Fern:
Kane conveniently left out the other side of not screening out
bogus reports of child abuse. It's Federal Law.
The states are supposed to look for certain signs that the
call might have been made out of malice, from somebody with
something to gain or an axe to grind.

Unfortunately that doesn't fit the political and
financial agenda at a CPS agency.

It's well documented in the US DHHS prototype caseworker
manual.

The truth is that they seem to have turned the
"screening out" calls into an option used only to
protect agency interests. For example, complaints
about abuse in state care? Screened out.

The person in the original story clearly knew that
certain calls did not rise to the high standard
required to even BEGIN an investigation.

As if that isn't disgusting enough, Fern, I'll
bet if you saw how lax even the standards that person
is supposedly operating with, it might make you wretch.

They automatically investigate every SIDS death?

No probable cause to think parents killed the kid, just automatic.

In truth, the screening of calls is a critical
"profit center" for CPS agencies.
It's the well spring for all federal grant money.