Investigating Missing Children Cases: A Guide for First Responders and Investigators

ISBN-13: 9781439860632 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 314 str.

Donald F. Sprague; JR. Raymond W. Beach; Bradley R. Shannon

Opis

Time is an abducted child s worst enemy. Seventy-four percent of abducted children who are murdered are killed within three hours of their abduction. It takes, on the average, two hours for a parent to report a child missing. This gives responders only one hour to get an investigation up and running in an attempt to locate and recover the child alive. Investigating Missing Children Cases: A Guide for First Responders and Investigators provides a solid training guide on missing children investigative techniques, enabling law enforcement professionals to respond confidently with a plan of action that offers the best possible chance for a positive outcome. The book provides law enforcement agencies with the most current information available to guide them through a missing or runaway child dispatch. It is designed to help investigators respond quickly, expeditiously evaluate the situation, conduct an Endangerment Risk Assessment (ERA) of the child, and commence a thorough, organized investigation starting from the moment the police are contacted. By following the guidelines in this book, those tasked with these cases can make the best possible decisions in the shortest amount of time. The protocols and methodologies presented are based on personal police experience and statistical evidence from research and studies gathered from thousands of runaway and missing children cases. Details on those studies and their findings are provided in the appendix. Time is of the essence in missing children cases. Make every second count."

Spis treści

Introduction and Background. The Problem. The Victim and the Offender. Federal and State Statutes: Runaway and Missing Children. Missing Children Abduction Motives, Lures, and Tactics. Response and Initial Interview. Missing Children Crime Scenes and Neighborhood Canvass. Missing Children Endangerment Risk Assessment (ERA). Getting the Information Out. Incident Command Center and Civilian Volunteers. Long-Term and Cold Cases Reunification. False Police Reports. Runaways and Thrownaways. Missing Benign Episode (MBE).Missing Involuntary, Lost, or Injured (MILI). Family Child Abduction (FCA). International Family Child Abduction (IFCA). Nonfamily Child Abduction (NFCA). Stereotypical Nonfamily Child Abduction (SNFCA). Infant Abduction (IA). Internet Child Abduction (ICA). Human Sex Trafficking. Missing Children Resources. Glossary. Appendices.