600-8 Missing, Kidnapped, and Found Persons Flashcards
All appropriate missing person and interference with child custody incident reports shall
be immediately generated by the primary patrol officer. There is no 24 hour waiting period to report a missing person of any age.
Employees shall contact
a Juvenile Division supervisor in all cases in which there is a question regarding the generation of an incident report.
Adult
For the purposes of this General Order a person 18 years of age or older
Juvenile
For the purposes of this General Order a person 11 years of age through 17 years of age.
Child
For the purposes of this General Order, a person 10 years of age or younger
Officers responding to missing person calls shall
generate a missing adult, juvenile, or child incident report unless otherwise directed by a Juvenile Division supervisor.
After arriving and gathering all pertinent facts, officers shall
immediately contact the Juvenile Division (within 2 hours of the time the call was received) and provide all necessary information to a Juvenile Division employee for a TCIC/NCIC entry on the missing child, juvenile, or adult.
The primary officer shall include in the incident report narrative
the name of the Juvenile Division employee who was initially consulted and who completed the TCIC/NCIC entry and the time the information was provided to the Juvenile Division.
Federal Law (Suzanne’s Law) requires law enforcement agencies to report to NCIC each case of a missing person
under 21 years of age. This requires an incident report to be generate
Even though it is not a crime to be missing, a missing person’s information is entered into
the suspect screen under “W” for wanted. This will make the missing person’s name flash in the suspect screen
__________ shall provide guidance to officers to ensure all information is obtained and all reasonable efforts are made to locate the missing person.
Juvenile Division officers
Special circumstances for missing persons shall include
all life endangerment situations such as child abductions, juveniles or adults missing under suspicious circumstances, missing elderly, or missing persons with life endangering mental illness.
Patrol officers shall notify a supervisor of all abductions or life endangerment situations and… consult with the appropriate Homicide or Juvenile Division supervisor.
consult with the appropriate Homicide or Juvenile Division supervisor.
Homicide Division shall investigate
kidnappings and missing person incidents involving foul play.
If an officer finds a person who is elderly or an adult that is confused or mentally challenged, the officer shall:
Contact the Juvenile Division to determine if the found person has been reported missing.
Coordinate with Juvenile Division in an effort to contact a responsible person (e.g., relative or caregiver) to whom the found person may be released
If an officer finds a juvenile or child, the officer shall:
Contact the Juvenile Division to determine if the found juvenile or child has been reported missing.
Coordinate with personnel from the Juvenile Division in an effort to locate and contact a parent or legal guardian to whom the found juvenile or child may be released
If a parent or legal guardian of a found juvenile or child cannot be located, then Juvenile Division shall..
advise the patrol officer where to transport the person. Juveniles and children shall be transported in accordance with state laws and with General Order 500-06, Disposition of Arrested Juveniles
Officers shall advise the ______ of the disposition of all found persons.
Juvenile Division
Officers dispatched to a missing person incident shall
conduct an initial investigation and cursory search.
Officers shall attempt to gather
all relevant information as well as descriptive information and a photograph of the missing person
Officers shall immediately call the Homicide Division when the incident involves either of the following:
A kidnapping and the victim is still missing, including incidents of family violence.
A missing person incident that may involve foul play
The ________ shall investigate all kidnapping incidents (regardless of age) and all other cases involving suspicious circumstances.
Homicide Division
Officers responding to an attempted child abduction incident shall immediately contact the ________ and provide the needed information for a TCIC/NCIC entry.
Juvenile Division
Officers with situations meeting the criteria outlined in this subsection (Amber ALERT) shall contact ______ Division for further instructions and procedures
Homicide
Officers with situations meeting these criteria (Silver Alert) shall contact ______ Division for further instructions and procedures.
Juvenile
Officers with situations meeting these criteria (Endangered Missing Persons Alert) shall contact _______ Division for further instructions and procedures.
Juvenile
Under federal law, children ____ years of age or younger who are the subjects of interference with child custody cases are considered______.
17, missing
(Interference Child Custody) The primary officer shall…
generate an incident report for interference with child custody and contact the Juvenile Division to provide information required for a TCIC/NCIC entry if needed.
Due to the complexity of these cases (Interference Child Custody) a determination shall be made by the _______ Division as to whether a TCIC/NCIC entry will be made.
Juvenile
