Portable guides to investigating child abuse burn injuries in child abuse foreword our most defenseless children are the most likely to be burned intentionally child abuse burn victims are almost always under the age of 10 with the majority under the age of 2 immediate identification of intentional burn victims by those individuals first responding to the call for assistance is crucial . Ojjdp portable guides to investigating child abuse publication type citizen involvement material annotation this booklet contains information to assist in distinguishing between burns that were intentionally inflicted on a child and burns resulting from accidental contact with hot objects abstract child abuse burn victims are almost always under the age of 10 with the majority under . burn injuries in child abuse portable guides to investigating child abuse uploaded by zane grey burn injuries in child abuse provides both guidance on determining the veracity of a caretakers report by re creating the incident and a burn evidence worksheet for use at the scene of an investigation information regarding the. Written by nationally recognized experts the portable guides are designed to be both substantive and handy to consult each of the 13 guides addresses a specific topic providing key facts checklists and resources relevant to the topic each guide addresses one of the following topics 1 investigating physical abuse and homicide 2 burn injuries in child abuse 3 child neglect and . Burn injuries in child abuse the portable guides to investigating child abuse series evolved from an effort to facilitate communication between law enforcement and the other professions represented on an mdt ojjdp initially identified a need for better communica tion between the law enforcement and medical communities officers and detec tives working on suspected cases of child abuse