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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child abuse.

Government information.

Internet.

Missing children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (43 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

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Summary:

Examines issue of missing and exploited children, including definitions and approximate numbers of children known to be missing or exploited. Provides information on 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.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-RL-34050a in the 2012 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

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

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