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RE: Interstate investigations

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<DIV><SPAN class=510490817-05012005>Robin,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=510490817-05012005>I manage a child abuse project in Essex 
County Massachusetts which is within the District Attorney's Office.&nbsp; We 
conduct Multidisciplinary Team Investigations of child abuse which include 
protective services, law enforcement, prosecutors, victim advocates.&nbsp; The 
child is interviewed by a forensic interviewer and the interviews are 
videotaped.&nbsp;&nbsp; When we have cases involving out of state incidents or 
children who live elsewhere but the incident occured here, we often will contact 
the authorities and conduct courtesy videotaped investigations (or request that 
this be done in the other state where the child might reside).&nbsp;&nbsp; We do 
not have any written protocols or agreements about this, however do this on an 
as needed basis.&nbsp;&nbsp; IT seems to work pretty well. </SPAN>
<DIV></DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial>&nbsp;<SPAN 
class=510490817-05012005>&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT>-----Original 
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> RMekonnen@aol.com [mailto:RMekonnen@aol.com] 
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 04, 2005 8:40 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Child 
Maltreatment Researchers<BR><B>Subject:</B> Interstate 
investigations<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV>Greetings. Our center has begun to look at the current lack of 
  jurisdictional policies and procedures for investigating allegations of abuse 
  in which the victim is in one state, and the alleged perpetrator in another 
  state. </DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>For example a child who lives in PA goes to visit an relative in NJ. 
  While there, she is abused by a&nbsp;cousin in some way. Upon the child's 
  return home, she discloses to her mother who calls childline. Childline 
  replies that they cannot investigate because the alleged abuse took place in 
  NJ. So mom calls NJ child abuse hotline, they say they cannot investigate 
  because the victim resides in PA. </DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>The current Interstate Compact Agreements do not address intial 
  investigations, but rather the transfer of cases or custody.</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>I am looking for any information on existing policies or current 
  practices&nbsp;to address investigations across jurisdictions. </DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Thank you in advance. Robin Mekonnen 
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#000080 size=1 PTSIZE="8" 
  FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Robin M.M. Mekonnen, M.S.W.<BR>Doctoral Student/Research 
  Assistant<BR>The Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice and 
  Research<BR>and The Center for Research on Youth and Social Policy<BR>3815 
  Walnut Street -Suite 303<BR>Philadelphia, PA 19104</FONT><FONT lang=0 
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  FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Arial Baltic" color=#000080 
  size=1 PTSIZE="8" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Tel. (215) 746-0241 or (215) 
  898-2229<BR>Fax (215) 573-2791<BR>Email rmekonne@ssw.upenn.edu<BR>Web <A 
  href="http://www.ssw.upenn.edu/field_center";>www.ssw.upenn.edu/field_center</A></FONT><FONT 
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