Topic

Number

Introduction

• Overview  (This section)

• 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 (This section)

• 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 (This section)

• 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 (This section)

• 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      

• Placement of Breastfed Infants

• 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

34-10-7.2

34-10-8

34-10-9

34-11

Special Investigations 

• Overview (This section)

• High Risk Newborns

• Disabled Infants with Life Threatening Conditions 

• Safe Havens for Newborns

• Educational Neglect

• Operational Definitions of 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

Risk Assessment (This section)

• 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