NCJ Number
191053
Date Published
2000
Length
24 pages
Annotation
This is an officer’s field guide to missing and abducted child case investigations.
Abstract
This Investigative Checklist is intended to provide law enforcement officers and agencies with a generic guide for investigating missing child cases. Law enforcement administrators should ensure that their agencies have established effective policies and procedures for handling missing/abducted child investigations. The checklist is not intended to be followed step-by-step by officers during each missing child investigation. It is meant to provide a framework of actions, considerations, and activities to assist in performing competent, productive, and successful investigations. The guide presents suggestions in the following areas of responsibility: Administrative, First Responder, Investigative Officer/Detective, and Supervisory. A Nonfamily Abduction Investigative Checklist includes initial investigation, prolonged investigation, and recovery/case closure. Family Abduction Investigative Checklist includes initial investigation, prolonged investigation, international abductions, and recovery/case closure. Runaway Investigative Checklist includes initial investigation, prolonged investigation, and recovery/case closure.