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Title: A System In Need Of Repair
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A System in Need of Repair?
Entirely too many abusive people escape detection by social services. In contrast, thousands of families experience the trauma of a false allegation of abuse each year ( Swarens, 2). The social services system in the USA is in serious need of repair, states Tim Swarens in his article, " A System in Need of Repair" written for the Indianapolis Star .
In his article, Swarens tells the all too familiar story of a family falsely accused of child abuse. When a social worker and a police officer showed up at Shirley Calabretta's door and demanded to check her daughter over for signs of abuse, she was horrified. Authorities had acted on an anonymous tip. After finding no trace of abuse, Judge Andrew Kleinfeld ruled in Calabretta's favour on t ...
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