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Child Injury & Death Investigation

□  Introduction

□  Problems Working Investigations with Child Victims  

children – offenders - physical evidence - numerous events - investigators - victim/offender relations

□  Crimes Against Children – General Cases  

typical history - typical victim - typical problems - typical weapons - aging contusions - child abuse physical findings - red flags - impact  on falsely accused - mistaken diagnosis of abuses – lacerations - burns - burn victims - physician's role - supplemental investigations

□  Crimes Against Children – Syndromes  

battered baby syndrome - shaken baby syndrome - munchausen's syndrome by proxy

□  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome  

is it sids? - external exam - internal exam - diagnostic tests - eliminated causes of death – statistics - risk factors - maternal risk factors - police inquiry - police conduct - investigative concerns - additional issues - reaction of parents - victim advocate - police feelings

□  Crimes Against Children – Homicide  

classifications – infanticide - three possibilities of death – identity - legal questions – feticide - neonaticide – filicide - psychosis - post partum blues - post partum psychosis - unusual and uncommon child homicides

□  Crimes Against Children – Psychological Abuse  

ignoring – rejecting - isolating – terrorizing - ritualistic abuse - corrupting - over-pressuring

□  Child Injury/Death Investigations – An Investigative Overview  

primary focus - family history - notifications – photographs - scene investigation – transporting - autopsy processing - supplemental investigations - overview - specialized knowledge - law enforcement roles - the team investigation - police & cps - police vs. cps - conflict minimization - four possibilities in child deaths

□  The Role of Law Enforcement in Child Injury and Death

□  The Role of the Medical Examiner in Child Deaths  

medical examiner responsibilities - medicolegal evaluation of death - data interpretation

□  Legal Issues  

reporting statutes - torts - causes of action - juvenile/family court -  criminal court - procedural rules - evidentiary rules - hearsay -  hearsay exceptions - hearsay v confrontation clause - expert testimony

□  Child Fatality Review  

death review process – purpose - team members – objectives - child abuse studies – intervention - prevention - prevention strategies - red flags for abuse