CPP Flashcards
What age does the CPP policy apply to?
Under 17 at the time of making the complaint.
Serious child abuse includes?
Serious physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Serious neglect
exposure to manufacture of meth
witness to serious family violence being violence resulting or having the potential to result in death or serious injury to a member of family or household.
Allegations against CYF approved caregivers involving child abuse.
Allegation against police involving serious child abuse
What is serious willful neglect?
willfully it-treats or neglects a child
willfully causes or allows a child to be ill-treated in a manner likely to cause bodily harm, injury to health or any mental disorder, disability
What are the 3 ways to determine the seriousness of abuse?
The action of the abuse
injury inflicted
circumstances of the case
What are the 3 steps Police and CYFs must follow on receipt of a CPP referral?
Referral: information sharing
Consult: discussion at appropriate levels
Agreement: on initial action in n IJIP detailing:
Who will do what
What will be done
When it will be done
Topics that should be covered on an IJIP
safety of child joint visits needed initial interview of child Collection of forensic evidence Referral to medical practitioner CFI Suspect interview
What are the Timeframes for action upon receipt of a refferral
Critical and very urgent: 24 hours
Urgent: 2 full working days
Critical: child at risk of serious harm and need for immediate protection
Very Urgent: at risk of harm but not in immediate danger
Discuss questioning child
1) if a child has made a disclosure to an adult who can give you the info DO NOT question child further.
2) If it is unclear what disclosure was made but there is no urgent safety issues: DONT QUESTION.
3) If absolutely necessary to probe child’s safety use open ended questions.
4) If questioning a child and it becomes clear an offence has occurred: STOP
