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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Penal Code - PEN |
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Part 4. PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS |
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Title 6. CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE |
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Chapter 8.6. Law Enforcement Response to Drug Endangered Children |
Section 13879.81.
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Communities are encouraged to form multijurisdictional groups that include law enforcement officers, prosecutors, public health professionals, and social workers to address the welfare of children endangered by parental drug use. These coordinated groups should develop standards and protocols, evidenced by memorandums of understanding, that address the following:
(a) Felony and misdemeanor arrests.
(b) Immediate response of protective social workers to a narcotics crime scene involving a child.
(c) Outsourcing protective social workers to law enforcement.
(d) Dependency investigations.
(e) Forensic drug testing and interviewing.
(f) Decontamination of a child found in a lab setting.
(g) Medical examinations and developmental evaluations.
(h) Creation of two hours of P.O.S.T. drug endangered children awareness training.