Services
In 2018, the Utah Attorney General described the CJC as:
a child-focused, facility-based program in which representatives from law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical services, and victim advocacy work together to conduct interviews and make team decisions about investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse cases. In an average year, Utah’s CJCs conduct 4,500 interviews, handle 5,500 cases, and serve as many as 15,000 people. [2]
Prior to the creation of the Utah CJC, investigation of child abuse may have required a child victim to be interviewed by police, social services, medical personnel, psychologists and prosecutors. At the CJC, as Utah County's website explained in 2002, the interviews can be completed in a home-like setting by law enforcement or social service investigators. The purpose of the CJC is to provide a facility where children can feel more comfortable and receive coordinated services as part of the investigative process. Interviews are recorded for use in agency investigations. [3]
The children's justice center provides many secondary services. These include: [3]
- Medical forensic exams on-site at some centers
- Tracking and monitoring of cases through the criminal justice system
- Collaboration of resources among agencies involved in the investigation
- Community education presentations
- Referrals for mental health and other services
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