Source # 2

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Long Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Child Welfare Information Gateway
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	Child Welfare Information Gateway
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date Page was Last Revised	2008
Date You Read It	2 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/long_term_consequences.cfm

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

The Child Welfare Information Gateway stated that "An estimated 905,000 children were victims of child abuse or neglect in 2006"(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008).

The Child Welfare Information Gateway stated that child abuse often has "physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences" (POV).

The Child Welfare Information Gateway statesChildren who are abused or neglected are "25 percent more likely to experience problems such as delinquency, teen pregnancy, low academic achievement, drug use, and mental health problems" (Kelley, Thornberry, & Smith, 1997).

Children who are abused or neglected are "11 times more likely to be arrested for criminal behavior as a juvenile, 2.7 times more likely to be arrested for violent and criminal behavior as an adult, and 3.1 times more likely to be arrested for one of many forms of violent crime"(English, Widom, & Brandford, 2004).

The Child Welfare Information Gateway states that "one-third of abused and neglected children will eventually victimize their own children"(Prevent Child Abuse New York, 2003).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):

The Child Welfare Information Gateway  states it's information from a variety of sources that describe the affects of child abuse and neglect on children. The sources cited describe the physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences. It talks of how much of an impact child abuse and neglect has on children and their families, hoping to find an end to abuse all together.


Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
The Authors are part of the Child Welfare Information Gateway , which promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children. Their site is used to inform about the effects of child abuse and what ways it can be stopped or prevented. They provide research that can be shared to inform and child welfare.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?

The site exists simply to inform and teach. It wants to take a step towards ending child abuse and neglect.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?

I do not detect any bias in this source.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

Yes, the authors cite many references in their writing. This adds to the credibilty because it shows that the information was actually researched and accurate.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

I will use this source to support my opinion on the fact that child abuse does lead to criminal activity. It provides a lot of statistics and information that I can incorporate into my project.