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Reifying risk and health: Cultural normativity, bureaucracy, and moral quandary in child abuse investigations in Japan

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Risk is a focal point of casework in Japanese child protection; child abuse and its prevention have been social and policy issues for over thirty years. In response, a growing labor force of civil servants performs as child protection caseworkers; yet inequities in care practice and outcome remain stark.

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  • Chapman, Christopher, 2025. "Reifying risk and health: Cultural normativity, bureaucracy, and moral quandary in child abuse investigations in Japan," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:170:y:2025:i:c:s0190740925000180
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108135
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