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

4)Stage 2 Part 1:
Ten year analyses

Stage 2 Part 1: Ten year analyses

Stage 2

Part 1A: Ten year analyses of numbers and outcome of reports

In Stage 2, we present data and analysis regarding the reporting over time, and each year, of different types of child abuse and neglect, by each major reporter group. We also conduct some analyses by combining the reporting practice of mandated reporter groups.

Extensive analyses were conducted, generating a broad range of tabular presentations of various aspects of reporting and report outcomes (see Stage 2 guide to tables, p 84). The table on p 74 entitled Key data findings and interpretations presents a condensed summary of key overall trends and our interpretations of these trends. The Executive Summary provides a further refined summary of key trends.

The tables and line graphs in this first section provide a broad overview of the decade from 1^st January 2003 to 31^st December 2012.

1.1 Number of reports by year, all abuse types combined, with percentage change (all reporter groups combined)