Missing and Exploited Children : Background, Policies, and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children.

Government information.

Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (72 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines issue of missing and exploited children, including definitions and approximate numbers of children known to be missing or exploited. Provides information about the funding, oversight, and major components of the missing and exploited children's (MEC) program, including the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Amber Alert program to disseminate and broadcast information about child abductions. Addresses issues that may be relevant to MEC reauthorization.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Missing and Exploited Children

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