child abductions
...hat number is still considerably high, but not as terrifying if you really think about it -- less than 100 a year in a nation of about 200 million people. To prevent these horrible tragedies from happening, parents should take precautions such as keeping a list of addresses and telephone numbers of relatives, friends, co-workers or people that might know where the child might be if his parents lose sight of him for a little while. Parents should also keep a written description of the child, including hair and eye color, height, weight, fingerprints, and any special physical characteristics. They should also take full face color photographs or videos of the child every six months. One important thing to remember is not allow anyone you don’t know, such as plumbers, electricians, air-condition specialists, and so on, into your house that you don’t know. It’s better to be safe than sorry. I think if parents took precautions such as these, children would be able to be found in a short period of time, if reported missing. If your child is missing or has been abducted, you, as a parent, should file a missing person report with your local police department and request that your child’s name and description be entered into the “missing person” section on the National Crime Information computer. It is important to give as much information about the missing child, such as photographs, videos, and written description because it would be easier to track that child. I think these are great steps to be followed if your child is missing and desperately needs to be found as soon as possible, like normal, caring parents would want to do. Just recently, California adopted a plan which is that news of child abductions would flash on freeway message signs and by three alert systems. The systems can send out media alerts and information, such as digitized...