Child Abductions Flashcards
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Child Abductions
Often, upon receipt of a missing child complaint, the most challenging task at hand is determining whether it is an actual abduction, a runaway child, a lost child, an abandoned child, or a fictitious report to cover up a death or family crisis.
If there is insufficient information to formulate an assessment of the type of incident being investigated, officers should treat such a disappearance as _____, until information is developed to indicate otherwise.
- an abduction
Child Abductions
Supervision
- Supervisory Officer _____
- Divisional Detective _____ upon receiving a complaint of a possible abduction of a person under the age of _____ years of age
- Supervisory Office and Divisional Detective _____
- Officer in Charge mandatory notification upon receiving a complaint of a possible abduction of a person under the age of _____ years of age
- attendance mandatory
- attendance mandatory
- eighteen (18)
- notification mandatory
- eighteen (18)
Child Abductions
s. 280 Abduction of a person under sixteen (16) _____
s. 281 Abduction of person under fourteen (14) _____
s. 282 Abduction in Contravention of Custody Order _____
s. 283 Abduction _____
- Non–Parental
- Non–Parental
- Parental
- Parental
Child Abductions - Police Officer
- Upon receiving a complaint of a possible abduction involving a person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall
* _____
* conduct a thorough preliminary investigation, ensuring all pertinent information is obtained using, the TPS 233A as a guideline
* commence an investigation in compliance with Procedure 04–05
* request the attendance of a supervisory officer, divisional detective and additional assistance, as required
* when circumstances indicate a non–parental or stranger involved abduction, notify _____
- promptly attend the scene
- Detective Operations – Sex Crimes (Sex Crimes)
Child Abductions - Supervisory Officer
Upon being notified of a possible abduction involving a person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall
* _____
* notify the Officer in Charge
* ensure a _____
* ensure compliance with Procedure 04–05
* organize a thorough search of the area utilizing all available resources
* ensure officers assigned to canvass are instructed to
‒ canvass every residence and business in their assigned area
‒ note each address visited
‒ interview each occupant where possible, using the questions in the TPS 233A as a guideline, recording the result on a separate TPS 233
‒ leave a TPS 234 in the door or mail box where there is no answer to the canvass
‒ request permission to search the premises
* ensure all police officers scan and attach their memorandum book notes and hardcopy reports to the original eReport
* ensure _____ has been notified when circumstances indicate a non–parental or stranger involved abduction
* ensure the on–call _____
- attend the scene promptly and take charge of all uniform police officers
- divisional detective is notified and requested to attend
- Sex Crimes
- Search Manager – EM&PO is notified
Child Abductions - Divisional Detective
The divisional detective shall promptly attend the scene, notify _____, conduct a thorough and timely investigation and request _____ when appropriate.
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- in a case of a stranger involved abduction, contact the _____
- where the incident meets the criteria for initiating an AMBER Alert, ensure a request has been made through the _____
- ensure the _____ is updated on a regular basis
- Sex Crimes
- activation of the AMBER Alert
- on–call Detective Sergeant – Intelligence Services (INT)
- Officer in Charge
- Officer in Charge
Child Abductions - Officer in Charge
Upon being notified of a possible child abduction shall
* ensure a _____ and a _____ attend the scene
* ensure _____ has been notified when circumstances indicate a non–parental or stranger involved abduction
* ensure the _____ is notified
* notify
- the _____
- the _____
- all divisional personnel
- supervisory officer
- divisional detective
- Sex Crimes
- on–call Search Manager – EM&PO
- Unit Commander
- Toronto Police Operations Centre (TPOC)
Child Abductions - Officer in Charge
- When requesting an AMBER Alert based on the criteria outlined in this Procedure shall
* contact the _____ with as much of the following information as possible, keeping in mind that additional supplementary information can be provided as it becomes available
abducted person’s name
abducted person’s age
abducted person’s description (and photograph if available)
location and time of the person’s abduction
description of the suspect
description of vehicle and licence plate of the suspect
* advise the _____
- TPOC
- Unit Commander
_____ means the interval between the time the missing person was last seen and the time they were believed to be missing.
- Window of Opportunity
_____ means the national registry created and maintained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to compile data on missing and abducted children. The Toronto Police Service supports the registry and encourages officers to forward pertinent information to the RCMP to assist in matters of both parental and non–parental abduction.
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Missing Child Registry
_____ means an order of the Court (Ontario Court of Justice), which sets out the particulars of who shall have custody or access to a child and under what circumstances.
- Custody Order
_____ means an order of the Court (Ontario Court of Justice), which restrains one parent from having contact with the other parent and/or children. This could also include restraining both parents from having contact with their children.
- Restraining Order
Child Abductions
The Service’s main objective is _____.
- the safe return of the child.
