Investigating Missing Children Cases: A Guide for First Responders and Investigators

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Donald F. Sprague Raymond W. Beach, Jr.

Investigating Missing Children Cases

A Guide for First Responders and Investigators

Donald F. Sprague, Raymond W. Beach, Jr., Bradley R. Shannon

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Routledge
18 September 2012

Criminal investigation & detection

Time is an abducted child’s worst enemy. Seventy-four percent of abducted children who are murdered are killed within three hours of their abduction. It takes, on the average, two hours for a parent to report a child missing. This gives responders only one hour to get an investigation up and running in an attempt to locate and recover the child alive. Investigating Missing Children Cases: A Guide for First Responders and Investigators provides a solid training guide on missing children investigative techniques, enabling law enforcement professionals to respond confidently with a plan of action that offers the best possible chance for a positive outcome.

The book provides law enforcement agencies with the most current information available to guide them through a missing or runaway child dispatch. It is designed to help investigators respond quickly, expeditiously evaluate the situation, conduct an Endangerment Risk Assessment (ERA) of the child, and commence a thorough, organized investigation—starting from the moment the police are contacted. By following the guidelines in this book, those tasked with these cases can make the best possible decisions in the shortest amount of time.

The protocols and methodologies presented are based on personal police experience and statistical evidence from research and studies gathered from thousands of runaway and missing children cases. Details on those studies and their findings are provided in the appendix.

Time is of the essence in missing children cases. Make every second count.

By: Donald F. Sprague, Raymond W. Beach, Jr.
Edited by: Bradley R. Shannon
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781439860632
ISBN 10: 1439860637
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 18 September 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction and Background. The Problem. The Victim and the Offender. Federal and State Statutes: Runaway and Missing Children. Missing Children Abduction Motives, Lures, and Tactics. Response and Initial Interview. Missing Children Crime Scenes and Neighborhood Canvass. Missing Children Endangerment Risk Assessment (ERA). Getting the Information Out. Incident Command Center and Civilian Volunteers. Long-Term and Cold Cases Reunification. False Police Reports. Runaways and Thrownaways. Missing Benign Episode (MBE).Missing Involuntary, Lost, or Injured (MILI). Family Child Abduction (FCA). International Family Child Abduction (IFCA). Nonfamily Child Abduction (NFCA). Stereotypical Nonfamily Child Abduction (SNFCA). Infant Abduction (IA). Internet Child Abduction (ICA). Human Sex Trafficking. Missing Children Resources. Glossary. Appendices.

Donald F. Sprague is a 24-year veteran of law enforcement. He retired in June 1996 as a lieutenant from the Saginaw, Michigan Police Department. He has been a Michigan state certified police instructor in many disciplines including police patrol techniques, police emergency vehicle operation, and domestic violence. He served on the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) task force that produced the Law Enforcement Driver Training Reference Guide 2000 and the Michigan State Domestic Violence task force that produced Domestic Violence Police Response. A Project ALERT member for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), he volunteers his time reviewing cold cases of missing children and has lectured for NCMEC on child safety. He and his wife, Mary, formed the Servants & Watchmen Ministry, to educate places of worship on church security, and Michigan Child Safety Advocates, to educate parents and children on child safety and missing and exploited children.

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Investigating Missing Children Cases

A Guide for First Responders and Investigators

Donald F. Sprague, Raymond W. Beach, Jr., Bradley R. Shannon

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