The greater involvement of poor families with children's protective services can be explained by the difference in the number of abuse and neglect incidents by social class.

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The greater involvement of poor families with children's protective services is not solely due to higher rates of abuse and neglect but also due to biases in reporting, more surveillance, and the challenges they face in accessing supportive services, which can lead to higher rates of intervention by child protective services.

The Greater Involvement of Poor Families with Children's Protective Services