DFPS
In this stage of services, the child remains in the home while the caregivers receive services.
What is FBSS (Family Based Safety Services)?
"Super" Aggravated Sexual Assault comes with this minimum prison sentence.
What is 25 years?
The type of court where felony charges can be filed.
What is district court?
This is the highest potential fine that can be imposed on a person convinced of a state jail felony.
What is $10,000?
This city is the home to the nation's first children's child advocacy center, which opened its doors in the mid-1980s.
What is Huntsville, AL?
The percentage of sexual abuse cases that result in the child entering the foster care system.
What is 7%?
The maximum punishment for this offense classification is up to 1 year in jail/or a fine up to $4000.
What is a Class A Misdemeanor?
95% of criminal cases end this way.
What is a plea bargain?
The number of grand jurors who must agree to issue an indicment.
What is 9?
This refers to the principle that an accused cannot be tried again for an offense for which she/he was acquitted.
What is double jeopardy?
A case assigned for P2 investigation requires DFPS to initiate an investigation within the timeframe.
What is 72 hours?
The victim being younger than 14 years old is enough to charge the perpetrator with this offense rather than sexual assault.
What is Aggravated Sexual Assault?
What is an appeal?
This is the maximum age a child can be in order to charge the perpetrator with Injury to a Child.
What is 14?
One of three plea options available to defendants, this term is Latin for "I will not contest it."
What is Nolo Contendenre?
This is an attorney appointed by the court to represent a child in DFPS conservatorship.
What is attorney ad litem?
Offenses of this classification are punishable by 2-20 years imprisonment.
What is a second-degree felony?
This occurs when the jury cannot unanimously agree to whether the defendant is guilty or innocent.
What is a hung jury/mistrial?
Public Indecency is defined on this chapter of the Texas Penal Code.
What is Chapter 43?
South Carolina-based nonprofit organization leading in preventing child abuse by offering trainings, statistical data, and advocacy.
What is Darkness to Light?
At this hearing, which must take place within 60 days of TMC, the court will review the initial family plan of service.
What is a Status hearing?
This is the SPECIFIC place to look up offense classification and punishments.
What is Chapter 12 of the Texas Penal Code?
What is "beyond reasonable doubt?"
Percentage of sexual abuse cases that result in an arrest.
What is 23%?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
The law, passed in 2007, and named after a 9-year-old victim in Florida, dramatically toughened Texas' child abuse laws, and created a new offenses and penalties, including the offence of Continuous Sexual abuse of a Child.
What is Jessica's Law/Jessica Lunsford Act?