Exam 12: Missing and Abducted Persons

What is considered by many to be the most comprehensive legislation ever designed to ensure the safety of children?

The motive in cases involving abducted children is often _____.

In ______ abductions,the child is removed without authorization from his or her family by force or trickery.

You are walking down the street and notice in the front of a business that a Code Adam decal exists within the organization.You know that employees of this business are trained to follow six steps to ensure the safe recovery of children.Identify these six steps and provide your opinion if more businesses should implement this policy.If so,why? If not,why not?

It is recommended by the NCMEC that a law enforcement agency limit publicizing missing children incidents in order to maintain investigative integrity,ensure purer interrogations,and limit the frightening of communities needlessly.

Most abducted children are taken by strangers.

The Child Protection Bill,signed in 2003,encourages states to establish Amber Alert systems.

Obtaining a brief,recent history of family dynamics will help the investigator hypothesize about various possibilities involving the disappearance of the child.

Most killers of abducted children are unmarried.

_____ Law is the informal name for laws in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders.

People who kill children through child abduction are at an average of:

The first step in the investigation of child abduction is to:

In 1997,the U.S.Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention (OJJDP)reported that 74 percent of children who are murdered during stranger kidnappings are killed:

Parents or guardians of older children often know more about the child's attitudes,emotions,and plans than the child's friends.

Which of the following is the informal name for laws in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders?

A proper question to ask an abduction suspect during an interview is,"What do you think should happen to someone who would do this?"

In a missing child investigation,which of the following people should officers interview first?

Approximately how many children are abducted and murdered in the U.S.each year?

Which of the following is an internationally-recognized "missing child" safety program in the United States (and Canada)that was originally created by Wal-Mart retail stores in 1994?