Procedures for Apprehension
a) Social Workers and caseworkers are not supposed to be permitted to randomly speak to children, in the school yard, during school, at community centers or any other place, unless there is a report of alleged abuse/neglect, from a; doctor, teacher, principal, playground staff, daycare worker, etc. (However some of these have made false reports, to cover their own neglect/abuse of a child [be careful])
b) When a worker receives a report of alleged abuse/neglect, he/she is supposed to open a file and begin an investiagion. (It's important to note that your children have rights and that includes the attendance of a parent, guardian and/or counsel, during questionning, interview, etc.)
c) During the course of the investigation a worker will attend the school, the daycare facility, home and interview the child(ren), to establish the validity of any suspicion of abuse/neglect.
d) Having been satisfied with the evidence that a child may be in need of protection, the worker reports to his/her supervisor, for disposition. (But the supervisor can only deduce from the information given by the social worker)
e) If there is reason to believe the child has been abused/neglected and in need of protection, the supervisor requests a warrant to apprehend the child, to be placed in custody and protection of the Child Protection Agency, in foster care. (Depending upon the location, the Child Protection Agency may be known by a different sudonyms, monikers [Child and Family Services, Department of Children and Family Services, etc.])
f) At any time during the course of the worker's investigation, it is perceived that the child may be in imminent danger of abuse/neglect, the child may, at this time be apprehended, but the worker will have to show cause, within a few days, in Court, to support the contention of imminent danger.
g) Even when a child is eventually apprehended, the worker will have to appear, before a judge, in Court, after having served the Family to appear, and show cause why this child was placed in protective custody.
Supplimental:
i) While the above is a basic repetoire of procedures, rules and regulations, surrounding the apprehension of children, there are a few details that you may wish to cover with your lawyer, should you currently be involved in one of these incidents -or- wish to write about it...
ii) While these may be the procedures, rules and regulations, there are many cases where short cuts are taken, procedures ignored, rules broken and regulations foresaken, when a worker is on some kind of mission to destroy your family; and be advised, most workers are under pressure to apprehend, it's a statistical issue, to generate money, for the agency, from government funding, adoption, foster care, etc.
iii) With the rarety of sanctions against social workers, for violations of even the most grave of legal protocols, there is little insentive for anyone to abide the rules and regulations, in the performance of their duties; especially when those duties are geared towards the number of apprehensions they achieve.
iv) Unlike any other Court in the Land, Family Court does not deal in matters of innocence or guilt. They deal in abstractions of, "Best interests of the child". This leaves the Court free to make all kinds of arbitrary decisions and determinations, with respect to the fate of one's family.
v) Most become social workers to avenge their perceived poor childhood, or in a quest of some cause to rid the world of child abuse/neglect; either of these obsessions can be detrimental to the objectivity of their duties.
vi) Most social workers are swamped with cases. As such they do not have time to adequately conduct protracted investigations. This leads many to apprehend at the slightest hint of abuse/neglect, whether it exists or not.
vii) Social Workers explore the realms of; concern, innuendo, perception and rumor. As such they ususally require very little if any evidence to support their justification for apprehension. Most are on some kind of mission, so beware if they get anyone in your family within their sights.
viii) MOST IMPORTANT... Check out the statistics regarding abuse/neglect of children in foster care, under the protection of the Child Protection Agency. You might be alarmed at the number of injuries, and even deaths, that occurr in foster care, without redress against the Agency and/or the social worker who placed the child in that imminently dangerous situation...!
Should you require any further information you may contact us through the address listings below and/or view our websites.
Good luck and God Bless...!
Sincerely,
Carolynn J. Middleton BABSc
( Executive Secretary )
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