Federal programs for troubled youth / Killian Lucero, editor.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Fernandes, Adrienne L.

Lucero, Killian.

United States. Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children.

United States. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Series:

Children's issues, laws and programs series.

Children's issues, laws and programs series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children--Directories.

United States.

Abused children--United States--Information services--Directories.

Abused children.

Abused children--United States.

Child sexual abuse--United States--Information services--Directories.

Child sexual abuse.

Federal aid to youth services--United States.

Federal aid to youth services.

Missing children--United States--Information services--Directories.

Missing children.

Missing children--United States.

Runaway children--United States--Information services--Directories.

Runaway children.

Runaway children--United States.

Youth--Services for--United States.

Youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume looks at the problem of children who are reported missing, abducted, or exploited daily. The book examines programmes and discusses the current actions of policy-makers who are attempting to alleviate this serious problem.

Contents:

""Federal Programs for Troubled Youth""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Missing and Exploited Children: Background, Policies, and Issues""; ""Abstract""; ""Recent Developments""; ""Introduction""; ""Overview""; ""Description and Funding of the Missing and Exploited Children's Program""; ""National Center for Missing and Exploited Children""; ""Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force""; ""AMBER Alert Program""; ""Reauthorization Legislation""; ""Issues""; ""Appendix A: Demographics of Missing and Exploited Children""

""Appendix B: Federal Criminal Code Provisions Governing Child Sexual Exploitation""""Appendix C: The Missing Children's Act of 1984 and Amendments to the Act""; ""Appendix D: Map of Statewide, Regional, and Local AMBER Alert Plans""; ""Appendix E: Other Federal Activities for Missing Children and Child Sexual Exploitation""; ""Appendix F: CRS Reports on Missing and Exploited Children and Related Topics""; ""References""; ""Runaway and Homeless Youth: Demographics and Programs""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Appropriations""; ""Who Are Homeless and Runaway Youth?""

""Evolution of Federal Policy""""Funding and Description of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program""; ""Oversight""; ""Additional Federal Support for Runaway and Homeless Youth""; ""Appendix""; ""References""; ""Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children: A Directory for Law Enforcement and Other Public and Private Agencies""; ""Foreword""; ""Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Where to Get Help Agencies that provide...""; ""Agencies That Provide Services to...""

""Agencies That Provide Assistance on Cases Involving...""""Agencies That Provide 24-Hour Information and Referral Sources to Children and Their Families...""; ""Agencies That Provide Compensation to Crime Victims""; ""Agencies That Provide Forensic Services""; ""List of Acronyms""; ""Federal Agencies""; ""U.S. Department of Defense""; ""U.S. Department of Defense""; ""U.S. Department of Education""; ""U.S. Department of Health and Human Services""; ""U.S. Department of Health and Human Services""; ""U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement""

""U.S. Secret Service Forensic Services Division""""U.S. Department of Justice""; ""U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development""; ""U.S. Department of Justice""; ""U.S. Department of Justice""; ""U.S. Department of Justice""; ""U.S. Department of Justice""; ""U.S. Department of State""; ""U.S. Postal Service""; ""Organizations""; ""Association of Missing and Exploited Children's Organizations, INC.""; ""National Center for Missing and Exploited Children""; ""Appendix 1 Department of Defense Investigative Liaisons for Law Enforcement Agencies""

""Appendix 2 Organizations Concerned with the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect: State Contacts""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Federal resources on missing and exploited children.

ISBN:

1-60876-701-9

OCLC:

844349063