Hi Rick,
 > . . . Certain social workers work with certain police officers
 > and judges - so they really are TEAM players.  It really leaves
 > no room for unbiased investigations and determinations.
 RT> This practice is encouraged by the Department through it "Court
 RT> Improvement Program."   Workers are specifically encouraged to work
 RT> with and "educate" family court judges, attorneys, public defenders,
 RT> and others.  It has been considered a success to the extent that the
 RT> Department has renewed funds for the program.
I can see the program being designed so that all the social workers 
work with all the judges and all the attorneys and all the police 
officers that are in the field in question.  But what about this...
        Social Worker Jones ALWAYS works with Police Officer Brown (and 
        Police Officer Brown is NOT trained in child abuse, but he's 
        related to Social Worker Jones or he is a foster parent so he 
        wants to help out the Social Services Department).
        Social Worker Jones ONLY goes before Judge Smith (who's wife 
        just happens to be Social Worker Jones supervisor) or before 
        Judge Green (who's cousin, a politician, got her appointed to 
        the chair and after all, it's anti-political to go against the 
        system).
So when I say they are TEAM players, I don't mean they are all playing
on the same team - as in the corporate office sense - but they are 
forming their own little teams of the system against the people.
Val
... We are the Government. Please grab your ankles.
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