Preventing Child Abuse Investigation

It is an unfortunate reality that many abuses against children that occur are unreported. However, when someone or an agency filed a report and complaint to the police that child abused exist in the community, the police tend to respond and investigate the said allegation quickly. And, since the crime of abuse is a violation of our penal code, it is the police criminal investigator(s) task to take the lead when investigating the child abuse case. That’s because it is only the police investigator(s) has the training and expertise in handling the fragile case of child abuse. Also, the law authorizes police investigator(s) to have the power to legally execute search warrants, collect and evaluate evidence, interrogate the suspects and file criminal charges against a person responsible for committing the abuse (Lyman, p 230). However, even though the
Therefore, it is very critical that the child abused investigator should pay a visit and investigate the scene where the child was allegedly hurt by his or her abuser, especially when the child’s caretaker give the investigator conflicting statements pertaining to the injury of a child.
The child abuse investigator must always bear in mind that they should follow steps of child abused investigative process in order to save the child from the hands of his or her abuser(s). Because investigator’s failure to comply with the proper steps of investigative process can lead to the risk of compromising the case as well as compromising the safety of the victim. Basically, if investigator will not follow the steps in the process of investigating a child abuse complaint in the community it can put the child to even more vulnerable situation in the hands of the