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Casework Department Procedure Training Manual

NCJ Number
157162
Date Published
1995
Length
111 pages
Annotation
The Vanished Children's Alliance (VCA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention and recovery of missing and abducted children. This procedures manual is designed for professionals working on cases involving missing children.
Abstract
Following an introductory section and job descriptions for a casework manager, caseworker, legal assistant, and photo disseminator, the manual discusses intake procedures, registering a case, location/technical assistance and confidentiality, and closing a case. Other chapters deal specifically with sightings and suspicious incident reports, media protocol, photo dissemination, telephone and fax line protocol, transportation programs, and references.