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Do disproportionality/disparate outcomes happen because families of color maltreat their children more often than white families?

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Do disproportionality/disparate outcomes happen because families of color maltreat their children more often than white families?

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No. The National Incidence Studies (NIS-1, 2, and 3) (1980, 1986, and 1993) consistently demonstrate that families of color are no more likely to maltreat their children than white families in like circumstances. NIS-4 is underway right now and will be based on 2005 data.