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

780	70.3%	329	29.7%	84	7.6%	245	22.1%	1,109
9.5%
2008
Doctors	20	1.7%	6	0.5%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	26	2.2%
Nurses	65	5.5%	13	1.1%	1	0.1%	12	1.0%	78	6.6%
Police	102	8.6%	35	2.9%	19	1.6%	16	1.3%	137	11.5%
School personnel	415	34.9%	82	6.9%	35	2.9%	47	3.9%	497	41.8%
Child care workers	15	1.3%	7	0.6%	2	0.2%	5	0.4%	22	1.8%
Social workers	7	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	0.6%
Combined major mandated reporter groups	624	52.4%	143	12.0%	60	5.0%	83	7.0%	767	64.5%
Other reporter groups combined	304	25.5%	119	10.0%	51	4.3%	68	5.7%	423	35.5%
Totals	928	78.0%	262	22.0%	111	9.3%	151	12.7%	1,190	10.2%

	Not investigated		Investigated		Substantiated		Not substantiated		Totals
2009
Doctors	5	0.4%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	6	0.5%
Nurses	97	7.9%	33	2.7%	13	1.1%	20	1.6%	130	10.5%
Police	85	6.9%	26	2.1%	17	1.4%	9	0.7%	111	9.0%
School personnel	439	35.5%	119	9.6%	48	3.9%	71	5.7%	558	45.2%
Child care workers	22	1.8%	8	0.6%	4	0.3%	4	0.3%	30	2.4%
Social workers	6	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	0.5%
Combined major mandated reporter groups	654	53.0%	187	15.1%	82	6.6%	105	8.5%	841	68.1%
Other reporter groups combined	288	23.3%	106	8.6%	41	3.3%	65	5.3%	394	31.9%
Totals	942	76.3%	293	23.7%	123	10.0%	170	13.8%	1,235	10.6%
2010
Doctors	8	0.5%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	9	0.6%
Nurses	76	5.2%	36	2.4%	10	0.7%	26	1.8%	112	7.6%
Police	121	8.2%	43	2.9%	22	1.5%	21	1.4%	164	11.1%
School personnel	433	29.4%	164	11.1%	51	3.5%	113	7.7%	597	40.5%
Child care workers	15	1.0%	12	0.8%	2	0.1%	10	0.7%	27	1.8%
Social workers	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.2%
Combined major mandated reporter groups	656	44.5%	256	17.4%	85	5.8%	171	11.6%	912	61.8%
Other reporter groups combined	379	25.7%	184	12.5%	61	4.1%	123	8.3%	563	38.2%
Totals	1,035	70.2%	440	29.8%	146	9.9%	294	19.9%	1,475	12.6%

	Not investigated		Investigated		Substantiated		Not substantiated		Totals
2011
Doctors	8	0.6%	3	0.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	11	0.8%
Nurses	85	6.4%	23	1.7%	6	0.5%	17	1.3%	108	8.1%
Police	92	6.9%	33	2.5%	9	0.7%	24	1.8%	125	9.4%
School personnel	365	27.5%	189	14.2%	37	2.8%	152	11.4%	554	41.7%
Child care workers	16	1.2%	10	0.8%	0	0.0%	10	0.8%	26	2.0%
Social workers	9	0.7%	3	0.2%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	12	0.9%
Combined major mandated reporter groups	575	43.3%	261	19.6%	55	4.1%	206	15.5%	836	62.9%
Other reporter groups combined	335	25.2%	158	11.9%	39	2.9%	119	9.0%	493	37.1%
Totals	910	68.5%	419	31.5%	94	7.1%	325	24.5%	1,329	11.4%
2012
Doctors	14	1.0%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	5	0.3%	19	1.3%
Nurses	81	5.6%	24	1.7%	4	0.3%	20	1.4%	105	7.3%
Police	87	6.1%	19	1.3%	9	0.6%	10	0.7%	106	7.4%
School personnel	407	28.3%	229	15.9%	47	3.3%	182	12.7%	636	44.2%
Child care workers	23	1.6%	15	1.0%	8	0.6%	7	0.5%	38	2.6%
Social workers	11	0.8%	3	0.2%	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	14	1.0%
Combined major mandated reporter groups	623	43.3%	295	20.5%	70	4.9%	225	15.6%	918	63.8%
Other reporter groups combined	356	24.8%	164	11.4%	44	3.1%	120	8.3%	520	36.2%
Totals