Child Abduction Investigation
April 13, 2012
Champaign IL
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Non-Member Tuition: - 0 -
This 1-day course will cover the initial
response and investigation of abducted children. The training is
appropriate for all police officers, especially investigators, supervisors, and
youth officers.
Those attending will be provided with a comprehensive handbook detailing the
investigation procedures in a step by step format. Students will be
provided with samples of standardized worksheets for conducting a neighborhood
canvas, a vehicle canvas, a business canvas, and a sex offender canvas.
Samples of Phone Tip Worksheets and Lead Assignment Worksheets
will also be provided.
In addition, students will be given complete information and forms for Amber
Alert and the Illinois Criminal Code statutes regarding child abduction.
Each student will receive a detailed bound handout, other related handout
materials, and an informational CD with over 150 resource documents.
Topics include:
The Illinois Amber Alert
Illinois State Law
Initial Response
Initial Investigation
Extended Investigation
Initial Searches
Neighborhood Canvas
Vehicle Canvas
Business Canvas
Sex Offender Canvas
Offender Profiles
Interviewing Parents and Witnesses
Interacting with and Using the Media
Parallel Investigations
Investigative Suggestions
Available Resources
Use of Trailing and Tracking Dogs
Child Abduction Response Teams
Interacting with Civilian Search and Rescue Volunteers
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Polygraph Testing
Managing Leads and Tips
Instructor: Inv.
Bruce
Walstad (Ret.)
Franklin Park Police Dept.
