In TFACTS, an investigation can be entered for these types of records:
CPS assessment
CPS resource linkage
CPS Special Investigation
After an investigation is created for a CPS intake, you can record the details for an investigation. The investigation includes tasks to document the participants and classify the allegations. You can link the investigation to a case after the allegations have been classified. The assigned case manager can complete the required assessments once the case has been linked. See About assessments.
While an investigation is being recorded or maintained, you can also record good faith efforts and caregiver risk factors and record an extension request if appropriate.
Classify allegations
As part of an investigation, you determine whether the allegations in the intake are true. The classification is recorded for each alleged child victim and each alleged perpetrator. An allegation can be classified as one of the following:
Allegation Indicated, Perpetrator Indicated
Allegation Indicated, Perpetrator Unfounded .
Allegation Indicated, Perpetrator Unknown
Allegation Unfounded, Perpetrator Unfounded
Allegation Indicated, Sexually Reactive Child
Unable to Complete
Determination of severe abuse.
See the Department policy 14.7 Classification of a Child Protective Services Investigation Case for definitions of the above classifications.
Once a classification is recorded, it is compared to the risk level determined by the calculated score in the risk assessment. Then a final case decision is made. An investigator can change the classification, if appropriate. See Reclassify an allegation.
Intake track
Investigator can change the track of an intake once. Usually the track is upgraded:
An assessment can be upgraded to investigation or special investigation.
An investigation can be upgraded to special investigation.
A special investigation can be downgraded to an investigation. Any change in the intake track requires the reason to be documented. See How to change the track for a CPS intake
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