Should Child Welfare Regulations Be Changed?

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The question on the minds of a lot of people is: “Should child welfare regulations be

changed?” I was once falsely accused of child neglect and the experience that I had was one,

that after a decent amount of research, seemed very similar to some other people who had been

falsely accused. Never have I agreed with the way that the Department of Child Services (DCS)

does their job, but after dealing with them first hand, I was able to see their flaws in an up close

and personal way. Another reason I decided to write about the much needed changes to DCS is

because of the way that they failed child by the name of Jeremiah Williams. The mistakes made

in his case, on the part of DCS, ended up costing this child his life. This isn’t the only time that

DCS has made such fatal errors, especially in Indiana. It is understandable that the caseworkers

for DCS are severely overloaded with cases, but both the state and federal governments need to

come up with a way of helping these caseworkers out. They are overworked and understaffed,

which is causing those children that are in real danger, to fall through the cracks. In many

instances those children that are left to the system are abused, tortured, and even killed. This is

why I am of the mindset that DCS is in need of a major overhaul. There are way too many

resources being allocated to investigating on false, unsubstantiated claims.
From 1856 to 1940, crimes against children were very prevalent, especially child rape.
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, or DCS as it is now nationally known, was created in 1875 as a means of combatting those crimes. It provided assistance and protection for children who were being taken advantage...

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