You are a crimes against children detective and have just been called to the scene of a crime which appears to be a battered child. The child is alert, alive and has already been seen my medical staff. Identify and discuss the steps you will take in the investigation.
What will be an ideal response?
Collect information about the "acute" injury that led the person or agency to make the report; conduct interviews with medical personnel who are attending the child; review medical records form a doctor, clinic, or hospital; interview all persons who had access to or custody of the child during the time in which the injury or injuries allegedly occurred. Interviews should be conducted separately; consider any statements the caretakers made to anyone concerning what happened to the child to require medical attention; conduct a thorough investigation of the scene where the child was allegedly hurt.
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