Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #965FY0102
Child Protection Investigations Unit
Requester:		Sheriff Ken Jenne			Organization:		Broward Sheriff's Office
Project Title:		Child Protection Investigations Unit			Date Submitted:		1/16/2002 3:18:15 PM
Sponsors:		Debby Sanderson
Statewide Interest:
BSO operates under a grant from the Department of Children and Families to conduct child protective investigations within Broward County.
Recipient:		Broward County Sheriff's Office			Contact:		Major Paul Lauria
		2601 W. Broward Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(954) 797-5299
		Ft. Lauderdale 33312
Counties:		Broward
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
The Broward Sheriff's Office conducts all investigations into allegations of child abuse, neglect or abandonment within Broward County. The process includes the removal of children from the home in serious cases, placement with the Department of Children and Families for temporary shelter care. Coordinating with DCF for the placement of in-home services where necessary and providing of information to law enforcement to insure appropriate review of allegations that may be criminal in nature. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001 BSO handled over 14,000 initial and additional reports called in by the abuse hotline.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Investigations completed within 60 days - target goal of 100%. Cases commenced within 24 hours - target goal of 100%. Supervisory review to insure early warning indicators are acted upon - target goal of 100%. Reduction in backlog cases over 60 days old to the state goal of below 75% of cases received in a 30 day period. Timely and appropriate removal of all children in all cases. Adequate referral of in-home services as needed in all cases. Maintain 100% of investigator staffing to insure the industry standard of 12 new investigations per month for each active investigator.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$377,535
Total cost of the project:			$11,051,273
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2001-2002		Amount:		$10,673,738
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Yes
	Agency:		Children And Families, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Child Protective Services mandated by Chapter 39, F.S. /Line-item budget submitted to DCF
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Unknown