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Department of Child Safety and Family Services

Apr 30, 2014

Brewer vetoes money for external audit of CPS, cites upcoming special session

Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation calling for an external audit of Arizona’s beleaguered Child Protective Services, but called for the issue to be a part of discussion in an upcoming special session focusing on child safety.

Arizona Dept. of Juvenile Corrections Director Charles Flanagan speak during a public forum intended to solicit ideas on improving the Child Protective Services agency amid revelations that more than 6,500 child abuse and welfare reports were illegally closed without an investigation, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Apr 23, 2014

Flanagan provides details on CPS breakdown: “This organization was sick”

A small group of child welfare workers made a "dysfunctional" decision to set aside child abuse calls to soften their workload and then tried to hide it.

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