This is just one instance where DSS is being berated for NOT calling the police to start with. I'm sorry, but I couldn't even tell you why we have DSS and CPS. Calling the police is the only thing that keeps a child safe. Regardless of the outcome of report abuse cases with CPS and DSS the child can still be turned back over to the abuser. Regardless of the outcome of abuse allegations in Family Court the child can still be turned over to the abuser.
However, on the flip side of that, if the cops are called first, they do the investigation (not some over worked under paid so called social worker who doesn't care), when the abuser is then taken to Criminal Court and found guilty the child is then safe. Most states do have decent sentencing for child abuse. Sadly enough it seems the only way to ensure a child is safe is to get the police invovled to start with.
When police stepped in on March 17, cigarette burns were found on the boy's penis and a grisly tale unfolded. Middleborough's chief of police, Gary J. Russell, lashed out at both the school and DSS. DSS later said police should have been called immediately, and School Superintendent Robert M. Sullivan offered a public apology.....Couple pleads not guilty to child abuse counts in Middleborough case - The Boston Globe
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