Florida Sheriffs Performing Child Protective Investigations: Annual Program Performance Evaluation Report For Fiscal Year 2019-2020

On February 11, 2021, the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) published this annual program performance evaluation report about the volume and outcomes of child protective investigations conducted by sheriff's offices in seven Florida counties during fiscal year 2019 and 2020. The report presents data on quality performance, outcome-measure attainment, and cost efficiency. Typically, a team of peer reviewers from sheriffs’ offices and DCF complete casework audits on closed investigations as a component of the annual evaluation. Sheriff’s offices are responsible for child protective investigations in Broward, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Seminole, and Walton counties . . .