What a Child Abuse Detective Learned During His Career Investigating Child Abuse

In this episode, I review an interview with a retired child abuse investigation detective who spent nine years working on some of the most difficult cases in policing.

Rather than focusing on graphic detail, this conversation is about reflection — what this work does to you, what it teaches you about trauma, and how complex child abuse investigations really are. It also raises an important question: when systems fail, is it down to bad officers, or a broken system that is underfunded, overloaded, and stretched beyond its limits?

I know many people have had terrible experiences with the police, and those experiences matter.

This episode isn’t about dismissing harm or defending institutions. It’s about trying to understand the reality of a role that involves daily exposure to trauma, limited resources, and enormous responsibility.

The aim is to encourage more informed conversations about prevention, support, and change — and to better understand what people in these roles see, feel, and carry with them long after the job ends.

This episode may be of interest to parents, educators, professionals, and anyone trying to better understand safeguarding, trauma, and the challenges faced by those working in child abuse investigations.

If you have thoughts on this topic, I encourage you to share them in the comments.

The aim is to encourage more informed conversations about prevention, support, and change — and to better understand what people in these roles see, feel, and carry with them long after the job ends.

This episode may be of interest to parents, educators, professionals, and anyone trying to better understand safeguarding, trauma, and the challenges faced by those working in child abuse investigations.

If you have thoughts on this topic, I encourage you to share them in the comments.

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