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The Role of Teachers and Schools in Reporting Child Maltreatment

Cassandra Benson, View ORCID ProfileMaria D. Fitzpatrick and Samuel Bondurant
Journal of Human Resources, January 2025, 60 (1) 153-186; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0319-10084R2
Cassandra Benson
Cassandra Benson is an Assistant Professor at the United States Air Force Academy.
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Maria D. Fitzpatrick
Maria Fitzpatrick is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Samuel Bondurant is the Administrator at the Dallas–Fort Worth Federal Statistical Research Data Center.
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