1. Introduction and background : Missing children cases: the seen and the unseen ; Law enforcement attitude and missing children ; Society, social problems, missing children, and law enforcement ; How will this book assist you? ; Caution regarding liability and policy ; A call to action: proactive versus reactive response ; Summary check for risk management
2. The problem : Is it perception or is it misperception? ; Criticisms of law enforcement's actions ; Training ; Give them a break
3. The victim and the offender : The victim ; Developmental perspective theory ; Parents, family members, friends, and communities as victims ; Types of family reactions to missing children or abductions ; The liaison ; The community ; The offender
4. Federal and state statutes: runaway and missing children : Know the law ; Federal statutes ; Federal criminal and civil laws regarding missing and abducted children ; State statutes
5. Missing children abduction motives, lures, and tactics : Motives for abducting children ; Child abductor lures ; Child abductor tactics
6. Response and initial interview : Response ; Initial interview
7. Missing children crime scenes and neighborhood canvass : The importance of immediately identifying crime scenes of missing children ; Neighborhood canvassing and searching
8. Missing children endangerment risk assessment (ERA)
9. Getting the information out : Overview of law enforcement communications systems and missing children
10. Incident command center and civilian volunteers : Incident command center ; Civilian volunteers
11. Long-term and cold cases
12. Reunification : Team approach ; The response
14. Runaways and thrownaways : First responder/investigator: runaways (RAs)/thrownaways (TAs) ; Runaways or thrownaways located and returned ; A story of a runaway ; Breaking the cycle of a runaway/thrownaway ; Characteristics and traits of runaways and thrownaway children
15. Missing benign episode (MBE)
16. Missing involuntary, lost, or injured (MILI)
17. Family child abduction (FCA) : The law ; The victim (the abducted child) ; Law enforcement's attitude
18. International family child abduction (IFCA) : Inadequate response opinions from the left-behind parent ; Local and state police agency obstacles and IFCA ; Why the FBI and NCMEC? ; Low priority ; The victim ; The abductor
19. Nonfamily child abduction (NFCA) : A parent's worst fear ; What is known about NFCA? ; Primary nonfamily child abduction motives ; Difference between nonfamily child abductions and stereotypical child abductions.
20. Stereotypical stranger child abduction (SSCA) : News media ; Department resources ; Primary stereotypical stranger child abduction motives
21. Infant abduction (IA) : Motive ; Abductor's four stages of IA ; IAs in a hospital setting ; Most common characteristics of IAs in hospital settings ; IA in a home setting and other places ; Most common characteristics of IAs in home settings or other places ; Most common characteristics of an IA victim ; Most common characteristics of an IA abductor ; Investigative considerations
22. Internet child abduction (ICA) : Technology ; Most common characteristics of an ICA victim ; Most common characteristics of an ICA offender ; Most common tactics of an ICA offender ; Investigation considerations
23. Human sex trafficking : Human sex trafficking ; The scope ; The operation ; Law enforcement response and investigation ; Patrol officers/first responders/investigators ; Detectives or investigators ; Other considerations
24. Missing children resources : Association of Missing and Exploited Children's Organization (AMECIO) ; Black and Missing Foundation ; Child Quest International ; Child Find of America, Inc. ; Child Lures Prevention ; Crimes against Children Program (FBI) ; Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children: A Directory for Law Enforcement and Other Public and Private Agencies ; Fox Valley Technical College, Criminal Justice Division Child Protection Training Center ; Guide for Implementing or Enhancing Endangered Missing Advisory ; International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children ; Missing Children Clearinghouse Contact Information ; Missing Persons: Volunteers Supporting Law Enforcement ; Nation's Missing Children Organization (NMCO) ; National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) ; National Runaway Switchboard ; Operation Lookout National Center for Missing Youth Home ; Polly Klaas Foundation ; Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS)
Appendixes : Investigating missing children timeline guide considerations ; Long-term and cold case checklist ; LOCATER checklist ; AMBER alert checklist ; Endangerment Risk Assessment (ERA) checklist ; Missing children characteristics, traits, and probabilities ; Runaway/thrownaway characteristics and traits ; Missing benign episode characteristics and traits ; Missing involuntary, lost, or injured children characteristics and traits ; Family child abductions characteristics and traits ; Characteristics and traits of international family child abduction ; Nonfamily child abduction characteristics and traits ; Stranger nonfamily child abduction characteristics and traits ; Infant abduction characteristics and traits ; Internet child abduction characteristics and traits ; Abduction/missing child report summary worksheet ; Missing child neighborhood canvass questionnaire ; Volunteer background check form ; Reunification checklist ; Missing child assessment checklist ; Research and studies.
