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Matt Ashby
mattashby.com
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Requiring professionals to report possible child abuse to police (š«š®) was associated with
ā more incidents recorded by police
ā no increase in prosecutions
ā a big increase in investigation times
suggesting the rule simply overwhelmed police capacity
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-026-09679-8
2026-06-22T14:06:42.960Z