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Unregistereed t1_jdcploc wrote

Reply to comment by scottieducati in Interesting Globe article about how DCF avoids going through the courts when they take custody of children by dazzlingupstairz

It’s awful. And the people who work at DCF are, on the whole, not bad people (of course there are always exceptions). On the whole, I believe the individuals in the DCF system want to do just the opposite of what they’re doing (protect human rights, maintain safety for children and families). The system is broken and doesn’t have the tools to function the way it should and that’s a real shame with horrifying outcomes. But I don’t think that most people who work at DCF desire to be manipulative and harmful.

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tacknosaddle t1_jdcnx2z wrote

Reply to comment by SomeSortofDisaster in Interesting Globe article about how DCF avoids going through the courts when they take custody of children by dazzlingupstairz

There's also a really high turnover rate where a majority of people who get a job as a case worker with DCF burn out within a couple of years. That means the odds of getting someone with significant experience who is better able to assess the situation is pretty low.

That type of inexperience can impact cases like this as well as the ones where a kid ultimately dies despite having an open case with DCF.

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