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�r <br /> • <br /> SECTION 6: SEARCH & RESCUE/CANVASSING OPERATIONS: <br /> Search and Rescue <br /> Search and rescue encompasses the actions taken to determine the physical location of <br /> the abducted child and/or any suspected abductors. It includes the identification, <br /> collection, and utilization of physical evidence or clues that establish a location or <br /> direction of travel. Search and rescue also includes the use of specialized resources, <br /> personnel, tactics, and potential civilian volunteers. It is part of an overall investigative <br /> strategy and, along with canvass operations, has common goals of locating and safely <br /> recovering an endangered, missing, or abducted child and obtaining evidence to <br /> successfully identify and prosecute offender(s). <br /> The search and rescue function of(CART will be supervised by the Search Operations <br /> Group Supervisor. The Search Operations Group Supervisor will coordinate search <br /> operations with the Field Investigations Group Supervisor and canvass operations. <br /> Areas to be searched and things to be considered include but are not limited to: <br /> 1. Place last seen <br /> a. Should be identified through witness interviews and establishing timeline <br /> b. If there is a crime scene it must be secured and treated as such <br /> c. Must be protected from people walking or driving in the vicinity to prevent <br /> the destruction of tracks, scents, or other evidence <br /> 2. Child's home <br /> a. Search the home including vehicles and outbuildings, even if the child is <br /> missing from another location <br /> b. Search the home, even if already searched by family or friends. Conduct a <br /> secondary search with trained personnel <br /> c. Work with crime scene investigators to allow K9 personnel.to recover scent <br /> articles <br /> d. Search for obvious clues to the disappearance <br /> e. Search for obvious evidence left behind by the child and/or suspect <br /> f.• Search for a child concealed by the parents <br /> g. Consider the home as potential crime scene. Secure and treat as such <br /> 3. Routes of travel <br /> a. To and from school, friends, family, and comfort areas to include potential <br /> shortcuts used by the missing child <br /> b. Danger areas along routes <br /> 4. Comfort areas <br /> a. Friends' houses <br /> 14 <br /> 68 <br />