Management Audit Committee

Report Staff

Executive Summary

Recommendation Locator

Introduction:  Scope and Acknowledgements

Chapter 1:  Background

Chapter 2: CPS supervisors do not consistently assign incidents to tracks

Chapter 3: The track system has not had its anticipated effect

Chapter 4: Evidence gathered during CPS investigations is not well documented

Chapter 5: Central registry heavily relies upon personal verification

Chapter 6: Assurances that children remain safe in the home need to improve

Chapter 7: Despite positive trends in DFS quality assurance, some critical CPS processes are not reviewed

Chapter 8: Conclusion

Agency Response

Appendices
     (A) Selected Statutes
     (B) CPS intakes and incidents
     (C) CPS service types and costs
     (D) CPS track assignments for incidents

     (E) Case file review incident sequence for investigation track incidents
     (F) CPS allegation types and findings
     (G) Central registry statistics
     (H) CPS placement statistics

     (I)  Research methodology

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