children of minority groups

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Incident 2381 Report
Oregon’s Screening Tool for Child Abuse Cases Discontinued Following Concerns of Racial Bias

2018-10-01

Oregon’s Department of Human Services (DHS) stopped using its Safety at Screening Tool, that is aimed to predict the risk that children wind up in foster care or be investigated in the future, and opted for a new process allegedly to reduce disparities and improve racially equitable decision-making.

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Oregon Department of Human Services

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer

Incident 238
1 Report
Oregon’s Screening Tool for Child Abuse Cases Discontinued Following Concerns of Racial Bias

Entity

families of minority groups

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 238
1 Report
Oregon’s Screening Tool for Child Abuse Cases Discontinued Following Concerns of Racial Bias

children of minority groups

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 2381 ReportOregon’s Screening Tool for Child Abuse Cases Discontinued Following Concerns of Racial Bias

Related Entities

Oregon Department of Human Services

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer

families of minority groups

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 2381 Report
Oregon’s Screening Tool for Child Abuse Cases Discontinued Following Concerns of Racial Bias