For purposes of this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Appropriate sampling” means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse selected by the commission from all profiled cases submitted by the department of children’s services;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-3-802

  • Commission: means the Tennessee second look commission. See Tennessee Code 37-3-802
  • Profiled cases: means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse provided by the department of children's services to the commission. See Tennessee Code 37-3-802
  • Second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse: means an indicated incident of severe child abuse to a victim who had a prior indicated incident of child abuse or severe child abuse, as determined by the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-3-802
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Child abuse” has the same meaning as abuse defined in § 37-1-102;
(3) “Commission” means the Tennessee second look commission;
(4) “Investigatory meetings” means commission meetings where information made confidential pursuant to state or federal law is examined by the commission or information is being discussed that is relevant to a pending criminal action;
(5) “Profiled cases” means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse provided by the department of children’s services to the commission;
(6) “Second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse” means an indicated incident of severe child abuse to a victim who had a prior indicated incident of child abuse or severe child abuse, as determined by the department of children’s services; and
(7) “Severe child abuse” has the same meaning as the term is defined in § 37-1-102.
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