Collateral interview was conducted via phone with Mrs. Beckwith, Child protective investigator (CPIS) regarding Denea Roberts sexual abuse allegations. Mrs. Beckwith indicated that there was inconsistency with youths reports of the sexual abuse allegations and there was no evidence of incident occurring between youth and father, but there are prior incidents of child on child abuse and exposure to domestic violence in the home.…
O’Grady speaks about a case, Sandusky’s, that happened around 2008 which started to come out in public. Various mothers decided to stand out for their children since they lacked defending themselves, due to their knowledge. Children thought adults did acceptable things, so they did not question the adult. It develops in a child’s mind assuring them that being abuse is something common and natural when it is not. O’Grady states how children do not react well to the abuse they went through. The problem with today’s society is to maintain their families name clean without a stain of mistake. Matthews-Creech offers examples how one should notice the signs and symptoms of an abused child. The authors contribute a help by identifying a victim by the form of the way they act.…
Children, like adults, witness and fall victim to crime. When they do, children's statements may serve as important information in police investigations; if the case goes to trial, children may be called to testify. Children provide eyewitness reports about a wide variety of criminal acts (e.g., sexual assult, murder, kidnapping) and have testified in courts of law for centuries (see Goodman, 1984a), but recent increases in reported crimes against children have heightened concerns about their ability to provide accurate eyewitness testimony. These concerns rest…
A serious case review or inquiry will be undertaken whenever a child dies and the suspected cause of death involves abuse or neglect or if social services have even been involved with the family. A local board in charge of safeguarding and child welfare will also consider cases wherein a young person has been neglected or abused leading to a serious injury or a case of extensive sexual abuse is reported. The cases are looked in order to evaluate how the event was handled and why it was allowed to get to…
There are many challenges that are faced daily when becoming or being a mandated reporter. Questions are always asked within one self what the right steps are in taking precautionary measure in protecting a child from harm. I myself feel as a childcare provider a child’s safety is much more important than anything in this world. Mandated reporters are individuals and professionals who are required to have a report made when, in the ordinary course of their employment or profession, they have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 has been abused, neglected or is placed in a risk of serious harm by anyone which can include guardians or even staff members of their own establishment.…
I recognise that some children may be the victims of neglect, physical, sexual or emotional abuse. I am well trained to identify such abuse and will record and report any concerns.…
Being aware of the signs that a child may be experiencing abuse by others, and following procedures if it is suspected…
As a Human service professional there have to be procedures done, evaluations, and screenings to ensure every detail of the investigation is done accurate to determine who is the abuser or the abused if there is any issues going on at all. Accusing an individual of something that later comes back as false can carry some serious consequences if this happens. The only way to ensure this kind of mistakes does not occur is to make sure all guidelines, policies, education are used, and common sense are used. When it concerns the screening of a family member who potentially abused or neglected a child, the patterns and characteristics or should take some deep investigation. The screening of the family should include; finding answers on how they we’re raised, what is their personal factors like, what type of situations they are dealing with, did they suffer abuse from anyone. According to the text book (Protecting Our Children 2010) “Child maltreatment is committed by family members more than 80% of the time (USDHHS, 2007a). Parents, stepparents, grandmothers, siblings, uncles, and aunts abuse children in the family. Parents commit the majority of abuse”. With the percentage so high on the status of do family member mistreat children it can seem like a giveaway to automatically assume the abuse if going on. There will…
The McMartin Preschool case had its origins in a call placed to police in Manhattan Beach, California by Judy Johnson, the mother of a two-and-a-half-year-old son who attended the McMartin Preschool in 1983. Johnson told Detective Jane Hoag that her son was molested by a school aide, Ray Buckey, the 25-year-old son of the owner of the preschool. Although the fact that the young boy was unable to identify Ray Buckey from photos, and medical investigations of the boy showed no signs of sexual abuse, the police conducted searches of Buckey's home, confiscating such evidence as a rubber duck, a graduation robe, and Playboy magazines. Ray Buckey was arrested on September 7, 1983. After a lengthy trial, the allegations were found to be unsubstantiated, and the case was dropped by 1990 after an unsuccessful retrial. In discussion of the McMartin Preschool case, the controversial issue has been whether the children were molested or not. On the one hand, some people believe children may have been molested, but no proof was found to illustrate that the molestation took place at McMartin Preschool. On the other hand, some people question the techniques used in the investigation. In my own view, I agree with this point. I realize that many interviewers questioning children for witnesses are trained to gain a child’s trust. When investigators conduct multiple interviews, details they provide in their questions and statements are likely to find their way into the statements of children. Children will use their imagination and confabulate stories that are richly detailed but are a mix of fact and fantasy. I believe that the suggestive questioning about events that never happened can contaminate young children's memories with fantasies. Therefore, from the McMartin Preschool outcome, investigators have to learn the better ways of asking children questions.…
Since 1948 there have been around 70 public inquiries into major cases of child abuse. The names of many of the children who have died have become well known, simply because of the terrible nature of their deaths. In many of these cases the child has been the target of abuse from an adult who is not the natural parent (typically a step-father). While the particular circumstances of each case are different, there are also areas of considerable similarity. In particular, the following features recur time after time:…
Society and government seek both to protect children from abuse and to defend the rights of the family. Weighing those two goals and determining which is more important in a particular situation poses a serious challenge. Child welfare experts constantly struggle to balance the risk of causing psychological damage to children by removing them from their families with the risk of exposing them to physical harm by leaving them with abusive parents or guardians. This decision is especially difficult when the evidence of abuse is unclear.…
Child abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age and can occur in the infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age years. Choose one of the four age groups (infant, toddler, preschool, or school age) and discuss the types of abuse that are most often seen in this age. Discuss warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings the nurse may see that could indicate child abuse. Discuss cultural variations of health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse. Describe the reporting mechanism in your state and nurse responsibilities related to the reporting of suspected child abuse. Include in-text citations and references for each of the scholarly sources used. Respond to other learners ' posts in a manner that initiates or contributes to discussion.…
Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States involving more than 6 million children (a report can include multiple children). The United States has one of the worst records among industrialized nations – losing on average between four and seven children every day to child abuse and neglect. 1, 2…
Child abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age and can occur in the infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age years. Choose one of the four age groups (infant, toddler, preschool, or school age) and discuss the types of abuse that are most often seen in this age. Discuss warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings the nurse may see that could indicate child abuse. Discuss cultural variations of health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse. Describe the reporting mechanism in your state and nurse responsibilities related to the reporting of suspected child abuse. Include in-text citations and references for each of the scholarly sources used. Respond to other learners' posts in a manner that initiates or contributes to discussion.…
In my time at the CARE center I’ve witnessed five forensic interviews four of which included disclosure from the child. One of those had noticeable effects of coaching. Coaching is when a parent or guardian gives the child instructions on what to say and what not to say in the interview. It can be used to implicate another parent, to silence the child about their abuse, and ultimately coaching tarnishes the forensic interviews’ validity in court (Tong, 2014).…