[Vision2020] Child Protective Services

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Mon Mar 7 10:53:41 PST 2011


Wasn't it a year ago or so that Idaho's legislature voted against
permitting abused spouses using anonymous addresses (c/o the AG's office)?

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


On Mon, March 7, 2011 10:42 am, lfalen wrote:
> Tom
> I went to a 4-H training session in Lewiston Saturday.  One of the
> subjects was child protection. The amount of abuse that occurs in relation
> to children is shocking. I do not know where things stand on the budget,
> but I would encourage everyone to make sure that there are no cuts in
> Child Protective Services. This is a area that needs attention. There are
> other areas that can be legitimately cut. One would be the prision budget.
> It costs a lot of money to keep people in prision. Except for those that
> are a danger to society and should never be released, it is questionable
> to keep people locked up for a long period of time. It may be fine for a
> short sentence as punishment, but there should be better ways to deal with
> those that are not a physical treat to society.
> Again Child Protective Services needs to stay fully funded.
>
> Roger
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