There are people who would not hesitate to call the authorities on another person to be spiteful or to cause them harm. Do they really know or understand what they are doing? Not only are they putting that person through stress, but also the family as a unit will suffer. The children are sometimes removed, from the home, depending on what was reported.in some incidents children must undergo a traumatizing exam. In many states including New Jersey, child abuse laws are written so that it is mandatory that certain professionals report abuse of a child. The list includes doctors, nurses, social workers, school officials, day care workers, and law enforcement ("Professionals Required to Report," 2013, …show more content…
This bill creates an offence of making false abuse report; permits assessment of penalty. The idea was presented to Senator Cardinale office based on a true case of false accusations by a professional citizen. The bill was then drafted by a non-partisan agency of lawyers who then prepared the bill. On March 27, 2014, the bill was introduced to the Senate. The first reading of the bill was introduced during a session and then given to the Senate Secretary to read the title of the bill aloud. The bill was then printed and released to the public. The Senate President or Assembly Speaker refers the bill to the committee for review. On May 7, 2015, the second reading was reported from the Senate Committee and the bill was also referred to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. The bill is considered at an open meeting to the public, the bill may be reported to the House as is, if it is not considered it will stay with the committee. The bill is reported to the floor or it can be reported directly and ready for amendment on the …show more content…
Some children have never been to the emergency room and never had x-rays or a team of health care workers asking questions pertaining to parts of their body. The pain is not only physical it will be emotional as well. When the reporter knowingly calls in the report of child abuse, it will change the family dynamics. The child is most likely thinking what did I do so wrong to have this happen to me.
ACCESS TO CARE
A collaboration between agencies will determine if a violation has taken place. When a child is suspected to have been in a situation where the question of abuse has occurred authorities will be called. Once in the care of officials the team will address the complaints and act accordingly. Usually hospital personnel under the guidelines of state officials will take control of the situations. As for the caller the access to care does not change unless they are found guilty of the crime. The caller’s health care will be provided by the state in a correctional