Failed to Death: "System was set up to fail"

"Many of Colorado's child abuse workers are inexperienced and overwhelmed, and at times fail to take basic steps to protect children: interviewing parents, properly assessing a dangerous home or checking a child's body for obvious signs of abuse, a Denver Post analysis of state data found.

Caseworkers failed to follow state policy at least half of the time when asked to protect a child who later died of abuse or neglect, Colorado fatality reports show. Their mistakes ranged from paperwork problems to not visiting a child within the time required, or at all, and dismissing — without proper investigation — abuse allegations prior to the child's death...."

http://www.denverpost.com/failedtodeath/ci_21976431/failed-death-system-was-set-up-fail