NCJ Number
36712
Date Published
1974
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS POLICE LEGAL TRAINING FILM DISCUSSES THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF CHILD ABUSE, CHILD ABUSE LAWS, INVESTIGATION OF A CHILD ABUSE CALL, AND HOW PATROL OFFICERS CAN RECOGNIZE AND HANDLE A CASE OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE.
Abstract
EMPHASIZED IS THE FACT THAT SINCE THE PATROL OFFICER IS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AVAILABLE TO THE BATTERED CHILD, WAITING TO TALK OVER POSSIBLE ACTIONS WITH A SUPERIOR OFFICER MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THE CHILD, OR WORSE. A SYLLABUS AND LESSON PLAN ACCOMPANIES THE FILM.