Tag Archives: CPS
Suspected Non-accidental Trauma: Femoral Shaft Fractures
Imagine the following: You are the parent of two boys, ages 12 and 2. Your children get along well – the 12-year-old recently helped you wean the little one off of bottles and takes pride in teaching his brother new … Continue reading
CPS Under Scrutiny for Placement in Colorado City
Child Protective Services (CPS), the state agency responsible for protecting the safety and welfare of vulnerable children, is one of the most embattled sectors of our local government. Understaffed and underfunded, CPS struggles with the ever-growing task of investigating child … Continue reading
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
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
Jury Nullification in Arizona Marijuana Cases
Many of you may know William Penn as the man on the Quaker Oats packaging. Some of you may also know him as the founder of the State of Pennsylvania. What you may not know is that in 1670, William … Continue reading
Should Arizona Require Everyone to be a Mandatory Reporter of Child Abuse?
A recent report on NPR (audio clip found here) discusses the push in Washington D.C., in the wake of the Penn State allegations, to make every adult a Mandatory Reporter. As I’ve written previously, Arizona requires doctors, nurses, teachers, social … Continue reading
