Missing persons course outline
Missing Persons
Field Training Officer Orientation
1 HOUR
1) Definitions
a) What is a missing person?
b) 14211(a) PC
c) Policy 317
2) Nine types of missing persons
a) Review descriptions and examples for each report type
i) Catastrophic Missing
ii) Dependent adult
iii) Lost
iv) Parent/family abduction
v) Runaway
vi) Stranger abduction
vii) Suspicious circumstances
viii) Unknown
ix) Voluntary missing adult
3) Missing persons categories
a) Review categories and definitions
i) Sexual Exploitation
ii) Urgent Cases
iii) Abducted During Crime
iv) Amber Alert
v) At risk
vi) Silver Alter
vii) Endangered Missing Advisory
4) Missing Persons form
a) Review how to complete a missing person’s report
i) Learning Activity
(1) Each student will practice completing a missing person’s report.
5) Initial response procedures
a) Identify procedures required for the initial investigation
b) Identify reasons for completing thorough search
c) Identify conditional influence
6) Possible means of locating missing persons
a) Searching the area
b) BOLO (demonstrate how to complete)
c) APB (demonstrate how to complete)
Revised 3/23
Missing Persons
Field Training Officer Orientation
1 HOUR
d) AMBER Alert, Endangered Missing Advisory, or Silver Alert based on qualifying criteria
e) Utilizing additional resources
7) Legal requirements
a) Review the timeframes and legal mandates for required actions
8) Located missing person prior to writing the report
a) You shall pull a case number
b) The person shall be entered and removed from MUPS
c) Write a detailed report of what occurred and how the person was found
Revised 3/23