Journalism in the Public Interest   Q & A: A Prominent Advocate
Presses for Better Investigations of Child Deaths  Dr. Carole
Jenny argues for putting federal resources toward tracking
pediatric maltreatment and for medical societies to crackdown on
irresponsible testimony by forensic experts.   Dr. Carole Jenny
testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee on July 12,
2011. (Photo courtesy of the House Ways and Means Committee)
ProPublica, in collaboration with Frontline and NPR, recently
published "The Hardest Cases," a report about how medical
examiners and coroners have mishandled child death
investigations. In some cases, their errors helped put innocent
people behind bars.  Recently, we interviewed Dr. Carole Jenny,
a pediatrician at Hasbro Children's Hospital and a leading
figure at the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. She is a
high-profile advocate for putting more resources toward
investigating suspect child deaths.  According to the National
Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, there