identification of vulnerable children and families. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).