CHAPTER L

Question 0

1. WHAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE LEAST AMOUNT OF ABDUCTED CHILDREN.
2. WHO ARE THE VAST MAJORITY AT RISK FOR KIDNAPPING IN THIS CATEGORY.
3. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE AND SEX IN THIS CATEGORY.

Answer 0

1. THE STEREOTYPICAL KIDNAPPING, WERE THE CHILD IS ABDUCTED BY A STRANGER.
2. CHILDREN LEADING NORMAL LIVES AND LIVING WITH NORMAL FAMILIES, LOW RISK VICIMS.
3. THE AVERAGE AGE IS 11 YEARS OLD, AND THE MAJORITY ARE GIRLS.

Question 1

1. WHAT ARE ONE OF SOCIETIES GREATEST CONCERNS.
2. THE MAJORITY OF CHILDREN ABDUCTED ARE MURDERED WITHIN WHAT TIME.
3. IN THE MAJORITY OF MISSING AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN CASES, WHO IS THE ABDUCTER THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME.

Answer 1

1. CHILD ABDUCTORS.
2. THE FIRST THREE HOURS OF THEIR DISAPPEARANCE.
3. A FAMILY MEMBER.

Question 2

1. WHAT TYPE OF ABDUCTION IS THE MOST HARMFUL TO CHILDREN.
2. WHY
3. THE MAJORITY OF CHILD MURDERS ARE COMMITTED BY WHOM.
4. IN THIS CATEGORY GIRLS 1 TO 5 YEARS OLD ARE KILLED BY WHOM.
5. AND GIRLS 16 TO 17 TEND TO BE KILLED BY WHOM

Answer 2

1. A KIDNAPPING.
2. BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THEM INVOLVE SEXUAL ABUSE.
3. A PERSON WHO IS A STRANGER TO THEM.
4. BY FRIENDS OR ACQUAINTANCES.
5. STRANGERS.

Question 3

1. FOR MISSING AND ABDUCTED MALE CHILDREN, WHO IS USUALLY THE SUSPECT.

Answer 3

1. A STRANGER.

Question 4

1. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE OF A KILLER OF ABDUCTED CHILDREN.
2. WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHILD ABDUCTOR MURDERER TYPE OF ABDUCTOR. .
   1. ARE THEY MARRIED.
   2. WHO DO THEY LIVE WITH.
   3. ARE THEY EMPLOYED.
   4. WHAT ARE THEY CHARACTERIZED AS.
   5. DID THEY HAVE PRIOR ARRESTS, FOR WHAT.
   6. AND FOR WHAT.
   7. WHAT WERE THEIR PRIOR CRIMES FOR
   8. WHAT IS THEIR MO LIKE.

Answer 4

1. 27.
3. USUALLY UNMARRIED.
4. LIVE ALONE OR WITH PARENTS.
5. UNEMPLOYED OR WORK UNSKILLED JOBS.
6. CHARACTERIZED AS SOCIAL MARGINALS.
7. HAD PRIOR ARREST RECORDS FOR VIOLENT CRIMES
8. HAD PRIOR ARRESTS FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN.
9. PRIOR CRIMES WERE RAPE AND OTHER SEX OFFENSES.
10. THE PRIOR MURDERS ARE SIMILAR.

Question 5

1. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY MOTIVATION FOR THE CHILD ABDUCTION MURDERER.
2. WHAT TYPE OF VICTIM DOES THE CHILD ABDUCTION MURDER CHOOSE.
3. IN THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, WHAT DOES THE CHILD ABDUCTOR DO WITH THE BODIES OF HIS MURDERED VICTIMS.
4. WHAT IS THE USUAL DISTANCE FROM WHERE THE CHILD ABDUCTOR FIRST FINDS HIS VICTIM. (THE CONTACT SITE)
5. WHAT IS DISTANCE FROM THE INITIAL CONTACT SITE AND THE MURDER SITE.
6. FOR THE CHILD ABDUCTOR MURDERER, WHAT IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE MURDER SITE, TO THE SITE WHERE THE BODY IS RECOVERED.
7. ONCE THE BODY IS FOUND AND THE MURDER INVESTIGATION HAS BEGUN, WITH IN HOW LONG IS THE NAME OF THE KILLER USUALLY KNOWN TO POLICE.

Answer 5

1. SEXUAL ASSAULT.
2. THEY ARE VICTIMS OF OPPORTUNITY
3. CONCEALS THEM TO PREVENT DISCOVERY.
4. THE INITIAL SITE IS WITHIN ONE FOURTH MILE FROM THE VICTIMS LAST KNOW LOCATION.
5. GREATER THEN ONE FOURTH MILE AWAY.
6. LESS THEN 200 FEET.
7. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK.

Question 6

1. WHAT DO ALL CHILD ABDUCTORS USUALLY HAVE IN COMMON

• SIGHTING
• CONTACT
• THE MOTIVATION
• AGE
• THE SUSPECT
• THE DURATION

Answer 6

1. THEY MOST OFTEN HAVE A PRIOR VISUAL SIGHTING OF THE VICTIM.
2. THE INITIAL CONTACT IS USUALLY MADE NEAR THE HOME.
3. THE MOTIVATION IS USUALLY FOR SEXUAL ABUSE.
4. THE VICTIM IS USUALLY A GIRL UNDER 14.
5. THE SUSPECT IS USUALLY AN UNEMPLOYED WHITE MALE WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD.
6. THE DURATION OF THE KIDNAPPING EPISODE WAS USUALLY LESS THEN 24 HOURS.

Question 7

1. HOW LONG DOES THE KIDNAPPING EPISODE USUALLY LAST WITH A FAMILY CHILD ABDUCTOR.
2. WHAT IS THE MOST DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NON FAMILY ABDUCTIONS AND KIDNAPPINGS

Answer 7

1. LESS THEN 24 HOURS.

2. THE TREATMENT OF THE VICTIM.

Question 8

1. MISSING CHILDREN CASES FALL INTO 3 BASIC CATEGORIES, WHAT ARE THEY

Answer 8

1. NONFAMILY ABDUCTION
2. FAMILY ABDUCTION
3. RUNAWAY (LOST)

Question 9

1. NONFAMILY ABDUCTION

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Answer 9

1. THE CHILD IS REMOVED WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM HIS FAMILY BY FORCE OR TRICKERY.

Question 10

1. WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST COMPLEX AND DANGEROUS TYPE OF MISSING CHILD CASE.
2. WHY.
3. WHAT TIME FRAME IS THE MOST DANGEROUS FOR THE CHILDREN OF NON FAMILY ABDUCTIONS.

Answer 10

1. THE NONFAMILY ABDUCTION.
2. BECAUSE THE CHILD IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN GREAT DANGER
3. WITHING THE FIRST FEW HOURS AFTER THE ABDUCTION.

Question 11

1. WHO IS USUALLY THE OFFENDER OF INFANT AND NEWBORN KIDNAPPINGS.
2. DO THEY USUALLY HARM THE CHILD
3. WHY.

Answer 11

1. WOMEN.
2. NO.
3. BECAUSE THEY WANT A CHILD OF THEIR OWN.

Question 12

1. Family abduction.

Answer 12

1. USUALLY OCCURS IN CONJUNCTION WITH WITH DIVORCE AND SEPARATION.

Question 13

1. WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS IN FAMILY ABDUCTION CASES.

Answer 13

1. THE NON CUSTODIAL PARENT REMOVES THE CHILD FROM THE CARE OF THE CUSTODIAL PARENT, THEN MAY FLEE TO ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY WITH THE CHILD.

Question 14

1. RUNAWAY OR LOST CHILDREN.

2. WHA AGE ARE MOST OFTEN RUNAWAY CHILDREN.

Answer 14

1. A RUNAWAY CHILD WHO LEAVES HOME VOLUNTARILY OR FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
2. TEENAGERS.

Question 15

1. WHAT MISSING CHILD CASE IS THE MOST COMMON MISSING CHILD CASE ENCOUNTERED BY POLICE.

Answer 15

1. THE RUNAWAY.

Question 16

1. FEDERAL KIDNAPPING ACT.

2. WHAT LED TO THE CREATION OF THE FEDERAL KIDNAPPING ACT.

Answer 16

1. ALLOWS THE USE OF FEDERAL AGENCIES IN KIDNAPPING CASES.

2. THE CHARLES LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING.

Question 17

1. THE UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION ACT.

Answer 17

1. MADE THE PRACTICE OF MOVING TO ANOTHER STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING CUSTODY ILLEGAL

Question 18

1. PARENTAL KIDNAPPING PREVENTION ACT

Answer 18

1. A LAW THAT ESTABLISHES NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE ASSERTION OF CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION.

Question 19

1. WHAT DOES THE PARENTAL KIDNAPPING PREVENTION ACT AUTHORIZE THE USE OF .

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Answer 19

1. THE FUGITIVE FELON ACT

Question 20

1. THE MISSING CHILDREN ACT OF 1982.

Answer 20

1. ALLOWED ENTRY OF MISSING CHILDREN INTO NCIC, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO WARRANT FOR THE NONCUSTODIAL PARENT.

Question 21

1. THE MISSING CHILDRENS ASSISTANCE ACT.

Answer 21

1. LEGISLATION THAT CREATED A NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MISSING CHILDREN AND AUTHORIZING RESEARCH TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM.

Question 22

1. THE INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION REMEDIES ACT.

Answer 22

1. AN ACT THAT WOULD ALLOW THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO BECOME INVOLVED IN NONCUSTODIAL PARENT ABDUCTIONS IN WHICH THE ABDUCTING PARENT TAKES THE VICTIM OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE UNITED STATES.

Question 23

1. WHAT ACT MAKES IT A FELONY FOR A PERSON TO REMOVE A CHILD FROM THE UNITED STATES IN AN ATTEMPT TO INTERFERE WITH A LAWFUL COURT ORDER GRANTED IN CUSTODY MATTERS.

Answer 23

1. THE INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL KIDNAPPING CRIME ACT.

Question 24

1. THE JACOB WETTERLING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT.

Answer 24

1. DETERMINES THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS AND PROVIDES LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH A DATABASE OF POSSIBLE SUSPECTS SHOULD A CHILD GO MISSING.

Question 25

1. WHAT IS THE AMBER ALERT.

Answer 25

1. A PARTNERSHIP INVOLVING LAW ENFORCEMENT, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND THE NEWS MEDIA TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT MISSING CHILDREN THAT FIT THE CRITERIA

Question 26

1. WHAT OFFENDERS DOES THE AMBER ALERT TARGET. 2

Answer 26

1. THE STRANGER ABDUCTOR AN FAMILY MEMBERS.

Question 27

1. CRITERIA FOR AN AMBER ALERT.

Answer 27

1. BELIEF THAT AN ABDUCTION HAS OCCURRED. 2. BELIEVE THAT THE CHILD IS IN IMMINENT DANGER OF SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. 3. HAVE ENOUGH DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VICTIM AND THE ABDUCTION TO ISSUE AN AMBER ALERT. 4. KNOW THAT THE ABDUCTED CHILD IS 17 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER. 5. HAVE ENTERED THE CHILDS INFO INTO NCIC.

Question 28

1. WHO MUST REQUEST AN AMBER ALERT. 2. WITHIN HOW LONG MUST AN ABDUCTION HAVE OCCURED TO ISSUE AN AMBER ALERT. 3. WHAT IS THE WAITING PERIOD FOR ENTERING A MISSING PERSON INTO NCIC

Answer 28

1. A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. 2. WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE HOURS AND AS LONG AS 24 HOURS. 3. THERE IS NO WAITING PERIOD, ITS ENTERED AS SOON AS THE REOPRT IS MADE.

Question 29

1. CODE ADAM. 30

Answer 29

1. AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MISSING CHILD SAFETY PROGRAM FOR ALL DEPARTMENT STORES, RETAIL SHOPS, SHOPPING MALLS, SUPERMARKETS, AMUSEMENT PARKS, AND MUSEUMS

Question 30

1. SPECIFICS OF CODE ADAM.

Answer 30

1. IF A CHILD IS REPORTED MISSING, THE STORES WILL LOCK THEIR DOORS AND SEARCH 2. IF NOT LOCATED WITH 10 MINUTES THEY WILL CALL POLICE.

Question 31

1. THE 16 STEPS OF INVESTIGATION FOR A MISSING CHILDREN.

Answer 31

1. INTERVIEW PARENTS OR PERSON MAKING INITIAL REPORT 2. VERIFY THAT THE CHILD IS MISSING. 3. VERIGY THE CHILDS CUSTODY STATUS. 4. IDENTIFY THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISAPPEARANCE. 5. DETERMINE WHEN, WHERE , AND BY WHOM THE CHILD WAS LAST SEEN. 6. INTERVIEW THE INDIVIDUALS WHO LAST HAD CONTACT. 7. IDENTIFY THE CHILDS ZONE OF SAFETY 8. MAKE AN INITIAL DETERMINATION OF THE TYPE OF INCIDENT. 9. OBTAIN A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING CHILD 10. RELAY DETAILED DESCRIPTIVE INFO 11. IDENTIFY ANY REMAINING PERSONS AT THE SCENE AND INTERVIEW 12. CONTINUE TO UPDATE DISPATCH. 13. OBTAIN AND RECORD PERMISSION TO SEARCH HOUSES OR BUILDINGS. 14. SECURE A CRIME SCENE 15. OBTAIN PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND INFO ON SUSPECTS. 16. PREPARE REPORTS AND MAKE ALL REQUIRED NOTIFICAITON.

Question 32

1. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TIME ARE REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS THE ABDUCTOR IN A MISSING CHILD CASE. 2. WHO ARE THE MAJORITY OF CHILDREN VICTIMS ABDUCTED BY. 3. WHO ARE THE MAJORITY OF CHILD ABDUCTION MURDER VICTIMS, WHAT IS THEIR AVERAGE AGE. 4. IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES OF CHILD ABDUCTION, WHERE WAS THE INITIAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE VICTIM AND THE KILLER.

Answer 32

1. A VERY SMALL PERCENT. ONE PERCENT. 2. FAMILY MEMBERS. 3. GIRLS, WITH AN AVERAGE AGE OF SLIGHTLY OLDER THEN 11. 4. WITHIN ONE FOURTH MILE FROM THE VICTIMS RESIDENCE.

Question 33

1. WHAT ARE THE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILD ABDUCTION MURDER CASE OFFENDERS

Answer 33

1. MAJORITY COMMITTED BY STRANGERS. (FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IS RARE HERE) 2. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OFFENDER AND VICTIM VARIES WITH GENDER AND AGE. 3. THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE OFFENDER IS 27. 4. THEY ARE UNMARRIED 5. LIVE ALONE OR WITH PARENTS 6. MAJORITY HAD PRIOR ARRESTS FOR VIOLENT CRIMES, AND CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. 7. THE KILLER IS USUALLY AT THE INITIAL CONTACT SITE FOR A LETIGAMITE REASON. 8. MOST CHILDREN ARE VICTIMS OF OPPORTUNITY. 9. THE PRIMARY MOTIVATION FOR THE CHILD ABDUCTION MURDER IS SEXUAL ASSAULT

Question 34

1. THE CHILD ABDUCTION MURDER WHO KILLS GIRLS 1 TO 5 YEARS OLD IS USUALL WHO. 2. THE CHILD ABDUCTION MURDERER WHO KILLS GIRLS 16 TO 17 IS USUALLY WHO. 3. THE CHILD ABDUCTION MURDERER WHO KILLS BOYS IS USUALLY WHO.

Answer 34

1. A FRIEND OR ACQUAINTANCE 2. A STRANGER 3. A STRANGER.

Question 35

1. CHILD ABDUCTORS (NONMURDER) HAVE SEVERAL CHARACTERISTICS IN COMMON 8.

Answer 35

1. USUALLY HAVE A PRIOR SIGHTING OF THE VICTIM. 2. INITIAL CONTACT IS MADE AT OR NEAR THE HOME 3. THE MOTIVATION OF THE CRIME IS SEXUAL ASSAULT. 4. THE VICTIM IS USUALLY A GIRL UNDER 14. 5. THE SUSPECT IS USUALLY UNEMPLOYED. 6. THE SUSPECT IS USUALLY WHITE 7. THE SUSPECT USUALLY HAS A CRIMINAL RECORD. 8. THE KIDNAPPING EPISODE USUALLY LAST LESS THEN 24 HOURS IN BOTH FAMILY AND NONFAMILY ABDUCTIONS. 9. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FAMILY AND NONFAMILY ABDUCTIONS IS THE TREATMENT OF THE VICTIM.

Question 36

1. AT ONE TIME , NO FEDERAL AGENCY HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY OR JURISDICTION TO INVESTIGATE MISSING OR ABDUCTED CHILDREN. IT WAS CONSIDERED A PROBLEM BEST DEALT WITH BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. WHEN DID THIS CHANGE. 2. AS A RESULT THIS ACT WAS CREATED. 3. WHAT DID THIS ACT ALLOW.

Answer 36

1. IN 1932 WITH THE KIDNAPPING OF CHARLES LINDBERGHS INFANT SON. 2. THE FEDERAL KIDNAPPING ACT. 3. THE USE OF FEDERAL AGENCIES IN KIDNAPPING CASES.

Question 37

1. WHAT IS THE MOST CRUCIAL COMPONENT TO A MISSING OR ABDUCTED CHILD CASE.

Answer 37

1. THE INITIAL RESPONSE.