Webinar- Child Abuse- from Homicides through Neglects

Agenda

1. Infant homicides – how to investigate the death of an infant prior to a homicide finding by an ME

2. Physical Child Abuse – Examining Abusive Head Trauma, theTen-4 Rule, pattern injuries, breaks and burns

3. Child Exploitation – Investigation and prosecution of child pornography, solicitation and sextortion

4. Child neglect – when neglect becomes criminal

Overview: Child abuse cases are unique with rapidly changing evidence and witness statements. The investigations require recognition of the injuries and immediate preservation of evidence. In infant homicides 80% of the infants have no signs of external trauma. This training will examine what to preserve on scene and how to properly dore-enactments. This training will further cover the signs, symptoms and family dynamics that lead to the most commonly scene physical child abuse. We will also examine how to investigate child exploitation crimes that most commonly occur on-line and through apps for successful prosecution. Finally we will examine child neglect and the differences between families in need and criminal neglect. Specifically what should be investigated and documented in order to prove criminal neglect.