@misc{Metcalf_S-2022_91751,
title = {The COVID-19 pandemic and lay perceptions of poverty and neglect},
author = {Metcalf, S. and Dickerson, K. and Lavoie, J. and Quas, J.},
month = {aug},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Objectives. In cases of child neglect, intervention depends on accurate identification and reporting. Prior work has shown that individuals, especially those of high socioeconomic status (SES), conflate poverty and neglect when making identification and reporting decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in people’s experiences with poverty, likely influencing their ability to distinguish poverty in families and neglectful parenting.},
pages = {245-263},
volume = {46},
issue = {4},
journal = {Law and Human Behavior},
publisher = {American Psychological Association},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000491},
}
