Missing and Exploited Persons.
This chapter covers what a Texas peace officer must know about missing and Exploited Persons, along with the statute limits that shape each element, at the level of detail the TCOLE tests.
A few learning objectives from this chapter.
The law that drives the questions.
What recruits ask about this chapter.
How does a Texas peace officer identify different types of missing persons?
Disability; Endangered; Involuntary; Voluntary missing adult; Disaster victim; Juvenile.
How does a Texas peace officer identify circumstances surrounding missing persons?
Identify circumstances surrounding missing persons.
How does a Texas peace officer identify types of reporting systems?
Missing Persons Clearinghouse (MPCH); National Crime Information Center (NCIC); Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC); National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs); Alzheimer's Association Safe Return emergency response center.
What does the TCOLE curriculum say about indicate the types of statewide alerts?
America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) Alert; Silver Alert; Endangered Missing Persons Alert; Camo Alert; CLEAR Alert; To activate any of these alerts, criterion must be met and there must be sufficient information to disseminate to the public to assist in locating the individual, a suspect, or any vehicle used in the incident.
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