Posted in Main, Missing Children Statistics on November 14, 2007 | No Comments »
Have you ever glanced to the right at the missing children statistics and wondered who the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) was or their function?
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership in developing the nation’s capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist victims. OJP has five component bureaus: the Bureau [...]
Posted in Main, Missing Children Statistics, Preschools & Daycare on September 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Approximately 60 percent of attempted abductions occur when a child is going to and from school or school-related activities 1
The NCMEC offers these tips, “Back to School Safety: Make it a Priority”, and have partnered with Duracell to provide addtional tools to protect your child.
1 Data is based on NCMEC analysis of 403 confirmed, attempted [...]
Posted in Main, Missing Children Statistics on March 28, 2007 | No Comments »
The Tortoise and the Hare is a fable attributed to Aesop. The story concerns a hare who one day ridiculed a slow-moving tortoise. In response, the tortoise challenged his swift mocker to a race. The hare soon left the tortoise far behind and, confident of winning, he decided to take a nap midway through the [...]
Posted in Main, Missing Children Statistics on March 22, 2007 | No Comments »
When there are discussions concerning recovering missing or abducted children they will generally lead to some mention of Radio-frequency identification (RFID) or Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology. Some people will draw parallels between systems used to recover pets (typically RFID) and cars (GPS) suggesting the same technology will save children.
Lojack is considered to be the premier worldwide provider of wireless tracking [...]
Posted in Main, Missing Children Statistics on January 22, 2007 | No Comments »
How difficult should it be to have publicly available missing/abducted child statistics?
Search this site in the category Missing Children Statistics and you will be able view many posts questioning:
Accuracy
Timeliness
Availability
The current recovery of Shawn Hornbeck and William “Ben” Ownby now appears to have mainstream media curious too.
In this Newsweek article, Ernie Allen, CEO of the National Center for [...]
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Missing Children H.R. 3791: SAFE Act of 2007 Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007 H.R. 423: Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2007
