Policy Text
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
CHILD ABUSE PROTOCOL
For
LAW ENFORCEMENT
2019
Police Chiefs ’ Association
of
Santa Clara County
Adopted June 2019
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POLICE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION OF
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
MEMBERSHIP
• CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY
PATRO L
Captain Jason Reardon • PALO ALTO POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief Robert Jonsen
• CAMPBELL POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief David Carmichael • SAN JOSE POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief Edgardo Garcia
• GILROY POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief Scot Smithee • SAN JOSE STATE UNI VERSITY
POLICE D EPARTMENT
Chief Gina Di Napoli
• LOS ALTOS POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief Andy Galea • SANTA CLARA COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
D.A. Jeffrey Rosen
• LOS GATOS - MONTE
SERENO POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief Pete Decena • SANTA CL ARA COU NTY
SHERI FF’S OFFICE
Sheriff Laurie Smith
• MILPITAS POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief Armando Corpuz • SANTA CLARA POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief Mike Sellers
• MORGAN HILL POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief David Swing • SUNNYVALE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY
Chie f Phan Ngo
• MOUNTAIN VIEW POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief Max Bosel
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MISSION STATEMENT
The abuse and neglect of children is one of our community’s most alarming social issues.
Every day children are mistreated by the adults who have the responsibilit y to pr otect, provide
and support them.
Santa Clara County’s Law Enforcement Agencies, District Attorney’s Office, and Social
Services Agency are committed to the thorough and effective investigation of incidents of child
death, sexual abuse, physical abuse, neg lect an d abduction. This commitment recognizes the
importance of respecting victimized children and their families, providing appropriate
intervention and preventative services to children in crisis, and holding offenders full y
accountable for the ir cond uct.
The Santa Clara County Child Abuse and Neglect Protocol is the result of the work of
law enforcement, victim advocates, prosecutors, social workers, medical providers and children’s attorneys. The investigative techniques and procedures out lined i n this Protocol acknowledge
the importance of collaborative efforts and the need for partners in investigating child abuse cases to understand each other’s roles. It is through joint collaborative efforts that children and families will receive the protect ion and services that they need and deserve while gathering
evidence to help bring perpetrators to justice.
The Protocol commits the signatory agencies to the following:
1. Conduct thorough investigations of child death, physical abuse, sexual
abuse, neglec t and abduction as outlined in the Santa Clara County Child
Abuse Law Enforcement Protocol .
2. Reduce trauma to victimized children.
3. Cooperate with the Santa Clara County Child Death Review Team.
4. Follow the protocol and procedures of the Children’s Int erview Ce nter.
5. Cooperate with other agencies in Santa Clara County responsible for
investigating incidents of child death, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and abduction.
6. Train its employees on a regular basis on the Santa Clara County Child Abuse Law Enforc ement Protocol.
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This protocol is dedicated to the memory of
CHRISSY MARQUEZ
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ACKNOWLEDG EMENT
In Ap ril 1999, the following persons and their agencies created the first Santa
Clara County Child Abuse Law Enforcement Protocol:
Det. Bryan Albari llo Mountain View Police Department
Det. Curtis Berlin Morgan Hill Police Department
Ken Borelli, Program Mana ger Social Services Agency
Det. Jean Bready Palo Alto Police Department
Dolores Carr Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
Dave Davie s Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
Investigator Jan Edwards Santa Clara County Distri ct Attorn ey’s Office
Edward Fernandez Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
Det. Chris Fowlie Los Altos Police Department
Sgt. Mike Hahn San Jose Police Department
Det. Ray Hansell Gilroy Police Department
Jan Heim Santa Clara County District Attorney’ s Office
Randy Hey Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
Sgt. Phil Howard Santa Clara Police Department
Sgt. John Laws San Jose State Uni versit y Police
Investigator R. Carl Lewis Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
Katherine Lucero Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
Sgt. Mark Macaulay Los Altos Police Department
Leroy Martin, Director Social Services Agency
Sgt. Mi ke McE lvy San Jose Police Department
Det. Sergeant David Notari Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Offic e
Joanne Salinger, Court Services Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
Cynthia Sevely Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
Karyn Sinunu Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
Det. Mark Sole Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
Det. An a Spear Campbell Police Department
Captain Carey Sullivan Morgan Hill Police Department
Det. Sgt. David Tomlinson Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Off ice
Lt. Mike Vidmar San Jose Police Department
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UPDATE
The fo llowing individual s and their agencies participated in updating the Santa
Clara County Child A buse Law Enforcement Protocol :
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