A signal detection theory analysis of racial and ethnic disproportionality in the referral and substantiation processes of the U.S. child welfare services system
Signal detection theory (SDT) was developed to analyze the behavior of a single judge but also can be used to analyze decisions made by organizations or other social systems. SDT quantifies the ability to distinguish between signal and noise by separating accuracy of the detection system from respon...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.sjdm.org/13/13422/jdm13422.pdf |