Evidence and the truth are the victims. Due to this many good parents lose custody, and many serial child abusers get visits and custody. I am offended. I ran an agency locally, was featured in my newspaper many times, however, the networks have chosen to cover strange cases rather than seeking the whys and realities of family services policies. Since the lions share of federal money in the system is for treatment of abusive and addictive behavior, and foster care, both situations make money for the system.
Family services is a business, and families in crisis get federal money.
Of course you won't cover this. However, if you get a copy of Readers Digest 1995, What I need is a mom, Novemember issue. You will find out that family services juggles kids in the system, and doing so brings big bucks into the system. You tax dollars. I worked at a local paper and asked why they did not find the damage.