Gather information on the structure and interdependent functions/roles of a CART program. Learn about protocol development and management, development and use of Memoranda of Understanding, CART composition, training including tabletop exercises and field scenarios, and CART certification standards. Examine a case study which integrates all topics covered for effective CART leadership.
Review a listing of Child Abduction Response Teams (CARTs) that have completed the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program's CART Certification process.
Consider the scope and scale of the problem of missing and abducted children including CART structure, function and command considerations, investigative considerations, canvass operations, search operations, volunteer management, digital forensics, logistics, recovery, and reunification. Examine a case study in which all concepts taught are integrated and considered for an effective overall response.
The Child Abduction Response Team (CART) Certification Program is designed to assist local, tribal and state jurisdictions in the creation and implementation of CART Programs and provide valuable information on best practices regarding child protection and recovery strategies.
Guide to assist law enforcement in understanding and effecting important action items in championing, developing, implementing and maintain a Child Abduction Response Team (CART) with their jurisdiction/area.
Thinking of starting a Child Abduction Response Team (CART) in your jurisdiction? Learn how building a CART can assist in the search and recovery of an abducted or endangered child. During this webinar, you will learn about the guidelines for developing, implementing and sustaining a CART program within your community, and examine the CART certification process for agencies and CART programs pursuing formal certification.
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Take steps toward implementing a successful CART by bringing together a team of experts whose knowledge, skills, and abilities will be beneficial in a child abduction case. Join us to learn how to develop a multidisciplinary CART for responding to endangered, missing, or abducted children. Hear about the impact a child abduction has on the family and learn the fundamentals of developing an effective responsive CART team. Examine incident command considerations, search and canvassing operations, CART activation, and resources to improve the response, investigation, search, and canvass activities associated with missing children investigations.
Explore how to take the CART concept and bring it to life in your department. Is it a standard template for the pitching of the buy-in? Does my department need CART? Is it feasible? My CART doesn’t look like theirs? This webinar will address these questions and provide clarity on how to form an effective and a departmentally specific CART.
