Friday 2 October 2015

MODEL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY-"Abused or Neglected Child" means a child whose health or welfare is harmed or threatened with harm when his parent, guardian or other person exercising custodial control or supervision of the child, inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the child physical or emotional injury by other than accidental means; commits or allows to be committed an act of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or prostitution upon the child; creates or allows to be created a risk that an act of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or prostitution will be committed upon the child; abandons or exploits such child; does not provide the child with adequate care, supervision, food, clothing, shelter and education or medical care necessary for the child's well-being

MODEL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY Exploitation" means the improper use of an adult or an adult's resources by a caretaker or other person for the profit or advantage of the caretaker or other person. KRS 209.020(8). E. Abused or Neglected/Dependent Child Definitions 1. "Abused or Neglected Child" means a child whose health or welfare is harmed or threatened with harm when his parent, guardian or other person exercising custodial control or supervision of the child, inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the child physical or emotional injury by other than accidental means; commits or allows to be committed an act of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or prostitution upon the child; creates or allows to be created a risk that an act of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or prostitution will be committed upon the child; abandons or exploits such child; does not provide the child with adequate care, supervision, food, clothing, shelter and education or medical care necessary for the child's well-being. A parent or other person exercising custodial control or supervision of the child legitimately practicing his religious beliefs shall not be considered a negligent parent solely because he fails to provide specified medical treatment for a child for that reason alone. This exception shall not preclude a court from ordering necessary medical services for a child. KRS 600.020(1). Adult Abuse or Neglect/Exploitation Definitions 1. "Abuse or Neglect" means the infliction of physical pain, injury or mental injury, or the deprivation of services by a caretaker which are necessary to maintain the health and welfare of an adult, or a situation in which an adult, living alone, is unable to provide or obtain for himself the services which are necessary to maintain his health or welfare, or a situation in which a person inflicts physical pain or injury upon a spouse or deprives a spouse of reasonable services necessary to maintain the health and welfare of his spouse. KRS 209.020(7).

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