Arizona and Child Protective Services Proposal

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Arizona and Child Protective Services Proposal

In recent news, there had been a report of more than 6500 child abuse cases gone uninvestigated within the well known system of the Child Protective Services agency. Because of this astonishing uncovering, many of people in the state of Arizona have come to the realization that perhaps the agency isn’t as efficient at doing their job, as they’d expect. And although efficiency is a problem, the issue of the children's’ safety is put at a greater risk. Especially when the agency whose sole job is to protect those childrens’ rights, that is when a need for a solution is imposed. Not only are the children affected, but the economy, as well as the local state government. However all of these factors could be readily solved by Arizona’s state governor, Jan Brewer. Because of this, a plan that appeals to the mass crowd should be implemented such as increasing budgeting, separating departments to break down jobs, as well as creating monthly checkpoints to ensure efficiency.

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In the recent unveiling of the over 6500 uninvestigated child abuse cases within Arizona’s child protective services, there has been an obvious rise in concern for not only the faith of the agency but the health and well being of those and future children. Because of these immense amount of cases and the possible lives that could be negatively affected, there has been a shift of focus in Arizona’s government in order to find a proper solution, causing the push for preventative measures. According to Trivalley Central, “Nearly 400 children have been removed from Arizona homes identified through thousands of child abuse and neglect reports that were ignored in recent years” (Trivalleycentral.com...

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Associated Press. "Arizona Child Protective Services: 385 Kids Removed from Homes in Ignored Cases." Trivalleycentral.com. Casa Grande Valley Newspaper, 16 Jan. 2014. Web. 28 Apr. 2014. .

Fischer, Howard. "Ten Arizona Issues to Watch for in 2014." Azstarnet.com. Arizona Daily Star, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 28 Jan. 2104. .

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