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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 16, 2013 12:40 PM |
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| From: | Representative Dom Costa |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Co-Sponsorship Memo - New Training Regarding Child Abuse in the Training Mandated for Both Police Officers and the Minor Judiciary |
| In the near future, I will be introducing legislation to include new training regarding child abuse in the training mandated for both police officers and the minor judiciary, such as our magisterial district judges. Whatever new laws we enact in response to the tragic child abuse events of recent years can only be effective if those at the first point of contact with these cases are trained to recognize child abuse, are fully aware of the reporting requirements, and are made aware of the full complement of resources available for effective forensic interviewing of abuse victims. Often our police and magisterial judges are the place where an investigation can go well or go badly, and an investigation that goes badly at its inception sometimes cannot be effectively recovered. This training will ensure more favorable outcomes. |
Introduced as HB378