Module 6 Flashcards
1
Q
- Approximately _________ missing person records were entered into the National Crime Information Center’s (NCIC) Missing Person File in 2016.
A
- 450,000
- 550,000
- 650,000 (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- None of the above
2
Q
- A mother, who has legal custody of an 11-year- old child, reports the child to be missing. The mother believes her ex-husband, who does not have custody of the child, has taken the child to another state. In this situation, what category of missing person is most appropriate for the child?
A
- Stranger Abduction
- Suspicious Circumstances
- Parent/Family Abduction (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- None of the above
3
Q
- Officers can refuse to accept a report of a missing person by a concerned person if _____________.
A
- the person has not been missing for more than 24 hours
- the person is not related to the missing person by birth
- the person is not related to the missing person marriage
- none of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
4
Q
- Officers cannot refuse to accept a report of a missing person by a concerned person.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
5
Q
- A person must be missing for _____ hours before they may be reported as missing.
A
- 4
- 12
- 24
- none of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
6
Q
- In order to issue an AMBER Alert, _______ is required.
A
- law enforcement must confirm the child has been abducted
- the child must be under the age of 16 or have a proven mental or physical disability
- law enforcement must believe that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
7
Q
- In order to issue an Endangered Missing Person Advisory, _______ is required.
A
- The person must be missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances (Correct Answer)
- public information is unavailable that could assist in the safe recovery of the person
- the circumstances fit the criteria of an AMBER alert
- all of the above (Your Answer)
8
Q
- Most missing persons are adults, over the age of 18. _____________.
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
9
Q
- A mother, who has legal custody of a 15-year- old child, reports the child to be missing. The mother believes the child left with an 18-year- old friend to live on her own and against the mother’s permission. In this situation, what category of missing person is most appropriate for the child?
A
- Stranger Abduction
- Runaway (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- Suspicious Circumstances
- None of the above
10
Q
- Officers are not obligated to accept a missing person report.
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
11
Q
- When searching for a missing person, officers should search _________ in the search.
A
• common locations, such as work, school, home or friends
• hospitals or urgent care centers
• local jails or detention facilities
all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
12
Q
- In order to issue an AMBER Alert, _______ is required.
A
- the parent must confirm the child has been abducted
- the child must be under the age of 15
- law enforcement must believe that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
13
Q
- Most missing persons are _____________.
A
• abductions from non-custodial parents
• runaways (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
• abductions by strangers
None of the above
14
Q
- When searching for a missing person, officers should focus on “common locations” in the search.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
15
Q
- In order to issue an AMBER Alert, _______ is required.
A
- the parent must confirm the child has been abducted
- the child must be under the age of 16 or have a proven mental or physical disability (Correct Answer/ Your Answer)
- the parent must believe that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death
- all of the above
