An Overview on Missing Children. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session on Review of Progress Made on the Plight of Missing Children, and the Involvement of Businesses, Corporations, and Organizations in the Search for Missing Children.

Institution	Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Titel	An Overview on Missing Children. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session on Review of Progress Made on the Plight of Missing Children, and the Involvement of Businesses, Corporations, and Organizations in the Search for Missing Children.
Quelle	(1985), (124 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Recht; Children; Hearings; Legislation; Runaways; State Action + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Gesetzgebungslehre; Ausreißer; Staatliche Intervention
Abstract	This document is the text of a Congressional hearing on the plight of missing children. Chairman Paula Hawkins' opening remarks discuss the provisions of the Missing Children Act of 1982 and its success, the Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1984 authorizing the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the continuing need to address the plight of missing children. In his opening statement, Senator Orrin Hatch calls for focusing attention on state legislation and local law enforcement. Senator Christopher Dodd's statement recommends that children abducted by non-custodial parents be recognized as being at risk of criminal assault. John and Reve Walsh, founders of the Adam Walsh Child Resource Centers, testify about the programs of their centers, the current problems with missing children, runaways and throwaways, state actions, and needed legislation. A prepared statement and other materials submitted by John and Noreen Gosch at Senator Charles Grassley's request are included which describes the failure of law enforcement personnel to respond to their problems concerning their missing son. Testimony and a prepared statement is included from Jay Howell, director of the National Center for Missing Children which discusses his organization's activities. Senator Bill Bradley testifies about positive steps taken to combat the problem of missing children in New Jersey. Mayor Donna Owens of Toledo, Ohio testifies as chairman of the Missing Children Advisory Board about its activities and Joseph Lieberman, Connecticut attorney general, testifies about Connecticut policies. Testimonies or statements are included from various business representatives describing their involvement in missing children activities and a prepared statement by the National Education Association explains the school's perspective. (ABL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC