NCJ Number
29384
Journal
MILITARY POLICE LAW ENFORCEMENT JOURNAL Volume: 1 Issue: 4 Dated: (FALL 1974) Pages: 15-20
Date Published
1974
Length
6 pages
Annotation
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD PLAY IN CASES OF CHILD ABUSE, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE COOPERATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY RELATIONSHIP THAT SHOULD EXIST BETWEEN POLICE AND CHILD PROTECTION AND WELFARE AGENCIES.
Abstract
THE POLICE ROLE IS OUTLINED IN THE STAGES OF DETECTING AND REPORTING CHILD ABUSE, INVESTIGATING AND EVALUATING CHILD ABUSE CASES, AND DISPOSING OF CHILD ABUSE CASES. IT IS RECOGNISED THAT WHILE POLICE ARE BEST EQUIPPED FOR SUCH AREAS AS DETECTING CASES, INVESTIGATING SERIOUS CRIMINAL OFFENSES, AND COOPERATING WITH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE CASES, THEY MAY NOT BE EQUIPPED TO RESOLVE CASES, PROVIDE INTERVENTION OR TREATMENT, OR FULLY INVESTIGATE THE SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF A CHILD ABUSE CASE. THESE LATTER FUNCTIONS MAY BEST BE ACHIEVED BY THE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY IN COOPERATION WITH POLICE.