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The following
resources have been selected as a starting point to assist private
investigators who are working with parents who have experienced the
tragedy of a child abduction or who have a child who has runaway.
As previously mentioned in the beginning of this text, it is
paramount to begin these cases quickly and gain as much exposure as
possible in order to contain the search area. It is a common belief
that most victims of abduction will remain within a one mile radius
of the crime, however this is typically not true in cases involving
runaways and parental abductions; these persons often end up as far
away as a different state or country.
Caution: Civilian
investigators should always work with law enforcement personnel
working in an official capacity so as not to hinder or disrupt an
ongoing investigation; the ramifications of which should be obvious.
As the Team Hope
organization, linked below, notes, "According
to Federal law, the police are obligated to take the missing persons
report and enter the information into the NCIC (National Crime
Information Center) without a waiting period. If you encounter
problems reporting your child as missing, please share these laws
with your police department."
USEFUL WEBSITES
AGENCIES, PROGRAMS &
ORGANIZATIONS
The National Center
for Missing & Exploited Children has published an OUTSTANDING
reference to conducting missing children investigations for law
enforcement titled Missing and Abducted Children: A
Law-Enforcement Guide to Case Investigation and Program Management;
some of it is certainly applicable to assisting private
investigators
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