CPP

Question 1

6C

Answer 1

Any report of concern received by Police where a child is the victim.

Question 2

Acute child abuse

Answer 2

Child abuse occurring less than 7 days before it was reported.

Question 3

Adult

Answer 3

A person aged 18 years or older

Question 4

Child

Answer 4

Under 18 years old at the time of their referral.

Doesn’t include any person who is married, or has been married, or in a civil union.

Or adult that may have intellectual disabilities.

Question 5

Child abuse

Answer 5

• Physical, sexual, emotional or psychological abuse
• Neglect
• In unsafe environments e.g. clan lab
• Cyber crime exploiting children
• child trafficking

Question 6

Purpose of CPP

Answer 6

Ensure timely, coordinated and effective action by Oranga Tamariki and Police so that:

• children are kept safe
• offenders are held to account where possible
• child victimisation is reduced.

Question 7

Critical 24hrs

Answer 7

No safety or care identified
Mokopuna is at risk of serious harm
Requires immediate involvement to establish safety

Question 8

Very urgent 48hrs

Answer 8

At risk of serious harm but has some protective factors present for the next 48hrs
However, as the present situation and/or need is likely to change
High priority follow up is required.

Question 9

Urgent 7 days

Answer 9

At risk of harm or neglect
And the circumstances are likely to negatively impact on mokopuna.
Options of safety and support have been explored but remain unmet.
Vulnerability and pattern exists which limits the protective factors.

Question 10

Emotional abuse

Answer 10

Persistent emotional ill treatment of a child which causes severe and persistent effect on the child’s emotional development.

Question 11

Harm

Answer 11

Ill treatment or the impairment of health or development including impairment suffered from seeing or hearing the I’ll treatment of another.

Question 12

Historic child abuse

Answer 12

Reports by an adult victim of child abuse that occurred against them when they were a child and they are over 18 at the time of reporting the abuse.

Question 13

Neglect

Answer 13

Intentionally ill treats or neglects a child
Causes or permits the child to be ill treated in a manner likely to cause the child actual bodily harm, injury to health or any mental disorder or disability.
The ill treatment must be serious and avoidable.

Question 14

Physical abuse

Answer 14

Actions of an offender that result in or could potentially result in physical harm or injury inflicted on a child.
Also known as non-accidental injury.
Test of seriousness is determined by considering the action, the injury and the circumstances.

Question 15

Psychological abuse

Answer 15

A person psychologically abuses a child of they
Cause or allow the child to see or hear the physical, sexual, or psychological abuse of a person with whom the child has a domestic relationship, or
Puts the child, or allows the child to be put, at real risk of seeing or hearing that abuse occurring.

Question 16

Sexual abuse

Answer 16

Is an act involving circumstances of indecency with, or sexual violation of, a child, or using a child in the making of sexual imaging.

Question 17

10 case management steps

Answer 17

1. Record incident, event or occurrence
2. Initial attendance
3. Gather and process forensics
4. Assess and link case
5. Prioritise case
6. Investigate case
7. Resolution decision /action
8. Prepare case
9. Court process
10. Case disposal and/or filing.

Question 18

Step 2 - initial attendance

Answer 18

• Immediate action to ensure the child’s safety
• Managing children found in clan lab’s
• Consultation and initial joint investigation planning with OT

Question 19

Step 5 - prioritise case

Answer 19

All child abuse cases are recorded as “2. Critical” under NIA case management.