Child Abuse and Neglect: a socio-legal Study of Mandatory Reporting in Australia

1,610	76.3%	499	23.7%	241	11.4%	258	12.2%	2,109
10.1%
2008
Doctors	26	1.2%	7	0.3%	5	0.2%	2	0.1%	33	1.6%
Nurses	144	6.9%	62	3.0%	34	1.6%	28	1.3%	206	9.9%
Police	217	10.4%	91	4.4%	60	2.9%	31	1.5%	308	14.8%
School personnel	278	13.3%	69	3.3%	42	2.0%	27	1.3%	347	16.7%
Child care workers	13	0.6%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	14	0.7%
Social workers	16	0.8%	6	0.3%	5	0.2%	1	0.0%	22	1.1%
Combined major mandated reporter groups	694	33.3%	236	11.3%	146	7.0%	90	4.3%	930	44.6%
Other reporter groups combined	897	43.1%	256	12.3%	138	6.6%	118	5.7%	1,153	55.4%
Totals	1,591	76.4%	492	23.6%	284	13.6%	208	10.0%	2,083	10.0%

	Not investigated		Investigated		Substantiated		Not substantiated		Totals
2009
Doctors	26	1.1%	9	0.4%	9	0.4%	0	0.0%	35	1.5%
Nurses	184	8.0%	49	2.1%	25	1.1%	24	1.0%	233	10.2%
Police	267	11.7%	106	4.6%	66	2.9%	40	1.7%	373	16.3%
School personnel	305	13.3%	86	3.8%	32	1.4%	54	2.4%	391	17.1%
Child care workers	1	0.0%	15	0.7%	12	0.5%	3	0.1%	16	0.7%
Social workers	22	1.0%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	25	1.1%
Combined major mandated reporter groups	805	35.2%	268	11.7%	147	6.4%	121	5.3%	1,073	46.9%
Other reporter groups combined	1,012	44.3%	202	8.8%	104	4.5%	98	4.3%	1,214	53.1%
Totals	1,817	79.4%	470	20.6%	251	11.0%	219	9.6%	2,287	11.0%
2010
Doctors	24	0.9%	16	0.6%	2	0.1%	14	0.5%	40	1.5%
Nurses	245	9.4%	53	2.0%	28	1.1%	25	1.0%	298	11.4%
Police	267	10.3%	73	2.8%	48	1.8%	25	1.0%	340	13.1%
School personnel	514	19.7%	27	1.0%	13	0.5%	14	0.5%	541	20.8%
Child care workers	17	0.7%	10	0.4%	0	0.0%	10	0.4%	27	1.0%
Social workers	20	0.8%	7	0.3%	4	0.2%	3	0.1%	27	1.0%
Combined major mandated reporter groups	1,087	41.8%	186	7.1%	95	3.6%	91	3.5%	1,273	48.9%
Other reporter groups combined	1,100	42.3%	230	8.8%	86	3.3%	144	5.5%	1,330	51.1%
Totals	2,187	84.0%	416	16.0%	181	7.0%	235	9.0%	2,603	12.5%

	Not investigated		Investigated		Substantiated		Not substantiated		Totals
2011
Doctors	36	1.4%	12	0.5%	5	0.2%	7	0.3%	48	1.8%
Nurses	237	9.1%	40	1.5%	17	0.7%	23	0.9%	277	10.6%
Police	256	9.8%	136	5.2%	80	3.1%	56	2.1%	392	15.0%
School personnel	597	22.9%	58	2.2%	14	0.5%	44	1.7%	655	25.1%
Child care workers	12	0.5%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	0.5%
Social workers	10	0.4%	5	0.2%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%	15	0.6%
Combined major mandated reporter groups	1,148	44.0%	252	9.6%	119	4.6%	133	5.1%	1,400	53.6%
Other reporter groups combined	957	36.6%	255	9.8%	140	5.4%	115	4.4%	1,212	46.4%
Totals	2,105	80.6%	507	19.4%	259	9.9%	248	9.5%	2,612	12.5%
2012
Doctors	33	1.4%	10	0.4%	9	0.4%	1	0.0%	43	1.8%
Nurses	198	8.1%	69	2.8%	24	1.0%	45	1.8%	267	10.9%
Police	201	8.2%	88	3.6%	42	1.7%	46	1.9%	289	11.8%
School personnel	547	22.4%	92	3.8%	30	1.2%	62	2.5%	639	26.2%
Child care workers	13	0.5%	5	0.2%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	18	0.7%
Social workers	17	0.7%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	18	0.7%
Combined major mandated reporter groups	1,009	41.4%	265	10.9%	111	4.5%	154	6.3%	1,274	52.2%
Other reporter groups combined	907	37.2%	259	10.6%	114	4.7%	145	5.9%	1,166	47.8%
Totals