In 2006, the Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) identified a need to train frontline officers to recognize indicators a child may be a victim, at risk for victimization, or missing. They observed that while law enforcement officers are often well-trained and highly proficient in making observations about suspicious behaviors that can lead to arrests and successful interdictions of illicit drugs, weapons, and currency, most are not trained to apply similar skillsets to the exploitation of children.

They began to expand their training and knowledge, using a victim-centered approach, to become more effective in recognizing all forms child victimization. As a result of their efforts they developed a training course, Interdiction for the Protection of Children (IPC), which is specifically designed to help law enforcement officers identify and rescue endangered or exploited children and identify those who pose a high-risk threat to children.