Missing and Exploited Children Overview and Policy Concerns

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child abuse.

Information services.

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2003

Summary:

Provides an overview of two national incidence studies prepared by the Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to determine annually the number of children reported missing in the U.S. and the number recovered in a given year. Discusses the AMBER Alert system, which was created to help recover reported missing children, Administration actions in support of the AMBER system, and legislative action in the 108th Congresses

Notes:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2003-DSP-0266

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