Topic

Number

Introduction

• Overview

• Investigation Process

• Guiding Principles of an Investigation

• Critical Questions to Answer

• Operational Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect

• Criteria for Recommendation for Placement on the Central Registry

34-2-1
34-2-2
34-2-3
34-2-6
34-2-7

34-2-8

Conducting the Investigation

• Overview                                                                            

• Investigation Protocol (DCF-2074)

• Receipt of Report and Assignment to Investigator

• Preparation for the Investigation

• Field Response

• Substance Abuse Testing and Evaluation

• Domestic Violence Assessment

• Determination and Conclusion

34-3-1
34-3-2
34-3-3
34-3-4
34-3-5
34-3-5.1
34-3-5.2
34-3-6

34-4

34-5

34-6

34-7

Reports Received on Open Cases

• Reports Received on an Open Investigation
  
  

• Reports Received on an Open Assessment or Ongoing Services Case
  
  

• Reports Received on an Open Voluntary Services Case

34-8

34-8-1

34-8-2


34-8-3

34-9

Removal of a Child

• Overview

• Alternatives to Removal

• Standards for Removal

• Immediate Removal/96-Hour Hold

• Immediate Removal/96-Hour Hold: Procedures

• Order of Temporary Custody

• Consultation with the Assistant Attorney General

• Placement Considerations

• Visitation                                                                             

• Requesting a Foster Home

• KidPix

34-10-1
34-10-2
34-10-3
34-10-4
34-10-4.1
34-10-5
34-10-6
34-10-7
34-10-7.1
34-10-8
34-10-9

34-11

Special Investigations

• Overview

• High Risk Newborns

• Disabled Infants with Life Threatening Conditions

  • Disabled Infants with Life Threatening Conditions: Investigation Procedures

• Safe Havens for Newborns

• Educational Neglect

• Abuse by a School Employee

• Religious Beliefs of Parents Preventing Necessary Medical Care
                             

• Reports of Abuse or Neglect Involving a Department Employee
  
  

• Reports of Abuse or Neglect Involving DCF Facilities, Private Facilities or Agencies
  

• Reports of Abuse or Neglect in a DCF Licensed Family Home
  

• Reports of Abuse or Neglect in Private Facilities or Agency Homes
  

• Reports of Abuse or Neglect in Homes or Facilities Regulated by Other State Agencies

34-12-1
34-12-2
34-12-3
 

34-12-3.1


34-12-4
34-12-5
34-12-6
34-12-7




34-12-8





34-12-9




34-12-9.1



34-12-9.2



34-12-9.3

Risk Assessment

• Risk Assessment Model

• Essential Components of a Risk Assessment

• Completion of the Risk Assessment

34-13

34-13-1
34-13-2
34-13-3

• Referrals to early Intervention Services

34-14

34-14-1

• Investigation Results and Reviews

34-15

34-15-1

34-16

34-17