Cpi

Each day in America children become targets. Some are beaten, tortured, raped, or even killed. Some are degraded, treated like animals, starved, abandoned, or neglected. We read daily in newspapers across the country about cases where children are mistreated, and these articles detail only the more sensational cases. The majority of cases are incidents where the child may only be poorly supervised or exposed to drug use or violence. While we may think that they may have been kidnapped by a pedophile or influenced by some drug dealer, these children are being targeted by those charged with their welfare and protection. CPI: Defining and Investigating Child Abuse takes a look into Child Protective Investigations, first by providing the legal definitions of specific maltreatments, and then by taking the reader through the investigative process, from receipt of the hotline abuse report, through the decision-making process, determination of corrective actions, and judicial disposition.