When concerns of abuse or neglect arise in out-of-family settings, CPS follows additional requirements when investigating a report. These settings may include:
እንደ ሁኔታው፣ የሕፃናት ጥበቃ አገልግሎቶች (CPS) ሠራተኛ የሚከተሉትን ማድረግ ይችላል፡
CPS ሪፖርቱ ከወጣበት ቀን ጀምሮ ከ 45 እስከ 60 ቀናት ውስጥ ምርመራዎችን ለማጠናቀቅ ቁርጠኛ ነው። የሕግ አስከባሪዎችም ከተሳተፉ፣ የጊዜ ገደቡ እስከ 90 ቀናት ሊራዘም ይችላል። እንደ ወሲባዊ ጥቃት ወይም የልጅ ሞት ባሉ አንዳንድ ጉዳዮች፣ አስፈላጊ ሪፖርቶች እስኪደርሱ ድረስ የጊዜ ገደቡ ሊቆም ይችላል።
ምርመራው አንዴ ከተጠናቀቀ፣ የCPS ሰራተኛው እና ሱፐርቫይዘሩ በምርመራው ወቅት የተሰበሰቡትን መረጃዎች በሙሉ ይገመግማሉ እና ሪፖርቱ “መሰረታዊ” ወይም “መሠረተ ቢስ” መሆኑን ይወስናሉ። የሚመረመረው ሰው በቃል እንዲያውቅ ይደረጋል። and in writing of the outcome.
በሲፒኤስ ውስጥ፣ የ “…”founded” means that the information gathered during the investigation shows that it is more likely than not that the abuse or neglect occurred. Records of investigations with a disposition of “founded” are kept confidential by local departments of social services. Additionally, the names of the victims and the abusers are kept on file in the Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry for up to 18 years, depending on the severity of the abuse or neglect. This information can only be released with the abuser’s authorization or by court order.
If the abuser does not agree with this outcome, they must submit a written request to the director of the local department of social services በ 30 የቀን መቁጠሪያ ቀናት ውስጥ after they receive the written notice from CPS. The CPS worker will provide them with a written explanation of the appeals process.
በሲፒኤስ ውስጥ፣ የ “…”unfounded” means that the information gathered during the investigation did not support a founded disposition.
These investigations are kept on file for three years from the date of the complaint. They may be kept longer if additional reports are received. The person who was investigated may request the information be retained for two additional years. This information is considered confidential and can only be accessed by local departments of social services.
If the person who was investigated believes the report was made maliciously or in bad faith, they can petition the circuit court for access to the CPS record, which will include the name of the person who made the report.
ሪፖርት የሕዝብ ትምህርት ቤት ሠራተኛን ሲያካትት ተጨማሪ እርምጃዎች አሉ።
አንድ አስተማሪን - ሙሉ ጊዜ፣ የትርፍ ሰዓት፣ ቋሚ ወይም ጊዜያዊ - የሚያካትት መሰረታዊ ምርመራ ሲደረግ - CPS ለአካባቢው የትምህርት ቤት ቦርድ ማሳወቅ አለበት።
ግለሰቡ በትምህርት ቦርድ የተሰጠ ፈቃድ ካለው እና ሁሉም የይግባኝ ጥያቄዎች ከተጠናቀቁ፣ የአካባቢው መምሪያ በትምህርት መምሪያ ውስጥ ያለውን የሕዝብ ትምህርት ዋና ተቆጣጣሪ ማሳወቅ አለበት።
ማንኛውም ሰው ስለተጠረጠረ የሕፃናት ጥቃት ወይም ቸልተኝነት ሪፖርት ማድረግ ይችላል። ብዙ ሰዎች ስለ ልጅ ደህንነት ስለሚያስቡ ሪፖርቶችን ያቀርባሉ። እንደ ዶክተሮች ወይም አስተማሪዎች ያሉ ከልጆች ጋር የሚሰሩ አንዳንድ ባለሙያዎች፣ እንዲሁም የሚከተሉትን ማድረግ ይጠበቅባቸዋል report suspected child abuse and or neglect. Due to confidentiality laws, CPS will not release the name of the person who reported unless a judge orders them.
To assess child safety, a CPS worker is allowed to speak with a child and their siblings without parental knowledge or consent. The parent or caretaker will be notified as soon as possible after the interview.
All CPS interviews conducted during an investigation with the child who is the alleged victim are required to be electronically recorded.
Exceptions to recording are made when the CPS worker determines that:
The CPS worker has the right to examine a child for injuries or signs of abuse or neglect without the parent or caretaker’s consent. The CPS worker may take photographs and decide to get a child X-rayed.
If someone is being investigated by CPS they have the following rights:
Any person being investigated must notify CPS ከዚህ በፊት they move and provide their new address.
Only an employer, not CPS, has the authority to make personnel decisions or take disciplinary action if an investigation is founded. They will receive a written report stating whether the investigation is founded or unfounded. Staff should speak with their employer for any specific rules and policies that apply when a report is founded.
After the investigation is completed, they may make a written request to the local department of social services to get a copy of their personal case information. The request may be granted unless there is an ongoing criminal investigation or criminal proceeding, or the personal information in the report could endanger the well-being of the child or other persons. The amount of information provided will be determined by the local department of social services.
Local law enforcement and the Commonwealth’s Attorney will decide if criminal charges will be filed, not CPS. CPS often investigates with law enforcement; however, the CPS investigation is an administrative process and is separate from any criminal proceedings.
For additional information about child protective services process, visit Child Protective Services.
ከሲፒኤስ ጋር የተያያዙ ህጎች በ 63 ርዕስ ውስጥ ይገኛሉ። 2 ፣ ምዕራፍ 15 Virginia ህግን በህጻናት ላይ የሚፈጸም በደል እና ቸልተኝነት በ፦ https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title63 ። 2/ምዕራፍ15/
Specific laws related to Public School Employees can be found in Sections 63.2-1511 and 63.2-1516.1 https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title63 ። 2/ምዕራፍ15/ክፍል63 2-1511/ and https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title63 ። 2/ምዕራፍ15/ክፍል63 2-1516 1/
ከሲፒኤስ ጋር የተያያዙ ደንቦች Virginia የአስተዳደር ኮድ (VAC) ርዕስ 22 ፣ ኤጀንሲ 40 ፣ ምዕራፍ 730ውስጥ ይገኛሉ https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency40/ምዕራፍ730/
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