Missing and Abducted persons

Question 1

juv under 18 account for

Answer 1

44.9 % of missing persons

Question 2

missing female children make up for

Answer 2

76%

Question 3

80% of initial contact was made by

Answer 3

the suspect to the victim within 1/4 mile of the victims residence

Question 4

NISMART

Answer 4

national incidence studies of missing abducted runaway and thrown away children

Question 5

1-5 yoa female

Answer 5

tend to be killed by friends or acquantinces

Question 6

16-17 yoa female

Answer 6

tend to be killed by strangers

Question 7

1-5 yoa boys

Answer 7

tend to be killed by strangers

Question 8

13-15 & 16-17 boys

Answer 8

tend to be killed by strangers

Question 9

Children killers

Answer 9

generally can be characterized as socially marginal: unemployed, lived with their parents or alone, unmarried

Question 10

Murder of children

Answer 10

the killer was known to the police in the first week 74%

Question 11

Duration of a kidnapping episode is usually

Answer 11

24 hours

Question 12

3 types of child abductions

Answer 12

• family
• non family
• run away

Question 13

Jessica law- FLORDIA

Answer 13

mandatory 25 years sentences minimum for those convicted of lewd or lascivious act against children younger than 12 yoa

Question 14

sexual desire murders

Answer 14

usually occur within 3 hours

Question 15

steps in missing child case

Answer 15

verify the child is indeed missing
verify the child custody status
identify child’s zone of safety

Question 16

Amber alert 2003

Answer 16

Pres George Bush signed into law that child protection bill established the amber alert which is named after 9 year old Amber Hagerman who was kidnapped and killed in 1996