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CUYAHOGA COUNTY PLAN OF <br />COOPERATION REGARDING <br />CHILll ABUSE ANll NEGLECT <br />Page 3 <br />REPORTED SITUATIONS INVOLVING AGENCY APPROVED FACILITY, INSTITUTION OR_ <br />FOSTER HOME <br />REPORTED SITUAT <br />STAFF. OR PERSONS ACTING UNDER AGENCY <br />Upon receipt of a referral involving a facility, institution or <br />foster home, licensed, approved or certified by the state and operated by <br />the Cuyahoga County Uepartment of Human Services, Social Services or a <br />referral involving agency staff, agents receiving payment from the Human <br />Services Department, persons acting under its auspices, the following <br />actions will be taken by the Human Services Uepartment: <br />1. An investigation by the municipal police department having jurisdic- <br />tion over the location of the reported situation will be requested <br />within 24 hours. <br />2. An investigation by the Human Services Department of a reported <br />situation will be commenced within the time limits provided herein Eor <br />emergen-cy and non-emergency situations. <br />~. 'The Human Services Uepartment will provide the investigating police <br />department with children's names, birthdates and addresses, names of <br />parent%caretakers or involved facilities, substance of the report <br />received, and the name of ref errant, if believed necessary by the <br />investigator. Written reports of both investigations will be pre- <br />pared and exchanged within 45 days after the initial report. Reports <br />shall specify the persons involved and alleged perpetrators. The <br />Human Services Uepartment report shall specify recommendations for <br />corrective action. <br />GENERAL CUNSiUERATIONS <br />1. It is agreed that the primary purpose of the report of suspected cases <br />of child neglect and%or abuse shall be to protect the child and to <br />engage the family in social services, provided by the Cuyahoga County <br />Uepartment of Human Services, for the purpose of ameliorating the <br />conditions which caused the neglect and/or abuse. <br />2. The responsibilities of the county prosecutor are to include: <br />a. Monitoring investigations undertaken by the Sheriff's Department. <br />b. Consultation with the Human Services Department regarding the <br />initiation of criminal prosecution as applicable. <br />c. Advisement of the agency of the initiation and progress of <br />criminal prosecution. <br />