Missing Person: Flashcards
Define a missing person.
PPRA (a) another person fears for the safety of the person, or is concerned for the welfare of the person, because he or she is unable to contact or locate the person; and
(b) the other person reports his or her fear or concern to a police officer; and
(c) after a police officer makes reasonable inquiries to contact or locate the person, the person’s whereabouts remain unknown to the police officer.
Low level risk.
List the steps policer officers should take after being told about a missing person?
1) make sure the individual fits the criteria of a missing person
2) Query Qprime to see if the individual is in custody or comes up
3) Create a missing person occurrence in QPRIME and enter all required information - Add in your reasoning for why you deemed them as a “missing person” *this must be completed before your shift ends
4) Missing Persons Template and associated Risk Assessment located within the occurrence;
5) create a missing person flag against the person in the QPRIME occurrence;
6) assign a QPRIME ‘Be on the lookout’ task to stations and establishments in areas where the missing person is likely to go;
7) if suspicious circumstances exist, attain DNA from family member, medical practitioner and attending dentist and dental records; add into QPRIME
8) initiate inquiries aimed at locating the missing person and enter the result of those inquiries and other relevant information in the QPRIME occurrence; - CCTV footage, interviews, call work?
9) If a child! contact the child’s school regarding the child’s attendance record,
10) notify the shift supervisor, DDO or patrol group inspector of the missing person, the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and any action taken;
11) where the officer cannot create the missing person report prior to the termination of the shift, provide the relevant details to their shift supervisor, DDO, patrol group inspector or OIC who are to ensure the report details are entered and all necessary action and inquires subject of this section to be made as soon as practicable.
If they are a missing person, are you required to create a Qprime report?
Yes. Reasoning OPM 12.4.1.iii
(i) ascertain from the inquirer the person is actually a missing person (see Definitions of this chapter);
(ii) query QPRIME to ascertain if any previous records about that person exist;
(iii) prior to the termination of the officer’s shift, create a missing person occurrence in QPRIME and enter all required information (see ‘Information required for a missing person occurrence’ on the Missing Person Unit (MPU) page on the Service Intranet).
What infomation would you get from the informant?
Particulars; full time, sex DOB, Description
Obtain clear and recent photo and permission to relsase
Date, Time and location last scene
circumstances of disapperance: Last person to see them? Reason for leaving? Statement made by MP? Places frequent by MP? Email? Txts
Bank A/C
Social media
Vehicle Details
Medical practitioner details
Informant detils (full name, address, mobile, relationship to MP)
Contact Number
Explain the “order” for a Missing person for both vulnerable and not vulnerable?
Missing person is of a known vulnerability
ORDER
Where the person is of a known vulnerability (see Definitions of this chapter), a QPRIME missing person occurrence is to be created in all instances.
Missing person is not of known vulnerability
Where the missing person is not of a known vulnerability, the reporting officer is to be satisfied there exists a reasonable and justified concern for the safety or welfare of the person.
What classifies high risk?
PPRA 179
the person is under 13 years; or
(b) the officer, judge or magistrate reasonably suspects the person may suffer serious harm if not found as quickly as possible.
What are the steps to do once the MP is found?
(i) whenever practicable, interview the located missing person to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the disappearance;
(ii) enter the details regarding the location of the missing person and all relevant particulars onto the QPRIME missing person occurrence prior to the termination of that shift, including:
(a) completing a QP 0653: ‘Missing person located report’;
(b) expiring the missing person flag against the person in the occurrence;
(c) changing the status of the missing person to Missing; Located; and
(d) starting the workflow to the Missing Persons Unit;
(iv) modify any vehicle(s) or vessel(s) of interest entry on QPRIME;
(v) have the inquirer/parents advised that the missing person has been located, subject to the authority to disclose whereabouts; and (vi) if the missing person is the subject of
What to do once a missing person has initial been reported?
is to immediately:
(i) ascertain from the inquirer the person is actually a missing person (see Definitions of this chapter);
(ii) query QPRIME to ascertain if any previous records about that person exist;
(iii) prior to the termination of the officer’s shift, create a missing person occurrence in QPRIME and enter all required information (see ‘Information required for a missing person occurrence’ on the Missing Person Unit (MPU) page on the Service Intranet). The reporting officer is to include sufficient details to substantiate the person being recorded as missing;
(iv) complete the Missing Persons Template and associated Risk Assessment located within the occurrence;
(v) activate a missing person flag against the person in the QPRIME occurrence;
(vi) where appropriate, assign a QPRIME ‘Be on the lookout’ task to stations and establishments in areas where the missing person is likely to go;
(vii) where suspicious circumstances exist, obtain:
(a) a DNA sample from an appropriate family member of the missing person. Treat any biometric samples obtained as an evidence sample;
(b) details of the person’s current:
• medical practitioner/s; and
• attending dentist and dental records;
and enter details of these records in the QPRIME occurrence;
(viii) initiate inquiries aimed at locating the missing person and enter the result of those inquiries and other relevant information in the QPRIME occurrence;
(ix) where the missing person is a school-aged child:
(x) notify the shift supervisor, DDO or patrol group inspector of the missing person, the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and any action taken; and
(xi) where the officer cannot create the missing person report prior to the termination of the shift, provide the relevant details to their shift supervisor, DDO, patrol group inspector or OIC who are to ensure the report details are entered and all necessary action and inquires subject of this section to be made as soon as practicable.
What is a high risk person.
A child under 13 years old
person with little history with police and no history of going missing
Person who has pets and has abandoned them. which is out of character
person missing after a recent involvement with DV
And elderly person who has Alzheimer’s
Person missing court arranged custody visits
What makes up a risk assessment?
Age: (under 13, over 70)
Medical issues: (criminal involvement, person with a mental capacity of 10, prescription drugs)
Other: out of character, break of pattern, events(natural disaster, access to firearms)
What is an amber alert?
Involves the urgent broadcast to the public using media to facilitate the search for, locate and safe recovery of an abducted child or high risk missing person.
