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Guidance on investigating child abuse and safeguarding children [Documento electrónico].- 2nd ed.- London : NPIA ; ACPO, 2009.- 1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm
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GUIA DE INFORMAÇÃO, CRIME CONTRA CRIANÇAS, SEQUESTRO DE CRIANÇAS, TRÁFICO DE CRIANÇAS, VIOLÊNCIA CONTRA CRIANÇAS, CRIME SEXUAL, ACTUAÇÃO POLICIAL, ESTRATÉGIA POLICIAL, REINO UNIDO
Preface. Part one – Investigating child abuse. Section 1 – Managing the police response to investigating child abuse. 1.1 Duty to safeguard children. 1.2 Key definitions. 1.2.1 A child. 1.2.2 Child abuse. 1.2.3 Physical abuse. 1.2.4 Emotional abuse. 1.2.5 Sexual abuse. 1.2.6 Neglect. 1.2.7 Significant harm. 1.2.8 Child in need. 1.3. Identifying, assessing and managing risk. 1.3.1 Established risk factors. 1.3.2 Assessing and managing risk. 1.4. Child abuse and associated investigations. 1.4.1 Abandoned babies or children. 1.4.2 Indecent images of children. 1.4.3 Allegations against people who work with children. 1.4.4 Animal abuse. 1.4.5 Bullying in schools. 1.4.6 Child abduction (including parental abduction). 1.4.7 Child homicides. 1.48. Child trafficking. 1.4.9 Complex child abuse. 1.4.10 Domestic abuse and domestic homicide. 1.4.11 Fabricated or induced illness. 1.4.12 Female genital mutilation. 1.4.13 Forced marriage. 1.4.14 Grooming. 1.4.15 Historical child abuse. 1.4.16 Honour-based violence and other illegitimate justifications for abuse. 1.4.17 Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders. 1.4.18 Missing children or families. 1.4.19 Offending by children. 1.4.20 Rape, sexual activity and pregnancy of a child. 1.4.21 Stalking and harassment. 1.4.22 Travelling sexual offenders. 1.4.23 Sexual exploitation of children. 1.4.24 Sudden unexpected death in childhood. 1.5 All staff responsibility. 1.5.1 ACPO lead for safeguarding children. 1.5.2 Response and neighbourhood policing teams. 1.5.3 Specialist investigations and departments. 1.6 Child Abuse Investigation Units. 1.7 General staffing issues. 1.8 Training and development. 1.9 Managing information about child abuse. 1.9.1 Use of the term referral. 1.9.2 External referral to the police from another agency. 1.9.3 Report to the police of concern for a child from an individual. 1.9.4 Internal referral to the Child Abuse Investigation Unit. 1.95 Assessment of external and internal referrals, reports and intelligence. 1.9.6 Information and intelligence checks. 1.9.7 Use of the National Intelligence Model. 1.9.8 Feedback to agencies and individuals who report or refer concerns about children. 1.10 Critical incidents and community impact assessments. 1.11 Police role in multi-agency arrangements for safeguarding children. 1.12 Police suspected of child abuse. 1.13 Monitoring, evaluating and learning lessons. Section 2 – Initial police response to concern for a child. 2.1 Safety issues. 2.2 Information required in an initial report of child abuse. 2.3 Preservation of evidence in emergency calls. 2.4 Resource deployment. 2.5 Any incident that prompts concern for a child. 2.6 Powers of entry. 2.7 Establishing the welfare of the child. 2.7.1 Seeing and speaking to the child. 2.7.2 Observing and recording the child’s condition. 2.7.3 Safeguarding the child’s welfare. 2.8 Use of interpreters and intermediaries. 2.9 Other actions on arrival at the scene. 2.10 Parental responsibility. 2.11 Arrest strategy. 2.12 Police protection. 2.13 Preservation of physical evidence and scene protection. 2.14 Considerations in particular types of investigation. 2.14.1 Initial response where electronic evidence or a computer is involved. 2.14.2 Initial response if drug- or salt-induced poisoning is suspected. 2.14.3 Initial response to honour-based violence. 2.14.4 Initial response to sudden unexpected death in childhood. 2.14.5 Initial response to suspected parental abduction. 2.15 Risk identification. 2.15.1 Action in urgent or serious cases. 2.16 Single point contact. 2.17 Internal referral to the Child Abuse Investigation Unit and external referrals to other agencies. 2.18 Cross-border and international investigations. Section 3 – Police responses and multi-agency working to safeguard children. 3.1 External referrals, multi-agency communication and decision making and criminal investigations. 3.2 Strategy, discussions and meetings. 3.3 Child protection conferences. 3.4 Multi-agency information sharing, intelligence gathering and decision making. 3.5 Court orders relating to specific children. 3.6 Serious case reviews and individual management reviews. Section 4 – Further investigation and other police action. 4.1 Police responsibility for criminal investigation. 4.2 Managing the investigation. 4.3 Lines of enquiry: in cases of neglect, sudden unexpected death in childhood, and cases involving child abuse images. 4.4 Forensic medical examinations. 4.5 Physical evidence. 4.51 Forensic science. 4.5.2 Photographic and visually recorded evidence. 4.5.3 Using recordings of emergency and other calls to the police. 4.6 Search strategy. 4.7 Victim and witness evidence. 4.8 Other evidence. 4.8.1 Debriefing the first officer at the scene. 4.8.2 House-to-house enquiries, CCTV and enquiries with other potential witnesses. 4.8.3 Covert methods. 4.9 Information and services from other agencies. 4.10 Suspect interviews. 4.11 Charging and pre-charge advice. 4.12 Remand, police bail and release of suspects. 4.13 Preparing information for the Crown Prosecution Service. 4.14 Preparing for a child to give evidence at court. 4.15 Media strategy. Part Two – Investigating complex child abuse. Section 5 – Managing a complex child abuse investigation. Section 6 – Complex child abuse investigative structure and multi-agency working. Section 7 – Complex child abuse: further investigative development and evidence gathering. Section 8 – Victims and witnesses in complex child abuse investigations. Appendix 1 – Abbreviations and acronyms. Appendix 2 – References. Addedum 2009.