Term
| #1 – Identify the responsibilities of a law enforcement agency in a missing child case. |
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Definition
1. Take prompt actions to locate the missing child
2. Understand there is no waiting period before a child can be reported missing
3. Immediately enter the information into NCIC
4. Notify neighboring agencies
5. Remove entry from NCIC if child is found |
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Term
| #2 – Describe the actions that the initial officer assigned to the report of a missing child shall take. |
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Definition
• Conduct a preliminary interview of the person making the report
• Verify the child is missing |
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| #3 – Explain what the officer should do if the initial missing child investigation is complete and the child is not found. |
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Definition
| Reach out to additional resources |
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Term
| #4 – Identify the categories of missing children. |
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Definition
• Non-family abduction
• Family abduction
• Runaways/thrownaways
• Lost/injured/otherwise missing (LIM) |
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Term
| #5 – Describe the information that an officer should gather during a preliminary interview in a family abduction missing child case. |
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Definition
• Determine who has custody rights
• Confirm the suspected family member as the actual abductor
• Establish the intent of the abductor
• Ask additional questions |
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Term
| #6 – Explain why the closure stage provides an important opportunity for law enforcement. |
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Definition
| • To learn not only about how the runaway survived but to investigate if other crimes were being committed at home that may have caused the child to run |
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| #7 – Describe questions recommended for an officer to ask a returned runaway child. |
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Definition
• Ask questions to determine if a crime (e.g., neglect, abuse, domestic violence) is being committed at home
• Ask questions to determine if a crime (e.g., abuse, assault, human trafficking, drug use) occurred while he/she was on the streets |
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Term
| #8 – Determine when the criteria are met for activating the AMBER alert. |
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Definition
• You confirm the child is under 18 years old
• You believe that the abduction poses a credible threat of immediate danger of serious bodily harm or death to the child
• There is sufficient descriptive information about the child, the suspect, and/or the circumstances surrounding the abduction to believe that activation of the alert will help locate the child
• You determine the child is not a runaway and has not been abducted as a result of a family abduction, unless the investigation determines the child is in immediate danger of serious bodily harm or death |
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Term
| #9 – Determine when the criteria are met for activating the Endangered Missing Child alert. |
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Definition
• Child is under 18 years old
• The missing child is lost or a non-witnessed/non-confirmed abduction
• The child’s whereabouts are unknown |
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| #10 – State the period within which a law enforcement agency must enter a missing person, age 21 and older, into NCIC, if foul play is suspected. |
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Definition
| • If missing person is 21 years of age or older and foul play is suspected, all information contained in the report must be entered into NCIC within 7 days |
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| #11 – Determine when the criteria are met for activating the Endangered Missing Adult alert. |
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Definition
• You must confirm the person is missing
• The individual is 65 years of age or older or has a mental impairment
• The disappearance of the individual poses a credible threat of immediate danger of serious bodily harm or death to the individual
• There is sufficient descriptive information about the individual and the circumstances surrounding the individual’s disappearance to indicate that activation of the alert will help locate the individual |
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Term
| #12 – List the two forms of human trafficking. |
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Definition
1. Sex trafficking
2. Labor trafficking |
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Term
| #13 – Explain why you should build rapport with the victim of human trafficking. |
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Definition
| • Help you get more information and helps to minimize stress and fear the victim may be experiencing |
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