Breaking News: Washington Post wades in on shaken baby syndrome following a year-long study in partnership with journalists from Northwestern University’s Medill Justice Project which used court records and news media accounts to track the dispositions of about 1,800 cases nationwide since 2001 that reportedly involved shaking. (A major, definitive undertaking. Must, Must Read. HL); Publisher's Note; Due to a 'writing' assignment, I will not be filing fresh posts for several weeks. (With the exception of breaking news;) When I am back in action I will make up for lost time with a vengeance. In the meantime, please keep me up to date with developments and don't hesitate to bring new matters of interest to this Blog to my attention at hlevy15@gmail.com.

BREAKING NEWS: "Although federal health officials have long considered Shaken Baby Syndrome a serious public health threat, no regulatory body or advocacy agency has tracked the number of alleged incidents. In a year-long study, The Washington Post, in partnership with journalists from Northwestern University’s Medill Justice Project, used court records and news media accounts to track the dispositions of about 1,800 cases nationwide since 2001 that reportedly involved shaking. Information was also obtained from the National Registry of Exonerations at the University of Michigan Law School and from bloggers Sue Luttner and Susan Anthony. Court dockets in more than 800 U.S. counties, accounting for 75 percent of the nation’s population, were reviewed. In several dozen of the dismissed cases, reporters examined thousands of pages of court and police records, including medical and autopsy reports. Interviews were conducted with families, lawyers, imprisoned defendants and doctors on both sides of the scientific debate. The Post also commissioned a study from Design Research Engineering, an engineering firm outside Detroit, to compare the acceleration in shaking to falls."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/shaken-baby-syndrome/

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Dear Readers. Due to a 'writing' assignment,  I will not be filing fresh posts for several weeks. (With the exception of breaking news;)  When I am back in action I will make up for lost time with a vengeance. In the meantime, please keep me up to date with developments and don't hesitate to bring new matters of interest to this Blog to my attention at hlevy15@gmail.com.
 
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