What role does CPS play in the investigation of child fatality cases?

What will be an ideal response?


The role of CPS is to determine whether maltreatment was involved in the child’s death, identify the responsible party, and then take appropriate action to protect any surviving siblings.

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Sara is a female inmate at Bayside State Prison. Which occupation would she most likely be prepared for when she leaves prison?

a. civil engineer b. housekeeper c. counselor d. accountant

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Which of the following is a characteristic of small communities?

A. The members live closely together frequently and have tight bonds to one another. B. Each member follows a different norm and a different tradition. C. Each member tends to tolerate most types of deviances. D. The members usually remain indifferent to the effects of the events that occur out of the ordinary.

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Problems with the professional model of policing, which began to arise during the late 1960s, included all but which one of the following?

a. Research indicated that conventional police methods could not deal with rising crime. b. Fear of crime rose. c. Many powerful politicians were wrestling for control of the FBI. d. The antiwar and civil rights movements challenged the police.

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