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This is CPS. CPS stands for Child Protective Services.
CPS
is a government agency in many states of the United States
responsible for providing child protection, which incldes
responding to reorts of child abuse, or neglect. When
someone contacts CPS for a possible case of neglect or
abuse, a report will be registered, and CPS will begin an
investigation. CPS will probably also make a report to the
police who may conduct their own investigation.
When CPS gets a report they usuall\y schedule an interview with

the child that is in the report, and is the one in danger. As long as
the child can speak and vouch for themselves, they can talk to
the investigator by themselves. When the interview is being done,
it is in private so that the child feels comfortable talking. This
means the parents or caretakers can be in the room or even
listen to the conversation.
One of the best things about Child Protective

Services, is that when a child is not in a safe
environment or home, they can take those children
and get them into very good homes with good
people to look after them. Child Protective Services
also provides support services to children and
families that need it. CPS also provides families with
referrals to community resources, if they need help
getting necessities and things that they need but
can't get themselves.
A big problem I wanted to cover with Child Protective
Services is how many times they have ignored the warning
signs or red flags that appear in cases. When this sort of
mistake happens it can lead to very bad things. Usually after
CPS comes to someone's house for a visit and they miss the
red flags and all of the signs, the conditions in that household
for the child or children gets worse. Another flaw about CPS
is sometimes when children get taken away from their homes
they either don't need to be taken out, or they get placed into
a home where the conditions are just as bad, or in some
cases, worse.
One case I read about shows major flaws in the system. Gabriel Fernandez was abused,
neglected, and tortured by his mother and her
boyfriend. When Child Protective Service went
over to decide if they needed to place him into
someone else's custody, they missed many
signs and said that he was fine being there.
Because of this big mistake, the abuse,
neglect, and torture got way wprse. Saldy
Gabriels injuries got so bad that he passed
away at the age of 8.
This chart shows the Rate of child abuse and

neglect in out of the United States (blue) and
the rate of child abuse and neglect in Utah
(purple). If it isn't clear, the rates we have in
Utah are pretty high compared to the country's
rates. In Utah. In FY 20, the Division of Child
& Family Services (DCFS) received 40,364
reports of child abuse and neglect. 20,713
of the reports were accepted for formal
CPS assessment. A total of 7,334
confirmed CPS reports of abuse and
neglect resulted in 10,654 confirmed child
victims.
This is Adrian Jones. He was severely abused and neglected by his mother. When CPS
got called they removed him from his mothers custody and gave custody to his dad.
When Adrian got to his dads the abuse and neglect did not end there. Sadly, Adrian
passed away when he was 7 years old due to extensive abuse by his dad and his step
mom. I share this story because CPS knew he was not in good hands and that he was
not safe. Adrian said he got abused many different ways in interviews with social
workers, and they did nothing to protect this boy.
Though I have read about many cases that have

been reported to Child Protective Services being
successful, and these children living good lives
with no more problems. The bad have greatly
outweighed the good drastically. With a
government sanctioned service like this, you
would think that there would be less flaws than
this system has.
Citations:
Success stories. Justice for Children. (2015, November 23). Retrieved March 17,
2022, from https://justiceforchildren.org/success-stories/
Child abuse statistics. Utah Children's Justice Centers. (2021, January 22).
Retrieved March 17, 2022, from
https://utahcjc.org/education/child-abuse-in-ut/#:~:text=In%20Utah,in
%2010%2C654%20confirmed%20child%20victims.
The corrupt business of Child Protective Services. Parental Rights. (2018, April 25).
Retrieved March 17, 2022, from
https://parentalrights.org/child_protective_services/
Www.eds.a.ebscohost.com.libprox1.slcc.edu:2048. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18,

2022, from
http://www.eds.a.ebscohost.com.libprox1.slcc.edu:2048/eds/detail/detail?
vid=0&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3D%3D
What is child protective services? Stop It Now. (n.d.). Retrieved March 17, 2022,
from https://www.stopitnow.org/ohc-content/what-is-child-protective-services
Gajanan, M. (2020, March 3). The story behind Netflix's docuseries on Gabriel
Fernandez. Time. Retrieved March 13, 2022, from
https://time.com/5790549/gabriel-fernandez-netflix-documentary/

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This is CPS. CPS stands for Child Protective Services.

When CPS gets a report they usuall\y schedule an interview with

One of the best things about Child Protective

This chart shows the Rate of child abuse and

Though I have read about many cases that have

Www.eds.a.ebscohost.com.libprox1.slcc.edu:2048. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18,

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