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A 5 page research paper that reports on the child protective services (CPS) in Maryland, specifically focusing on a computerized system designed to track the state’s 10,000 foster children. The system is named the Children’s Electronic Social Services Information Exchange, which has been dubbed “Chessie.” The writer reports on its current problems and offers evaluation and also refers briefly to a previous report, khcpsmd.rtf. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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File: D0_khmdcps2.rtf
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services (CPS) admitted that the system had failed not only the victims, but also the young mother, who was foster care runaway (Anderson). However, CPS assured the public that soon
a computerized system would be in place that would aid in monumental task of monitoring the states 10,000 foster children and prevent further tragedy (Anderson). The system to which CPS
officials referred is the Childrens Electronic Social Services Information Exchange, which has been dubbed "Chessie" (White 3). Test runs of the system, which were conducted in 2006, revealed serious
flaws in Chessie, which has been under development since 1997 (Anderson). Originally expected to cost $26 million, the cost of Chessie has rise to $67 million (Anderson). The flaws in
Chessie involve seriousness limitations in Chessies search function, which is "so limited that workers could accidentally open new files on existing clients," which could easily result in failing to have
incidents of past abuse or neglect noted in these files (Anderson). Furthermore, a "botched search" could tie an innocent individual to a "child abuse or neglect investigation" (Anderson). Furthermore,
the Chessie system makes it problematic for case workers to gain access to closed investigations and referrals, which limits the ability of workers to handle their caseloads effectively (Anderson). Furthermore,
the promise by officials that Chessie would give workers ready access to thousands of case files on a statewide basis had yet to materialize as of 2006, as a worker
in Baltimore County stated that it was still not possible to view files in Anne Arundel County (Anderson). As of February 7, 2007, Maryland CPS reported that the Chessie
system was fully implemented, as the last of 24 implementation sites occurred in January (White 8). The goals of the Chessie system are to "ensure standardization of practice, enforce policy,
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