Monthly Archives: October 2012
CPS Database Glitch Causing Headaches
In June, the Arizona Department of Economic Security (“DES”) discovered a glitch in the computer program that Child Protective Services (“CPS”) uses to disclose records and information about pending cases and investigations. Statistically, the scope of the glitch is staggering. … Continue reading
Phoenix Foster Parents Arrested
On October 11, a husband and wife were arrested by Phoenix police after a yearlong investigation. Police say that the man abused seven of his 15 foster children over a six-year period, and that this wife did nothing to stop … Continue reading
Penn State, Jerry Sandusky, and Mandatory Reporting
When the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State child abuse scandal broke, it was nothing short of a hot topic in my lectures about the mandatory reporting of child abuse. And now that Sandusky has been sentenced I expect his case to come … Continue reading