CART (Child Abduction Response Team) Training
Location: Gwinnett Convention Center
Dates: March 2-5, 2009
This is a TUITION-FREE training program sponsored by Keep Georgia Safe in partnership with the U. S. Department of Justice Initiative, Fox Valley Technical College, AMBER Alert and Technical Assistance Program.
Program Focus
This three and a half-day (28 hours) training covers the Child Abduction Response Team training program. CART is a multi-disciplinary approach to a missing or abducted child incident. Team composition is critical to a CART’s implementation and long-term success. The CART training is designed to provide law enforcement officers with the skills needed to investigate missing and abducted children cases.
Training Topics
- Victim’s Perspective
- Scope and Scale of Missing and Abducted Children
- Legal Issues for Responding to Missing and Abducted Children
- Team Composition
- Search and Rescue/Incident Command Structure
- Sustaining CART
- State of Georgia CART Team initiative/response
Who Should Attend
All law enforcement officers and other stakeholders that are charged with the responsibility of investigating missing and/or abducted children should attend this training. CART teams may be comprised of representatives from various law enforcement agencies, probation and parole, social service agencies, corrections, and emergency management personnel.
Cost
TUITION-FREE: Lodging will be provided at the Atlanta Marriott at Gwinnett Place. Meals will also be provided. Lodging is based on double occupancy. Participants requiring lodging should contact: Mary Ellen Fulkus, Executive Director of Keep Georgia Safe, at maryellen@keepgeorgiasafe.org or 770.934.8000 ext 710. The Marriott will not accept individual reservations for this event. Participants must be on the Keep Georgia Safe CART roster in order to receive free lodging.
Registration and Program Information
To register for this program contact: Mary Ellen Fulkus, Executive Director of Keep Georgia Safe, at maryellen@keepgeorgiasafe.org or 770.934.8000 ext 710.
To speak to someone at Fox Valley Technical College about this training program, call 1-877-71-AMBER or 1-877-712-6237 or email us at askamber@fvtc.edu
