Missing Children Flashcards
All missing children are at _____
Risk
The ________ __ ___ _________ _______ is responsible for developing statewide protocols for missing persons
Colonel of the state police
When an 18 year is reported missing, the caller should …..
be instructed to come to the station as soon as possible
The legal duty for officers to enter relevant information concerning missing children into CJIS/NCIC is found in _____/_____
22A/4
GL Chapter 22A requires that CJIS/NCIC be used for data pertaining to missing children under the age of ______, and establishes a ______ duty upon police officers to enter the information into the registry whenever a parent, guardian, or __________ _____ responsible for the child reports that the child is missing
22
mandatory
government unit
22A has been modified by federal law to require that all police agencies enter proper information into CJIS/NCIC for any missing person under the age ______
21
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, DCF, DYS, DPH and DMH must report a _______ _____ under their custody to the central registry
Missing child
In any case where the preliminary investigation into a missing child is unsuccessful the investigating officer with the OIC approval should notify (3 agencies)
Leaps/CJIS
NCIC
and in the cases of apparent stranger abduction
FBI
A child who is missing due to unknown causes should be assumed to be in ______ ____ until facts emerge that would indicate otherwise. There should be ________ _____ ______ before taking action. If any unusual circumstances are present a _______ _____ should be set up and an extensive _______ and ______ conducted
Extreme Danger
No waiting period
command post
search
investigation
Upon recovery of a missing child, if there is any indication of neglect or abuse, the officer should file a ______ report with DCF
51A
What 3 things should an officer do when they locate a missing person.
1) Provide medical attention if needed
2) File a report
3) Notify investigating officer
Can an officers use an Amber alert when an 18 year old high school student is abducted in front of her friends ?
No.
(Must be under 18 for an Amber alert
Obviously officers will respond but it wont technically qualify as an Amber alert)
The AMBER alert is named after 9 year old girl ______ ________ who was abducted and murdered near her Texas home. Radio, Cable and TV stations broadcast an alert every ______ minutes for up to _____ hours
Amber Hagerman
30
4
Which Officials decides to activate the AMBER Alert system
Major State Police
The crime of parental or relative _______ becomes a felony of the offender take the child outside Massachusetts
Kidnapping
The crime of parental or relative kidnapping of a child is a violation of 265/26A . In a type 1 violation, the suspect is a relative of a child under____, and without ______ authority, the suspect ____ or _______ ______ _____ the child permanently or for a __________ period of time, or _________ or ________ the child from his or her lawful custodian
18
lawful
held
intended to hold
protracted
took
enticed
Under the parental or relative_________ _______ , the police do not need to show that a parent used force or secretly confined or imprisoned the child or that the taking was against the will of the child
kidnapping statue
In addition to taking a child out of state, the crime of parent or relative kidnapping also becomes a felony if the child is ________ __ ______
exposed to danger
(type 2)
The definition of _______ __ _______ in a type 2 or type 4 parental kidnapping is undefined, so Officers should simple apply this standard in a commonsense fashion.
exposed to danger
The parents of a child are married and there is no ______ _____ _____ in effect. If one parent takes the child , there is no criminal offense under the parent or relative kidnapping statue
Probate court order
According to 209C/10 if either of the unwed parents _______ _______ of the child, the other parent has custody
relinquishes custody
Type 2/ Type 4 Parent kidnapping is considered aggravated. What is type 2 and Type 4
Type 2- Under 18 in danger or removal
(Exposed to danger by the kidnapping or Removed from the commonwealth)
Type 4- Incompetent/ other person
(took or enticed any incompetent person and exposed them to danger)
Type 3 under parental kidnapping statue prohibits interference with the custody of an ________ person
incompetent
The Child Custody Jurisdiction Act requires that Massachusetts courts enforce custody orders from other states. This prevents parents from seeking an advantage outside the child’s _________ ______. There is one exception, For any child physically present in Massachusetts, the probate court has _________ jurisdiction to order temporary custody
Home state
emergency
A family friend is guilty under 26A if, for a long period of time, he does not return a 40 year old person who is _______ ______ to his group home after a visit
intellectually disabled
If a party removes an adult intellectually disabled person from a group home and takes them out of state they cannot be charged with Type _____. Only if the person is put into danger.
4
(Removing a child out of state is aggravated, but removing and incompetent person is not, The incompetent person has to be exposed to danger for it to be Type4)
