tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252320512011-11-27T18:58:42.142-05:00What would you do if your child went missing?Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-16453157284194020972008-10-04T08:34:00.002-04:002008-10-04T08:36:44.845-04:00

National Silver Alert Act -Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) assign a Department of Justice officer to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states; and (3) award grants to states for support of Silver Alert plans and the network. Defines

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-5382740457455591342007-10-30T09:07:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:11:48.939-04:00

To Family Members and Friends of the Missing,Monday, November 5th, 2007, might be remembered by those involved in the missing persons cause as a day in which a huge step backwards was taken.Unless something major breaks in the way of funding, this will be the day in which the National Center for Missing Adults (NCMA) will close their doors. Thousands of families will be affected, now and in the

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-33041088946834141102007-06-08T09:35:00.002-04:002007-06-08T09:41:22.613-04:00

These are some posts concerning the on-going effort in North Carolina to pass stronger Jessica Lunsford Act legislation.NC House Bill 933 Jessica’s Law Now North Carolina A call to apathy

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-36672336787244746632007-04-20T16:13:00.000-04:002007-04-20T16:30:40.430-04:00

Site update: There is an RSS feed from the NCMEC with "Missing Children Alerts" at the right and "Missing Children Banners" featuring a missing child in the footer of this page. You can view specific a new blog related to Allison Quets here.Some recent "An Ounce of Prevention" posts. Internet Watch Foundation Justice for Christopher Foundation Michael Devlin task force Jessica’s Law and North

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1163682766077664072006-11-16T08:12:00.000-05:002007-02-07T09:38:08.423-05:00

There are some new developments in the Trenton Duckett case click here for updates.

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1162238729750749602006-10-30T15:04:00.000-05:002006-10-30T15:05:29.763-05:00

These are some recent posts at An Ounce of Prevention on wordpress.Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006 Touched her heart or hit a nerve Automatic Amber Alerts? Cajun, cameras, consent School Dazed Getting there is half the fun MySpace … MySolutions? Famous or infamous? Bus…ted in Brownsville Injury by omission

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1158005994738624912006-09-11T15:50:00.001-04:002006-09-11T16:19:54.750-04:00

Check here for an update on the Trenton Duckett disappearance and tragic death of his mother Melinda. Trenton is a 2 year-old believed to have been abducted from his Leesburg, Florida home.

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1156177878546112442006-08-21T12:26:00.000-04:002007-02-07T09:41:15.196-05:00

These are some recent posts on another blog I have. The How Dangerous Is Childhood, is reprinted with the permission of Nicole Neal of the Palm Beach Post.Recent Posts:Goose and the Gander How Dangerous Is Childhood? How Dangerous Is Childhood (con’t) How Dangerous Is Childhood (con’t) How Dangerous Is Childhood? (final) Match game Let your fingers do the walking Horse of a different color? Lost

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1155759133847362892006-08-16T16:06:00.000-04:002006-08-16T16:15:11.473-04:00

Adam Walsh’s childhood wasn’t the only one that ended 25 years ago.Childhood - and parenthood - would never be the same.On Aug. 10, 1981, the severed head of the South Florida boy was found in a canal in Vero Beach.If a 6-year-old could be taken from a mall after being out of his mother’s sight for just minutes; if he could be murdered and decapitated; if his killer could elude authorities, then

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1155494321342036302006-08-13T14:37:00.000-04:002007-07-16T10:33:47.076-04:00

Watching Dateline, The Worst Predator, on August 11, 2006, two people immediately came to mind. The story was about Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller, a suspected child molester. He is thought to be the most prolific child molester of all time.John Larson started his article with a couple of observations. For generations parents have warned their children about “the stranger”: Don’t take candy, accept a

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1155152464855927932006-08-09T15:38:00.000-04:002007-04-30T09:57:55.330-04:00

Deion Santistevan was found shot to death after police heard gun shots while trying to negotiate with his father. They were in an apartment in Denver acording to this article .It doesn’t mention if they were located as a result of the Amber Alert.

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1154951746301132642006-08-07T07:39:00.000-04:002007-04-30T09:55:50.436-04:00

After an alleged assault of the mother of his child, Elias Santistevan, 22, kidnapped his son, Deion Sanstivensan. The assault and kidnapping happened around 3 p.m. Sunday but the Amber Alert wasn't issued until after midnight on Monday.Is an Amber Alert still effective if it is issued over nine hours after an abduction?According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation one of the purposes for

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1154607818717216132006-08-03T08:20:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:12:53.012-04:00

Are there enough resources being devoted to runaways?The media is filled with sensational stories concerning abducted children. Stories of runaways rarely are published or in some cases even addressed by law enforcement. However, the number of runaways far exceeds the number of abducted children.Many also become victims but, the main difference is the runaway’s fate may never be included in

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1154437746065223042006-08-01T09:01:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:15:13.532-04:00

Six degrees of separation is the theory that anyone on earth can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances with no more than five intermediaries.Let’s put this theory to the test by examining HR 5319 which is a bill introduced to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1154087810419110892006-07-28T07:54:00.000-04:002007-04-30T09:56:23.729-04:00

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Thursday signed legislation that will establish a national sex offender registry and try to make it harder for sexual predators to reach children on the Internet.The legislation, called the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, is named for Adam Walsh, a 6-year-old boy who was abducted 25 years ago on July 27, 1981, and eventually

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1154006176559115962006-07-27T09:02:00.000-04:002007-04-30T09:59:19.589-04:00

President Bush is expected to sign a bill into law today designed to keep children across the country safer from child predators. One of the major advocates of the bill has been John Walsh. The bill is named "The Adam Walsh Child Protection Act of 2006", in memory of his son Adam who was murdered 25 years ago."...The bill still needs to have funding passed separately, Walsh says. "Legislation

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1153914201788899832006-07-26T07:35:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:14:12.989-04:00

Why does it take so long to post a missing child in the various missing child clearinghouses yet the poster can be removed within minutes if the outcome is tragic? If it is out of respect for the families, why not show more respect by posting the child’s information quicker?Why are the major news outlets covering Destiny Norton's death but had little interest in her disappearance or search?How

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1153828356686975202006-07-25T07:45:00.000-04:002007-04-30T09:58:20.566-04:00

Article Last Updated: 07/25/2006 03:14:54 AM MDTDestiny found dead Police arrest a man living next doorBy Nate Carlisle The Salt Lake TribuneThe Salt Lake Tribune reported the body of Destinty Norton had been found in the basement of her next door neighbor, Craig Roger Gregerson, 20.

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1153741822200123602006-07-24T07:37:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:15:13.533-04:00

On America’s Most Wanted television show Saturday night, there was approximately a five second mention of the disappearance of Destiny Norton. They displayed a photo with an announcer doing a voice over.By all accounts, her story has been mostly a regional story with little, if any, national coverage. Since her pictures and story have been on the internet for over a week, will a short blurb on

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1153595946231074622006-07-22T14:52:00.000-04:002007-04-30T09:59:19.590-04:00

H.R. 4472 ‘‘Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006’’.You know the old saying, “…To many Chef’s can spoil the broth…”? Read through this 164 page PDF, and perhaps it will help explain why it took so long to pass and could take three years to implement.However this is one broth that in the end we trust will turn out well for the victims of these crimes.Was the voice vote unanimous and

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1153588267629075912006-07-22T13:02:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:02:07.115-04:00

A month ago there was discussion over whether the Irving, Texas police department followed proper procedure for issuing an Amber Alert for two year old Elian Majano. One month later, the child is still missing and the alert is still in effect.Read more

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1153508320912929982006-07-21T14:33:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:16:34.405-04:00

Thursday the senate voted to approve the creation of a national sex offender registry. The House should vote this upcoming week. There is a possibility the President will sign it into law on July 25th if approved.Why will it be required to be up and running within three years. Wonder what the statistics published concerning offenses committed during this time frame will be?If each state maintains

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1153395076820911512006-07-20T07:21:00.000-04:002007-04-30T09:59:19.590-04:00

If you believe the wheels of justice turn slowly, you might want to read about the National Sex Offender Registry bills introduced over a year ago. Expected to be voted on today, it could be signed into law July 27th.Library of CongressS.1086 Title: A bill to improve the national program to register and monitor individuals who commit crimes against children or sex offenses. Sponsor: Sen Hatch,

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1153307432727598042006-07-19T07:03:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:04:24.777-04:00

The following is a profile of A Killer Kidnapper from a Washington state study.The average killer of abducted children is 27 years old85 percent are unmarriedHalf are unemployed51 percent live either alone or with their parents61 percent have prior arrests for violent crimes66 percent have a legitimate reason to be in the area where the abduction takes placeSource: Attorney General of Washington

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1153223501158716102006-07-18T07:40:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:04:42.719-04:00

Victim Profile76 percent of children killed by their abductor are girlsThe average age is between 11 and 12 years old57 percent are victims of opportunity 14 percent are chosen because of some physical characteristicWell over half of all child abductions that lead to murder happen within three blocks of the victim's home.Source: Attorney General of Washington State, U.S. Department of

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1153144710534696572006-07-17T09:40:00.000-04:002007-04-30T09:59:19.591-04:00

Are you aware of the Child Abduction Prevention Act?The following is a brief summary of the Act introduced in 2003 as HR 1104 Child Abduction Prevention Act.“…Child Abduction Prevention Act - Title I: Sanctions and Offenses - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal criminal code to:(1) make the authorized term of supervised release after imprisonment any term of years or life, and to require a sentence to

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1152972655520718102006-07-15T09:28:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:15:13.533-04:00

When designing sales territories, an analogy of approaching the territory like a pie has often been suggested. In other words, do you believe there are only a certain finite number of slices in the pie, so you need to protect your slice (share), or is the pie so large collectively you could never eat the entire pie. The size of the slice doesn’t matter.I posted this on “When a child goes missing”

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1152891248604834072006-07-14T11:21:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:15:13.533-04:00

If you look up Advertising in Webster’s you will find this definition:Main Entry: ad·ver·tise1 : to make something known to : NOTIFY2 a : to make publicly and generally known b : to announce publicly especially by a printed notice or a broadcast c : to call public attention to especially by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize : PROMOTEintransitive verb :

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1152796547140904922006-07-13T08:30:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:18:39.457-04:00

It is frustrating to try to report pornography to the United States Department of Justice, only to have their obscenity site respond that it doesn’t understand the two digit state (drop down menu) or the country (USA).Go to the NCMEC Cybertipline site and it will offer assistance if your child has been exposed to child porn, solicitation etc. but not if they indirectly potentially could be. It

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1152728507766091842006-07-12T14:11:00.000-04:002007-07-16T10:33:47.076-04:00

Listening to CourtTV discuss the Jessica Lunsford jury selection process, it was suggested it may come down to people who don’t watch television, don’t read the newspaper and are totally unaware of the details of one of the most publicized recent child murders in Florida. You almost would have to live under a rock it seems to “qualify” for the jury.What concerned me more was the discussion of his

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1152625200831231802006-07-11T09:04:00.000-04:002007-07-16T10:33:47.076-04:00

Jury selection began yesterday for John Couey, accused in connection with Jessica Lunsford's murder. You may recall his confession was determined to be inadmissible due to not being given a lawyer when requested.Should you choose to follow the trial; you may want to view the Jessica Marie Lunsford Foundation site. It may provide you news from a victim’s family’s perspective and not an alleged

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1152554694585550722006-07-10T13:58:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:18:02.781-04:00

Here are some useful tips as promised from Chris McElroy, the founder of Kidsearch Network.org whose missing child blog post was copied and put into a the source code of a teen porn site.. (see post below).Visit the forum at Affiliate Website Design for some “teaching without preaching”.

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1152465092343852182006-07-09T12:46:00.000-04:002007-07-16T10:33:47.077-04:00

Typing in Google Blog search the word “kidsearch” to locate a missing child blog, how surprised would you be to see this displayed?Here is the legitimate blog and post.The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a ton of publicity for bringing 5 Internet providers together to help fight child porn. Their ultimate goal is to go after offenders. They received, in total, $1

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1152365278861841472006-07-08T09:14:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:19:07.003-04:00

What started out as looking into the Wisconsin Amber Alert criteria based on this story of a young girl reported missing and found. I instead uncovered this interesting tidbit.“….The National Crime Information Center (NCIC), which is part of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division within the Federal Bureau of Investigation, provides every state with a monthly report detailing

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1152188156277388502006-07-06T08:13:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:00:08.090-04:00

After a terrifying ordeal came to a happy conclusion, a Baton Rouge family is questioning whether Louisiana's Amber Alert System is always used effectively.Apparently, the father dropped off the child’s mother at the mall and was not heard from again. The family was concerned because the father was diabetic man who missed insulin shots and the missing child was a 3-year-old.Evidently the father

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1152015972868235862006-07-04T08:13:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:00:08.091-04:00

It is fascinating when the debate ensues regarding whether an Amber Alert should have been issued or not. There is merit in not abusing the system. The Texas Department of Public Safety, DPS, has only issued Amber Alerts for 27 children since August 2002. That is 27 alerts over 47 months or 1 every 1.75 months. Texas unlike some states, such as Colorado, does not post the total number of total

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1151855068984909812006-07-02T11:33:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.854-04:00

MySpace advertising policy is allegedly going to be altered to target appropriate age groups. Does that mean they haven’t been properly targeted?For instance, ads for mature online dating sites will not be presented to minors. This would be exemplary except their newly appointed security czar suggests there are no current age verification systems available.How can you target age appropriate ads

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1151751746830654562006-07-01T06:42:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.855-04:00

Are the 5 ISP’s being asked to keep a year of historical data on all subscribers regardless of whether child porn is involved or not? If all data is warehoused can they not scan IM, social network sites, photo sites etc, or is it just email as initially proposed? AOL suggests it will be very difficult to manage the data and very costly.Internet providers divided on anti-porn plan By Kurt

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1151666811055261642006-06-30T07:19:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.856-04:00

NY Times article, By JOSHUA BROCKMAN, Published: April 5, 2006Child Sex as Internet Fare, Through Eyes of a VictimThe Courier-Journal,By James R. Carroll, Published: April 5, 2006Congress hears Web sex victimWhitfield leads inquiry into sexual exploitationThese articles suggest the sexual exploitation of children on the Internet, according to witnesses testifying before congress, is a $20 billion

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1151580521075213012006-06-29T07:24:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.856-04:00

Did the same ISP’s committed to stopping the abuse, financially profit indirectly from the trafficking of these images?It seems to be analogous to closing the barn door after the animals got out. Better late then never.Read more

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1151495722267267262006-06-28T07:21:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:58.138-04:00

If you look at the statistics and read between the lines, is the breakdown between a parent and child’s trust or communication the real issue?NCMEC’s Online Victimization Report (bolded items). The italicized items are the between the line observations.One in five children online is sexually solicited.(80% of children online have not been sexually solicited)One in thirty-three received an

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1151414129924747832006-06-27T09:12:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.857-04:00

These are some statistics from the FBI Crime UCR. Wouldn’t missing children (or even kidnapping in general) be considered a violent crime?The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort of more than 17,000 city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1151322763724192392006-06-26T07:25:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:21:41.035-04:00

Were you under the impression that a child’s photo could be aged instantly with a computer software program? According to this article, it involves much more then the use of age progression software.However if you visit the the Oregon Museum for Science and Industry there is an Age Machine. It may strictly be for amusement or not accurate, but it suggests the technology might exist.“…Come face to

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1151259476324876742006-06-25T14:14:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:58.139-04:00

I was reading this article dated June 23, 2006 about a Springfield, MO based company Prime Inc., one of the nation's largest truckload carriers, and their announcement that it has joined the AMBER Alert Highway Network, an initiative to help recover abducted children.In the bottom of the article, there is a blurb about the NCMEC….“…Since its establishment in 1984, NCMEC has assisted law

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1151152026298227202006-06-24T08:23:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:00:08.091-04:00

While I would applaud the efforts of the Searcy AR Police department to implement Policies and procedures, why did it take ten years?Searcy police are ready for child abductions“…During the program, Bright and Dillon learned through interactive exercises designed to illustrate steps involved in an AMBER Alert. Case studies of previous AMBER Alerts were examined and exercises designed to improve

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1150986171849500952006-06-22T10:14:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.858-04:00

How prepared is your community should a child go missing? Most of us mistakenly believe procedures and policies are in place.In an article originally published Aug. 3, 2005 by JASON NARK, Courier-Post Staff CAMDEN he writes about three boys who died tragically in the trunk of an abandoned car.Among the questions that arose after they were found were did the families of three Cramer Hill boys put

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1150903679559075982006-06-21T11:09:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.858-04:00

Long day or bad day....MySpace Tightens Age RestrictionsEffort To Curb Adult Predators Who Seek To Contact TeensBloggers Eye Topless TeacherTamara Hoover Is Fired When Topless Photos Of Her Show Up OnlineLocal Sheriff's Deputy Fired Over MySpace Profile

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1150808281977332122006-06-20T08:50:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:58.139-04:00

North Carolina Amber Alerts statistics.Few dispute the overall value of Amber Alerts. This article discusses the technology and a case that could have used it back in 1966. In the article there is a quote from Cathy Nahirny, who's been with the NCMEC for 16 years.“…Between 1997 and 2005, 275 Amber Alerts were issued, Nahirny said. Of 338 children shown in those alerts, 335 were recovered; 322 of

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1150544135058537422006-06-17T07:25:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.859-04:00

Does this provide true protection for your children or is it an attempt to sell services to an otherwise untapped market? Will the next marketing concept be to ensure parents purchase a camera phone so the child can snap and send a photo of the abductor as well?These are a couple services from Sprint and Verizon available for parents to monitor their children’s location via a wireless phone. It

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1150462521152333192006-06-16T08:41:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.860-04:00

Interesting way to educate families on the dangers of the internet.“…..Qwest Communications and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) are working together to inform families about the dangers our youth face while using the Internet.Recognizing the lack of parental awareness and the increasing risks to children, Qwest Communications has partnered with the National Center for

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1150394919813130682006-06-15T14:02:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.860-04:00

This is an interesting article involving a murdered child in Indiana which discusses the issue of when to issue an Amber Alert.Why are there 116 Amber Alert systems if there are only fifty states? "...Each of the 116 Amber Alert systems throughout the country has its own rules for issuing notices, said Robert Hoever, director of special operations at the National Center for Missing & Exploited

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1149943324111451402006-06-10T08:38:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:20:24.861-04:00

Perhaps MySpace.com should merge with one of the travel sites or luggage companies. New meaning to the term exchange student.

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1149592902019758302006-06-06T07:15:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:21:41.036-04:00

ARE THERE WAYS TO PREVENT MY CHILD FROM BEING ABDUCTED?"...You can also talk to your child about ways to prevent an abduction from happening. The FBI, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) offer these eight rules for your child's safety..."Some more helpful tips from the CBS Cares website.

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1149505964261909332006-06-05T07:05:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:22:00.219-04:00

CBS Cares is running several public service announcements concerning child abductions. This one provides some tips for WHAT IF AN ABDUCTOR APPROACHES MY CHILD?“If someone tries to abduct your child, your child should resist every step of the way.”-Supervisory Special Agent Mick Fennerty of the FBI's Crimes Against Children UnitGENERAL INFORMATION"...It could happen in the time it takes to snap

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The Missing Child Resources link is a list of some of the assistance available to you should your child go missing. It will periodically be updated, however please suggest any other sites.

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The AMBER Plan was created in 1996 as a powerful legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, a bright little girl who was kidnapped and brutally murdered while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas.How do AMBER Alerts work?Once law enforcement has been notified about an abducted child, they must first determine if the case meets the recommended criteria from the U.S. Department of Justice for

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Regarding the possible issue of training for law enforcement, in one of the NCMEC pdf’s concerning Partnering with NCMEC, they provided some historical information. On their fast facts page, they state that “ …from April 1984 through December 2003, …NCMEC has trained more than 184,000 law-enforcement professionals…”This would indicate on average they trained @ 20,444 individuals per year. The

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While searching the various Missing Children blogs,there is an interesting post concerning a La Salle Il. police chief at the Kids Search Network blog . Should you visit the NCMEC website there are several tools available for law enforcement, including this pdf manual, so it is unclear where the disconnect lies. Most every site dealing with missing children advises parents to immediately contact

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The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a federally funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. In the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2005 NCMEC's received $32,565,881 to support their mission which "...is to help prevent child abduction and sexual

Missing Child Advocatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25232051.post-1148556741941576142006-05-25T07:30:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:15:58.328-04:00

Proclaimed National Missing Children’s Day by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, May 25th serves as an annual reminder to make child protection a national priority.Please take a few minutes to view the currently missing children at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children sitehttp://www.missingkids.com/

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Some parents and guardians are concerned with their children's safety and fear the potential risk of the internet. It is important to distinguish between types of internet crimes. Crimes commited by on-line predators who search for children in chat rooms or for those children who place their personal information on a weblog (Blog)White collar crimes The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) was

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Two of the major issues facing parents as it relates to the internet are the concern over identity theft and becoming a victim of a crime. The lines between the two have a tendency to blur.Often time parents or guardians hesitate to register their children with an online service due to their own fear of the internet. Little do they realize their children are often very active users either at home

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Answer:The problem of missing children is complex and multifaceted. There are different types of missing children including family abductions; endangered runaways; nonfamily abductions; and lost, injured, or otherwise missing children.The best national estimates for the number of missing children are from incidence studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice

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• Your child can be missing briefly because of a minor misunderstanding or childhood forgetfulness, during which he may not even know that his parents consider him missing• A child may also get lost, or may be injured in a place where he can’t call for help•A child may be a runaway: the majority of missing adolescents are runaways• A child may be a “throw-away”, a child actually told by a

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