42 U.S.C. § 13001 : US Code - Section 13001: Findings

Search 42 U.S.C. § 13001 : US Code - Section 13001: Findings

The Congress finds that -
(1) over 2,000,000 reports of suspected child abuse and neglect
are made each year, and drug abuse is associated with a
significant portion of these;
(2) the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases is
extremely complex, involving numerous agencies and dozens of
personnel;
(3) traditionally, community agencies and professionals have
different roles in the prevention, investigation, and
intervention process;
(4) in such cases, too often the system does not pay sufficient
attention to the needs and welfare of the child victim,
aggravating the trauma that the child victim has already
experienced;
(5) there is a national need to enhance coordination among
community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention
system;
(6) multidisciplinary child abuse investigation and prosecution
programs have been developed that increase the reporting of child
abuse cases, reduce the trauma to the child victim, and increase
the successful prosecution of child abuse offenders; and
(7) such programs have proven effective, and with targeted
Federal assistance, could be duplicated in many jurisdictions
throughout the country.