Section 2 Overview
Section 2 focuses on intake, or the point of entry for a family. The information in this section will assist staff in understanding the procedures throughout the entire intake process, from initial contact with the Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline Unit (CANHU), through the process of an investigation or family assessment. Completing a thorough family assessment or investigation will help staff identify the service needs of the family.
Chapter 4 Overview
This chapter contains information pertaining to Child Abuse/Neglect (CA/N) reports that are screened as investigations and the process county staff members should follow in response to the report.
Table of Contents
- 4.1 Investigation Response
- 4.1.1 Preparing for the Investigation
- 4.1.1.1 Informing Law Enforcement
- 4.1.1.2 Reviewing Prior History
- 4.1.1.3 Involving the Non-Custodial Parent
- 4.1.2 Initiating the Investigation
- 4.1.2.1 Contacting the Reporter
- 4.1.2.2 Contacting the School Liaison
- 4.1.2.3 Additional Initial Contacts
- 4.1.3 Face to Face Safety Assurance of
Victim
- 4.1.3.1 Investigations Involving Reported Physical Injuries and Sexual Maltreatment
- 4.1.4 Interviewing
- 4.1.4.1 Interviewing the Child(ren) Alone
- 4.1.4.2 The Non-Perpetrating Parent(s)
- 4.1.4.3 Contact with Household Children
- 4.1.4.4 Collaterals
- 4.1.4.5 The Alleged Perpetrator(s)
- 4.1.5 Safety Assessment
- 4.1.5.1 Chief Investigator
- 4.1.6 The Home Visit
- 4.1.6.1 Assessing the Need for Services
- 4.1.6.2 Interface with Family-Centered Services (FCS)
- 4.1.6.3 When the Family is Uncooperative
- 4.1.7 Referral to Juvenile Court
- 4.1.7.1 Protective Custody
- 4.1.8 Reaching a Conclusion
- 4.1.8.1 Determining Child Abuse or Neglect by a Preponderance
of Evidence (POE)
- 4.1.8.1.1 The Laws on Child Abuse/Neglect
- 4.1.8.1.2 The Legal Elements of Child Abuse or Neglect
- 4.1.8.1.3 The Law on the Preponderance of Evidence Standard
- 4.1.8.1.4 Application of the Preponderance of Evidence Standard
- 4.1.8.1.5 Determining Educational Neglect by a Preponderance of Evidence
- 4.1.8.1.6 Determining Child Abuse or Neglect by a Preponderance of Evidence on an Unknown Perpetrator
- 4.1.8.1.7 Determining Child Abuse or Neglect by a Preponderance of Evidence on Juvenile Perpetrators
- 4.1.8.1.8 Updating Faces Participant Characteristics and Conclusion Screen for Determinations of Child Abuse or Neglect by a Preponderance of Evidence
- 4.1.8.2 Unsubstantiated-Preventive Services Indicated
- 4.1.8.3 Unsubstantiated
- 4.1.8.4 Home Schooling
- 4.1.8.5 Unable to Locate
- 4.1.8.6 Located out of State
- 4.1.8.7 Court Adjudicated
- 4.1.8.7.1 Updating FACES for Court Adjudication
- 4.1.8.1 Determining Child Abuse or Neglect by a Preponderance
of Evidence (POE)
- 4.1.9 Minimum Contact Standards After
a CA/N Report has been Concluded
- 4.1.9.1 What Minimum Contacts Should Address
- 4.1.10 Delayed Conclusions
- 4.1.10.1 Minimum Contact Standards for Delayed Conclusions
- 4.1.11 Inappropriate Report Conclusion Code (G)
- 4.1.12 Determining the Level of Intervention
- 4.1.12.1 Ex-Parte Issues
- 4.1.12.2 Community Involvement
- 4.1.12.3 Referral to Early Childhood Intervention
- 4.1.13 Compiling the Investigative Record
- 4.1.13.1 Updating the FACES Conclusion Screens
- 4.1.14 Notifications for Investigation Dispositions
- 4.1.15 Notifying the Non-Custodial Parent
- 4.1.1 Preparing for the Investigation
- 4.2 Involving Law Enforcement
and the State Technical Assistance Team
- 4.2.1 State Technical Assistance Team
- 4.2.1.1 Definition
- 4.2.1.2 Types of Situations Investigated by STAT
- 4.2.1.3 Making a Referral to STAT
- 4.2.1.4 The Role of STAT and CD Co-Investigating
- 4.2.1.5 Resources Available to STAT
- 4.2.1.6 Delayed Conclusions Involving STAT
- 4.2.1 State Technical Assistance Team
- 4.3 Special Investigations
- 4.3.1 Juvenile Court Employee
- 4.3.2 DYS/DMH Employee
- 4.3.3 Adoptive Family
- 4.3.4 Law Enforcement Official
- 4.3.5 CD Employee/Family Member Involved in a CA/N Report
- 4.3.6 Educational Neglect/Home Schooling
- 4.3.7 Out-of-Home Care Providers
- 4.3.8 Fatality, Near-Fatality Abuse/Neglect
or Other Critical Event
- 4.3.8.1 Fatality/Critical Events Reporting and Review Protocol
- 4.3.8.2 Child Fatalities During a Pending Investigation
- 4.3.9 Baby Doe Cases
- 4.3.10 Reports Made out of Harassment
or Retaliation
- 4.3.10.1 Harassment Indicators
- 4.5 Alleged Perpetrator
Appeal Process Overview
- 4.5.1 Administrative Review Process
- 4.5.1.1 Cases that are Ineligible for an Administrative Review
- 4.5.1.2 Notification to Alleged Perpetrators who are Ineligible for Administrative Review
- 4.5.1.3 Local Child Abuse/Neglect Administrative Review
- 4.5.1.3.1 Administrative Review Reverses POE for Child Abuse or Neglect
- 4.5.1.3.2 Administrative Review Upholds POE of Child Abuse or Neglect
- 4.5.1.4 Possible Scenarios of the Administrative Review Process
- 4.5.1.5 Release of Records When There Are Pending Criminal Charges
- 4.5.2 The Child Abuse/Neglect Review
Board (CANRB)
- 4.5.2.1 CANRB Liaison
- 4.5.2.2 CANRB Participants
- 4.5.2.3 CANRB Process
- 4.5.2.4 Tips for Presenting a Case to CANRB
- 4.5.2.5 CANRB Reverses POE
- 4.5.2.6 CANRB Upholds POE
- 4.5.3 De Novo Judicial Review
- 4.5.3.1 Judicial Review Results/Subsequent Actions
- 4.5.3.1.1 Judicial Review Sustains the Division’s Finding of Child Abuse or Neglect
- 4.5.3.1.2 Judicial Review Does Not Sustain the Division’s Finding of Child Abuse or Neglect
- 4.5.3.1 Judicial Review Results/Subsequent Actions
- 4.5.4 Senate Bill 54 Review
- 4.5.4.1 Senate Bill 54 Review Procedure
- 4.5.5 Office of the Child Advocate
- 4.5.5.1 Office of the Child Advocate Authority
- 4.5.5.2 Children’s Division/Office of the Child Advocate Agreement
- 4.5.1 Administrative Review Process
Memoranda History:
CS03-46, CS03-51, CD04-69, CD04-79, CD04-89, CD05-35, CD05-40, CD05-50, CD05-51, CD05-68,CD05-72, CD06-09, CD06-15, CD06-34, CD06-67, CD06-78, CD07-25, CD07-51, CD08-22, CD08-51, CD08-71, CD10-58, CD10-69, CD10-97, CD11-75
Attachments:
Attachment A: SAFE-CARE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examination- Child Abuse Resource and Education ) Network
Attachment B: Videotaping of CA/N Victims
Attachment C: Courtesy Requests
Attachment D: Reporter Contact
Attachment E: Decision Making - Investigative Conclusion Guidelines
Attachment F: Safety Analysis and Risk Assessments - was Deleted per CD05-72 dated 12-9-05 - See Section 2 Chapter 9 Safety Analysis and Risk Assessment.
Attachment G: Collection of Evidence
Attachment H: Guidelines For Letter to Suspected Perpetrator Regarding Delayed Notification of CA/N Status Determination
Attachment I: Indicators of Physical Violence in the Home
Attachment J: Meth Lab Emergency Response Protocol
Attachment K: Moved to Section 2 Chapter 8.3.1 per CD05-31 dated 5-31-05 (Guidelines for Letter to School Districts on Reports Concluded as Home Schooling).
Attachment L: Preponderance of Evidence
Attachment M: Intensive In-Home Services (IIS)
Attachment N: Child Fatality Review Panels
Attachment O: Deleted per CD05-34 dated 5-23-05 - See Section 7 Chapter 4.3.9 Baby Doe Cases
Attachment P: Deleted per CD05-34 dated 5-23-05 - See Section 2 Chapter 4.5.1 CANRB Guidelines
Attachment Q: Deleted per CD05-34 dated 5-23-05 - See Section 2 Chapter 4.1.11 Inappropriate Report Conclusion Code (G)
Attachment R: Deleted per CD05-34 dated 5-23-05 - See Section 7 Chapter 28 Physical Abuse
Attachment S: Deleted per CD05-34 dated 5-23-05 - See Section 7 Chapter 29 Sexual Maltreatment
Attachment T: Deleted per CD05-34 dated 5-23-05 - See Section 7 Chapter 30 Neglect
Attachment U: Deleted per CD05-34 dated 5-23-05 - See Section 7 Chapter 31 Medical Neglect
Attachment V: Deleted per CD05-34 dated 5-23-05 - See Section 7 Chapter 32 Educational Neglect
Attachment W: Deleted per CD05-34 dated 5-23-05 - See Section 7 Chapter 33 Emotional Maltreatment
Attachment X: Deleted per CD05-34 dated 5-23-05 - See Section 2 Chapter 4 Attachment L Preponderance of Evidence
