CH 8- Missing Children

Question 1

Who is in charge of all policies and training for missing persons

Answer 1

State police Colonel

Question 2

Missing person under 18 protocol

Answer 2

Go to resident or other location where RP is and start investigation

Question 3

Missing person over 18 protocol

Answer 3

Have the person come into the station ASAP

Question 4

Silver alert is for

Answer 4

Adult with serious memory impairment

Question 5

Definition of a missing child

Answer 5

Any person under 18 who is missing from their normal residence or whereabouts are unknown by their caretaker

Question 6

What should you do when someone reports a missing child to you

Answer 6

Immediately undertake to locate the child
- notify their schools
- school marks kid absent and reports any record requests
- enter into cjis/NCIC

Question 7

Under federal law all person under —— should be entered into cjis/NCIC

Answer 7

21

Question 8

Who do you contact for stranger abductions

Answer 8

FBI

Question 9

Things to get from parents of missing children

Answer 9

Release of medical and dental records
- copy of records
- missing person finger prints

Question 10

If the missing person is found dead who do you call

Answer 10

Medical examiner and DA

Question 11

Amber alert broadcast timeframe

Answer 11

Every 30 min for 4 hours

Question 12

Criteria for amber alert

Answer 12

Under 18

In danger of SBI or death

Enough description that the amber alert will help locate

Question 13

What should amber alert not be used for

Answer 13

Runaways or parental custody dispute unless danger

Question 14

Four times to do an amber alert

Answer 14

• abduction with witnesses
• missing with foul play or abduction
• vehicle stolen with child inside
• child is missing and his or her mental capacity have contributed to it

Question 15

Should you activate amber alert for no evidence of foul play

Answer 15

No

Question 16

How do you contact someone for an amber alert

Answer 16

Call state police and contact on call Major

Question 17

Parental kidnapping ROA

Answer 17

In presence bop

Question 18

Felony parental kidnapping

Answer 18

Exposed to danger or taken out of state

Question 19

Incompetent person ROA

Answer 19

In presence bop

Question 20

Incompetent person felony

Answer 20

• exposed to danger only

Question 21

If the child willingly goes with the person is it still parental kidnapping

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

Who has custody of the child if the parents are married

Answer 22

Both - no parental kidnapping option

Question 23

Who has custody for divorced parents

Answer 23

Based on court order - violations of court order count!

If no order - joint custody - not an option

Question 24

Divorced parents with court order- one parent purposely brings child back 5 min late?

Answer 24

Good

Question 25

Unmarried parents who has custody

Answer 25

No order - mother

Question 26

What is the one exception to unmarried parents mother having custody

Answer 26

If she relinquished care then it goes to father

Question 27

Case - unwed father returns after 3 years and asks to take son out, mom says no but he does it anyways

Answer 27

Good

Question 28

Case - kids are sent to DCF , father comes and visits but takes them to vietnam and causes a national man hunt

Answer 28

Yes - both felony versions

Question 29

What’s the one defense for this charge

Answer 29

Necessity

Question 30

What does MA do when they are faced with an out of state probate order

Answer 30

Honor it! - you can do an emergency MA order if needed

Question 31

Case - family friend refuses to return incompetent person to a group home because of a dispute

Answer 31

Good

Question 32

Where are parental kidnapping crimes tried

Answer 32

County where person is seized, victim confined, carried, or brought