otherwise would be the same as to wish for a perfect world. We must do the best that we can as a society with the power of laws on our side to help the innocent young victims of child abuse. We have a responsibility as human beings to do all that we can fo

tory of the applicant, but on the total circumstances surrounding the hiring. It will have to be determined if the employer exercised reasonable care in hiring or not. Sometimes in determining these types of cases, the court will look at the "sensitive-nature" of the position at hand. When an employee is being hired for a sensitive occupation, it is important that the employer fully investigates that person. A mere lack of evidence may not be sufficient to discharge the obligation of the employer to exhibit "reasonable care in hiring". The principle of reasonable care in hiring also applies to the selection of volunteers, since the purpose of this rule is to assign responsibility for injuries to third persons. A notable case out of Virginia deals directly with the issue of liability for the negligence of a volunteer. In "Infant C. v. Boy Scouts of America, Inc." (391 S.E. 2d 322(Va.1990)), a child and his parents sued both the national and local Boy scouts office for negligently selecting and retaining a volunteer scoutmaster with a criminal record for sexually assaulting scouts in another state, who allegedly molested the child plaintiff. The courts inquiry turned on the selection process itself and found that the evidence supported the jury's determination that the national organization did not participate in selecting the scoutmaster. Accordingly, the appellate court affirmed that portion of the jury's verdict dismissing the claim against the national Boy Scouts of America organization, while it held the local branch liable for $45,000. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) was also known as the Mondale Act of 1974. The intent of Congress was to provide incentives to the states if they would set up programs targeting child protection research, identification, prosecution and treatment regimens. Once the states complied with the provisions outlined under CAPTA, the National Clearinghouse for Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) allocated matching monies to these same states. CAPTA is responsible for establishing NCCAN. NCCAN is a primary federal agency with responsibility assisting states with child abuse prevention, treatment, and resources. CAPTA also provided for the creation of mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect by social workers, police officers, teachers, doctors, etc., as well as the creation of anonymous tip hotlines and abuse registries. These registries, or computer database storage centers, hold accused records for several years - guilty or not, criminally charged or not. This is one of the main criticisms that opposers have to this act. "Megan's Law" stemmed from what was perhaps one of the most well known cases of child abuse in history. It took effect officially on January 22, 1996. The intent of this law was, and still is, to allow the public to protect themselves and their children from sexual predators. This law allows the public to view pictures and information on convicted sexual offenders. The law also allows police agencies to proactively put out bulletins/announcements to the public to warn them of certain sexual predators that may be living or moving into their cities or neighborhoods. "From this day forward, every offender on parole or probation and every offender sentenced to parole, probation, local jail and state prison will have to register his whereabouts with the State." said Governor George Pataki of New York on 1-22-96. "For too long, children have mercilessly died at the hands of vicious child predators- Megan Kanka, Sara Ann Wood

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