CPS is Not Doing its Job

[cdwjava]

My question involves child abuse or neglect in the State of: WV.

I called and made a report with CPS (with proof of child abuse).

And just who are you in this situation? And what is this "proof" you claim to have?

They talk to the mother and never talk to the father or the kids. The complaint was against the father.

It could be that the mother dispelled all of your allegations and they felt no need to proceed further. And depending on the specific nature of the allegations, they may not warrant their direct intervention.

I go to DHHR after a month to file a complaint against the worker and they won't let me. They say they can take as long as they want to investigate a report. These are sexual and physical abuse issues. So they take my name and number and say they will have the supervisor call me because they are not there. I told them I have more information on the man abusing his children, should I call the hotline number and they said the supervisor will call me if they need that information, not to call that number. The man has an ongoing investigation with CPS but is that not reason to take further information? The supervisor never bothered calling. They also did not take my proof I have against this man.

I am not figuring their actions are legal. Is there anything I can do? Who can I report them to?

You can complain to supervisors at CPS, but, no amount of complaining and compel them to investigate faster, or, competently.

If you believe there is criminal sexual and physical abuse going on, then you can call the police. The police investigate crimes, CPS dies not necessarily do that. While they may be required to cross report complaints to the police (they are in my state), these cross reports may not be looked into by the police.

So, go to the police with your allegations and your "proof" (whatever it is) and let them look into it.

I never asked for a follow up report, I just want them to do their job, actually investigate. I know what happened. The proof I have is major enough that his children should be removed from his care. I can prove everything I told them.

And how do you know they did not investigate further? Since you are not on the inside, you cannot possibly know WHAT they did.

So the police would deal with those issues if CPS won't?

No, they would deal with it and also report it to CPS. I cannot say how it might work in your jurisdiction, but, out here the police would investigate to determine if there might be any validity to the allegations and they would also work with CPS since CPS may have some more effective "tools" at their disposal than the police might. They each have methods that can be used to get to the truth as best they can, but both are also limited by the law. They cannot act on your word alone. If your "proof" is anything short of video evidence of abuse and molestation, they have to tread carefully. What you may think is damning evidence may be much less so from a legal standpoint. Many people think a Facebook post or a text message is a smoking gun when it usually is not. At least, not by itself.

I have done a great many child abuse investigations and have heard a hundred proclamations, "I have proof!" with regards to claims of abuse where said claims were NOT legally sufficient to even establish the probable cause necessary to obtain a search warrant.

So, report it to the police and let it go where it might go. AND, understand, that it will NOT happen lickity-split. These things can take time.

Again, how do you know what has been done??

What is your proof??

Who are you to these children, this man, or the mother??