Arkansas State Police CACD reports hotline and investigative data to committee
November 15, 2021 | CHILDREN AND YOUTH COMMITTEE - SENATE, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Arkansas
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Major Jeff Drew, commander with the Arkansas State Police CACD, presented the division's annual report and the April–June quarterly breakdown to the Senate Children and Youth Committee.
He said the 2020 hotline received 57,566 calls (fewer than 2019) and that accepted reports for the April–June quarterly period numbered 9,250, with CACD handling 1,707 of those accepted calls and DCFS handling 6,095. For the quarter, investigators closed 1,513 cases with 535 found true, yielding a substantiation rate of about 35%.
Drew reviewed the distribution of priority 1 allegations, victim age groups, and prosecutorial outcomes for charges submitted during the period: of 583 charges submitted, 240 were filed (41%), 217 were pending (37%), and 126 were declined or otherwise not filed (22%). Committee members had no further questions about the CACD report during the meeting.
He said the 2020 hotline received 57,566 calls (fewer than 2019) and that accepted reports for the April–June quarterly period numbered 9,250, with CACD handling 1,707 of those accepted calls and DCFS handling 6,095. For the quarter, investigators closed 1,513 cases with 535 found true, yielding a substantiation rate of about 35%.
Drew reviewed the distribution of priority 1 allegations, victim age groups, and prosecutorial outcomes for charges submitted during the period: of 583 charges submitted, 240 were filed (41%), 217 were pending (37%), and 126 were declined or otherwise not filed (22%). Committee members had no further questions about the CACD report during the meeting.
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