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- All Subjects: Arizona. Department of Revenue--Auditing
- All Subjects: Child abuse
- Creators: Battelle Memorial Institute. Technology Partnership Practice
A report of the activities of Arizona's Citizen Review Panel. Its purpose is to develop recommendations for improving child protective services in Arizona.
This report provides information relative to reports of child abuse and neglect, investigations, shelter and receiving home services, foster homes, length of care, and adoptions. We continue to work diligently to improve the quality of services for children and their families. Compiling this report provides us another opportunity to review our work and consider new ways to improve.
Compared to national averages, Arizona’s number of child abuse or neglect reports has been similar or higher and its substantiation rate lower, and the Office of Child Welfare investigations is unique among states.
Department is hindered by ineffective information technology leadership processes and should prepare for the planned replacement of its primary IT system.
Department should improve its information technology security, continue developing its information security program, and enhance the physical security of taxpayer information.
This report includes responses to the sunset factors specified in A.R.S. [section]41-2954 and is the final in a series of three reports on the Department.