The Director of the Department of Children and Family Services is considering a major change in the process of how the agency conducts investigations on abuse and neglect.  Director George Sheldon, stated that their investigators could go back to past records of allegations that were unproven.  The consideration is being done, as a result of children dying after their agency investigated.  One of these cases included a 1-year-old toddler, who died last month in Joliet shortly after the DCFS closed an investigation of neglect.  The DCFS currently deletes and shreds any files that they believe isn’t enough credible evidence of abuse or neglect.  Director Sheldon continued to say that patterns of mistreatment will only emerge by analyzing information that they have provided, which includes the unfounded cases.  Critics say that keeping records of unfounded cases and unproven allegations could harm innocent parents, who were falsely accused.