The ________ standard used in the National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect study requires that an act of omission results in demonstrable harm in order to be classified as abuse or neglect. Its principal disadvantage is that it is so stringent that it provides a perspective that is too narrow for many purposes; it excludes even many children whom CPS substantiates or indicates as abused or neglected.

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The "harm" standard requires demonstrable harm for classification as abuse or neglect, making it too narrow and excluding many cases recognized by CPS.

The ________ Standard Used in the National Incidence Study of Child