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MAPP-SD, a project of Prairie View Prevention Services, Inc., is a comprehensive
Methamphetamine awareness and prevention project.
MAPP-SD is dedicated to:
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Increase
awareness of Meth and the problems associated with its use, manufacture and
distribution;
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Provide, at no cost, professional Meth awareness and prevention education to
groups and organizations on a community, regional and statewide level;
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Be a no-cost, ongoing resource for South Dakota citizens to deal with issues
rising from the manufacture, use and distribution of Meth.
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Law Enforcement Response to
Drug Endangered Children Cases
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Drug Endangered Children
General Overview
It’s the Law: HB 1258
Angels in Black -
A child’s vision of hope
Information for Mandatory Reporters
*Tips
for Home Visitors
Signs of Exposure in Children
Growing Up With Meth
Start a DEC Team in 10 Easy Steps
DEC Team Protocols
-Emergency Room
-Decontamination
-Law Enforcement
-Child Protective Services
-Medical Facility
-Immediate
Follow Up
-Long
Term Follow Up
Dr. Kathryn Well's Papers: "Meth Impact on Children"
DEC Links |
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These are
recommended procedures developed by the National Alliance for Drug
Endangered Children. Various localities may need to adjust the strategies
depending on their resources. As local, state and federal protocols are
approved and implemented, this information will be updated.
When a child is
found at the scene of a clan lab or other drug related case, law officers
investigate and build a case for child endangerment or abuse charges as
well as the drug case. Keeping that in mind, law enforcement should:
1) Document the quantity
and types of chemicals present and document how they were found (uncapped,
in tin cans, etc.) so that the exposure to the child can be determined.
Document the condition of the home. Document odors and state of the lab
(actively cooking, decanting stage, drying stage, etc.) Document the
people at the scene and those who also reside in the home.
2) It is
best if personnel on the scene are clan lab certified and DEC trained in
order to be able to accurately collect, document and photograph the scene
as to aid in the child endangerment prosecution - i.e. height of place
where chemical was found, location of drugs, general state of children,
guns, pornography, etc.
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Collect and
submit all the required data for
EPIC and/or other data base collection.
4)
Transport child in accordance with local protocol, in conjunction with
Child Protective Services.
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