Participants will be welcomed to the training by the event moderator, and an introduction to today’s training platform and expectations will be presented.

A synopsis of a missing child investigation from the initial call to the subsequent recovery of a child, to include the various investigative paths that might occur along the way to ensure successful prosecution of the offender.

Explore the investigative implication of the initial response: • Initial Call-Missing Child • Policy • Call Center Duties/Impact • Patrol Duties/Impact • Critical Immediate Investigative Actions • Documentation

Identify case management strategies of the criminal investigation of a missing child. • Case Management During the Abduction Event • NIMS • Command Post Location Considerations • ICS • Leads and Tip Obtainment • Sources • Documentation & Forms • Phone Banks • Lead Management • Information Control/Sharing

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Learn current tactics on documenting web, cell phone, and application-based evidence. An overview of popular social media applications will also be provided along with investigative tips for gathering evidence from these providers. • Web, cell phone and application-based evidence o Current software, add-ons, and other methods that can be utilized by investigators • Social Media Accounts o Popular applications likely to be involved in your investigation o How to download a user’s data • Search Warrants o Options to keep your language updated • Advantages to conducting a preview of a cell phone o Critical usage data

Explore the scope and scale, different types of cases, and hurdles that can be encountered while investigating a child abduction involving a family member. Identify the various resources available. Case examples will be utilized to highlight this information. • Challenges with Missing child cases involving the family

Discuss the legal challenges in the procurement of evidence in the criminal prosecution of missing child investigations. Legal Issues to Discuss: • Background: immediate crisis vs. investigation • Basic 4th Amendment principles • Search warrants • Warrantless searches • Technology and the 4th Amendment • Suspect interrogations (Miranda and associated issues.) • Applications of legal principles to fact patterns (Breakouts)

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Distinguish the strategies and considerations for identifying and understanding different ways to corroborate the investigation for the successful prosecution of the responsible party. • Explore the connectivity of the Missing Child Continuum to develop an effective investigative response • Learn the foundational components of how to corroborate the investigation.

This module uses the case study of the abduction and victimization of a child and the subsequent investigation, arrest, and prosecution of the person responsible for the child’s abduction as a basis to examine investigative strategies and case management principles critical to the successful investigation of child abduction cases. Effective case management and lead tracking methodologies are stressed.

Final questions will be discussed. Required post-course activities will be explained, including how course evaluations and certificates of attendance will be processed.