An Internet Resource for Forensic Investigation
of Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Child Protective Service Issues

Cindy Conine, B.S.
Lisa Daniel, B.S.
C. Curtis Holmes, Ph.D.
Katie Lumsden, J.D.
Tina McAfee, B.A.
Lieutenant Jamie McDaniel
Tara Raffield, M.S.
Beverly Sanders, B.A.
Carolyn Schomer, M.Ed., M.S.W.
Captain Jerry Stewart

Basic Guidelines for a Child Abuse Protocol
Table of Contents

  1. Preface
    1. Purpose
    2. Committee members
    3. Communications
    4. Confidentiality
    5. Child abuse terms
  2. Reporting Procedures
    1. Mandated Reporters & Law in Georgia
    2. Initial Report to Authority
      1. DFACS
      2. Law Enforcement
  3. Investigation/Evidence
      1. Solely by DFACS
      2. Joint with Law Enforcement
      3. Protection for Victim
      4. Physical Examination
      5. Photographs/Video
  4. Child Advocacy Center
  5. Board of Education
  6. Judicial Procedures
    1. Juvenile Court
    2. C.A.S.A
    3. Prosecutors Roles
    4. Magistrate Court
    5. Responsibility
  7. Treatment Procedures by Mental Health
  8. Child Fatality
    1. Initial report
    2. Reports/Time Limits
  9. Monitoring the Protocol & Conflict Resolution
  10. Signatures of Members
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