Child Fatality Investigation Program
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Child Death Investigation Teams utilize a multi-disciplinary approach to investigate child deaths and include representatives from:
District Attorney’s Office
Law Enforcement
Coroner or Medical Examiner’s Office
Department of Family and Children Services Investigations
The Georgia Child Fatality Investigation Program is the result of a partnership between the Division of Family and Children Services, the Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The Director of our program, Rachelle Carnesale, was a prosecutor for twelve years, specializing in child abuse cases for the last nine years and leading the DeKalb County Child Death Investigation Team from 1999 to 2004.
The program is available to provide without cost:
- Assistance in the development of child death investigation teams and protocols;
- Training and support for existing child death investigation teams;
- Assistance in the investigation and prosecution of child homicides and cases involving serious injuries;
- Training for child abuse professionals.
Currently, a total of Twelve judicial circuits have agreed to participate in a child death investigation team pilot project around
CONTACT US FOR:
- Information about how the program is working in other counties;
- Input on the investigation of difficult cases, even cold cases;
- Referrals to medical experts;
- Advice about valuable resources and upcoming training;
- Contact information for GBI child abuse specialists;
- Contact information for the DFACS field specialists;
- Advice on charging decisions; and,
- Advice on indictments, motions, voir dire and trial strategies.
racarnesale@dhr.state.ga.us
Telephone: 770-490-2112 or 678-969-2810
Mailing Address:
Fax: 678-969-2811
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