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DAY 2
MONDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2012
Efforts undertaken by law-enforcement agencies during the initial stages of a missingchild
report may often make the difference between a case with a swift conclusion and
one evolving into months or even years of stressful, unresolved investigation. While the
investigative aspect of a missing-child case is similar, in many ways, to other major
cases, few of these other situations have the added emotional stress created by the
unexplained absence of a child. When not anticipated and prepared for, this stress may
negatively impact the outcome of a missing-child case.
Findlay, Preston and Lowery, Jr, Robert G (eds.), ‘Missing and Abducted Children: A
Law-Enforcement Guide to Case Investigation and Program Management’, Fourth
Edition, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, OJJDP Report, 2011