Child Protection Essay

R v Kristi Anne Abrahams [2013] NSWSC 95 OVERVIEW This case deals with the current issue of failures in the system of child protection in NSW. Kristi Abraham mother of four, pleaded guilty of murdering her six year old daughter, Kiesha, whose remains were found in a bushland in Sydney’s west in early 2011. The young six year old was reported missing 8 months before her remains were found. Her body was kept in a suitcase for three days before it was disposed of. “Kiesha deserved to be protected and

Reason Case was accepted for investigation: On 2/3/17, Hennepin County Child Protection accepted a report of alleged neglect, failure to ensure education for Frederic Davis III and father Frederick Davis. Per reporter Frederick III has 14 total full unexcused absences from school. Per reporter also indicated the Frederick III has 17 excused days total. Per reporter a principal letter was sent home on 11/10/17. Per reporter further indicates Frederick III has been suspended for behavioral reasons

the legislation relevant to the case study, the role of the family courtsystem, the role of the 'looked after' children review system, child protectioncase conferences, the criminal justice system, and the practical issues whicharise from these. The purpose of the essay is to analyze each of these areas tosee how they are intended to contribute to the protection and welfare ofSebastian and Belle Yanovsky. The essay also examines closely how the variousagencies and services involved in the care of

Domestic Violence on Women: Implications for Child Protection Introduction Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a worldwide social problem whose perpetrators include men as well as women (Anderson, 2002; Archer, 2000, 2002; Brown, 2004; Capaldi, Kim, & Shortt, 2007; Capaldi & Owen, 2001; Hamberger & Potente, 1994; Straus & Gelles, 1986, as cited in Ali & Naylor, 2013). For the purpose of this essay, I will discuss IPV faced by women and perpetuated by men, referring to it as domestic violence (DV)

Denial of Equal Protection based on status of disabled child resulting in wrongful death, and status of of mother as female protective parent, Fourteenth Amendment; Denial of Family Rights is one of 12 charges in the some 60 page federal filing. The complaint reports several agency failures. Laguna Beach Police Department There were 26 police reports filed involving the deceased, Ethan Cook and his younger brother, all while in the sole physical custody of their father Kenneth Alan Cook. The police

Nations Convention on the rights of the child 2003 Section 47 states that Local Authorities have a 'duty to investigate' if there are any allegations of a child suffering or if there would be a reasonable cause to suspect any child suffering or if a professional thought it was likely a child was going to come to any harm. Section 17 states services to 'safeguard and promote the welfare of the child' particularly if the child is known to be in need of care. Child Act 1989 There are important sections

Safeguarding involves everything a setting does, including their procedures and policies etc, to ensure children are kept safe and healthy, and that the risk of them coming to harm or being involved in an accident, is minimised. Child protection however, is just one aspect of safeguarding and focusses on how children are protected from abuse and neglect. Safeguarding is defined in ‘Working together to safeguard children 2013’ as: • Protecting children from maltreatment • Preventing impairment of

1.2: An explanation of child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people: Safeguarding children and young people is important as it extends beyond child protection and it includes more wide-ranging concepts. Safeguarding children and young people means we are protecting them from all sorts of harm such as accidents, deliberate abuse, neglect and even factors such as bullying, prejudiced attitudes and failure on allowing children to participate in different activities

One of the prominent points that has arisen concerning both the child and the family is that of the GP’s and doctors assessment, conflicting with the mother’s diagnosis. The legal issues here concerns the right of the GP and their legal status in regard to Child protection and the burden and responsibility they take, which needs to be set out clearly for any social worker to relate back to. ’14 times over the last 6 months’ is a stand out figure that clearly shows some cause for concern, which would

of child protection is the states’ greatest power. The local authority (LA) have a duty to investigate complaints if they have reason to believe that a child is at risk; this is demonstrated in the scenario where the school follows their child protection procedure and the social services department of the LA were alerted. The LA can offer both short-term, and long-term measures. There were a number of cases which highlighted the failures in the system, which led to a major overhaul of child law