NCJ Number
26097
Journal
Juvenile Justice Volume: 26 Issue: 2 Dated: (MAY 1975) Pages: 11-20
Date Published
1975
Length
10 pages
Annotation
INCLUDED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE A DESCRIPTION OF A U.S. ARMY CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAM, A REVIEW OF ARMY-WIDE CHILD PROTECTION EFFORTS, AND AN EXAMINATION OF JURISDICTIONAL PROBLEMS IN MILITARY CHILD ABUSE CASES.
Abstract
ONE OF THE EARLIEST MILITARY EFFORTS IN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES WAS INITIATED IN 1967 AT THE WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER NEAR FORT BLISS, EL PASO, TEXAS. ALTHOUGH THE EL PASO EXPERIMENT APPROACH IS HOSPITAL BASED, THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM CALLED THE INFANT AND CHILD PROTECTION COUNCIL (ICPC). THE OPERATIONS AND CASE INTAKE OF THIS PROGRAM ARE OUTLINED. A PROPOSED ARMY-WIDE REGULATION TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES IN DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT IS ALSO DESCRIBED. THE FOUR GENERAL CATEGORIES WHICH DESCRIBE THE LEGAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MILITARY RESERVATION AND THE STATE IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED ARE LISTED. PROBLEMS IN DEALING WITH CHILD ABUSE CASES WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES ARE DISCUSSED. PROBLEMS IN JURISDICTIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES ARE ALSO REVIEWED. SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE EXPLORED. THESE INCLUDE THE RETURN OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF JURISDICTIONAL AUTHORITY TO THE STATE, USE OF FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS, USE OF AN ARMY-WIDE REGULATION, AND INSTITUTION OF A CONGRESSIONAL ENACTMENT.