With increasing attention to the problem of missing children and homeless youth, many issues have been raised: What are the different types of missing children cases? How many missing children are there within each case type every year? How do public agencies in general and law enforcement in particular handle reports of missing children? In 1984, Congress enacted the Missing Children's Assistance Act which redefines the problem from being treated as a social problem to a law enforcement problem so that agencies are forced ...
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With increasing attention to the problem of missing children and homeless youth, many issues have been raised: What are the different types of missing children cases? How many missing children are there within each case type every year? How do public agencies in general and law enforcement in particular handle reports of missing children? In 1984, Congress enacted the Missing Children's Assistance Act which redefines the problem from being treated as a social problem to a law enforcement problem so that agencies are forced to reexamine their responsibilities. This book provides basic information on the legal framework in handling various types of cases. It gives an understanding of the issues of rational law enforcement policies. It describes innovative programs proven effective to improve the quality of law enforcement (and other governmental) services for missing children and their families.
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