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To: greenspirit who wrote (76456)	3/29/2000 3:10:00 PM
From: Rambi	Respond to of 108807

You also make good points. The major difference between domestic violence, etc. and the reason some special training is necessary in child abuse and neglect, is that in domestic violence or drinking, you are dealing with adults who are able to (hopefully) speak for themselves. A drunk driver is a drunk driver. Rape prevention is more of a safety topic. These are much clearer cut issues than child abuse and do not involve long investigations. I think many police depts do offer specially trained officers and counselors for rape or abuse. With children, you have a situation which is often not clear or easily determined, where there is a need for intensive investigation using many other sources for information to arrive at a conclusion. Reports are lengthy, and often have to bring together for the courts a great deal of information. I was responsible not just for the immediate assessment, but the follow up investigations, which involved home visits, school if applicable, transportation to healthcare appointments for evaluations, consultations with other involved agencies, visits with the parents and other parties. Would the police have that kind of time? It really is very different from handling a drunk driver. Also, I don't know about other departments, but we usually took an officer along with us on complaints in the event we felt immediate action needed to be taken, so there was police involvement. Why is taking on the CPS any different from accusing the police of civil rights violations? Perhaps the solution would be to somehow bring CPS under the arm of law enforcement more than social services? Require more accountability? ALthough the investigations and hearings should be able to provide a fairly accurate picture. The worker does not make the legal decisions after the initial visit, only recommendations to the court. The decision does not occur in a vacuum, and I believe that a really disturbed worker, one who is twisting facts and truth, would not be able to last long. As a probation officer, I worked much more closely with the police than with welfare. ALthough I still think you would find that ANYone-- police, social worker, school--- will act if they feel a child is endangered and worry about parental rights afterward.