(Image source from: Special nine to investigate the overlooked cases of child abuse)

The Governor of the State, Jan Brewer has ordered a second probe into all the 6,000 cases of child abuse, ahead of the deadline. Not just that, he has formed a special group to oversee the investigation.

Speaking in a news conference on Monday, Brewer said that a group of nine people will ensure that each case is thoroughly investigated and look at the Child Protective Services system as a whole, effective immediately.

"Failure to investigate even one, or even thousands of potential cases of child abuse is absolutely inexcusable," said Brewer.

"This independent team will also be working to identify areas of concern. Including personnel, operation, process and policies."

For the Monday deadline, the goal was to figure out which reports should be labeled as "criminal conduct" and which need to be turned over to a case worker. The deadline to then investigate those cases is Jan. 31.

AW: Suchorita Dutta Choudhury