Course of Action: If you ever were to find yourself in the horrible situation of having a loved one vanish, it may seem as though you have very little recourse. First you could call the police and if enough time has passed they would be able to take a report from you, give it a case number and open it as a missing person’s case. You could then alert family, friends and neighbors. Groups of volunteers could be formed to canvas the area in which your loved one had last been seen. Fliers could be placed on windows, doors and poles throughout the town. If you were extremely lucky, and it was a slow news day, the local news may even run a 30 second blurb asking for any information concerning the missing person. But all too soon the police would be out of leads and …show more content…
This publication is available to law enforcement agencies and the general public online. The purpose of this bulletin is to share critical information with law enforcement agencies around the nation through feature articles with a wide range of topics such as, “Conducting Surveillance Operations” (Nason) and “Responding To Persons With Mental Illness” (Tucker) as well as many other very informative and useful articles for law enforcement officers. One of the many sections in this publication is called “VICAP,” which stands for “Violent Criminal Apprehension Program” (FBI). This is the section where missing and unidentified person information is posted as well as other violent crimes