NCJ Number
14677
Journal
Prosecutor Volume: 10 Issue: 2 Dated: (1974) Pages: 129-132
Date Published
1974
Length
4 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE EFFORTS OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN IDENTIFYING CHILD ABUSE CASES, SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION, COOPERATION WITH POLICE AND SOCIAL WORKERS, AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS EMPHASIZE COOPERATION WITH SOCIAL SERVICES AND DIVERSIONARY PROGRAMS IN HANDLING MARGINAL CHILD ABUSE OFFENDERS. WITH MORE SERIOUS CASES, SUCH AS HOMICIDE, RAPE, AND ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, PROSECUTION MUST UTILIZE ALL INVESTIGATORY SERVICES AND AVAILABLE CASE PREPARATION PERSONNEL TO PROCEED TO TRIAL. COOPERATION WITH PHYSICIANS WAS FACILITATED BY FORMING A CHILD ABUSE BOARD AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR PRIVATE PHYSICIANS TO TESTIFY AGAINST THEIR PATIENTS.