Child Abduction: Missing Without a Trace

Have you ever walked into Wal-Mart and taken the time to look at the numerous pictures of missing youth that is plastered on the wall? When looking at how long they have been missing, it ranges anywhere from months to years. Looking at their age, both boys and girls, it is hard not to wonder if these kids are being trafficked. Child sex trafficking, also known as human trafficking, is a major issue that is not only plaguing the United States, but the world. Residing in a state where teen sex trafficking is very common, it is imperative that not only adults, but the youth understand what child sex/human trafficking is, what is a sex-trafficker, and the data that reveals the seriousness of child sex

The Great Arizona orphan abduction by Linda Gordon illustrates major issues in the western borderlands’ that dealt with evolution of racial discrimination, class structure and gender roles. Gordon gives a historical view of the crisis over orphan adduction over interracial adoption in the Arizona mining community of Clifton-Morenci. The crucial idea Gordon dictates is racial identity and gender issues. How the family roles change when Anglo and Mexican women integrate to the frontier. How women molded the western borderlands by influence on race relations. women submitted join the men in the mining community. Once women arrived, they began to cultivate the standards in Clifton-Morenci. This process confirmed racial separations between Anglos and Mexicans.

According to the United States Department of Justice every forty seconds a child is being abducted. This works out to be about 2,000 abductions per day and 800,000 abductions per year. This would be 11.4 children per every 1,000 children being abducted. Seventy-five percent of abductions are committed by males. Sixty-seven percent of these perpetrators are under the age of twenty-nine. Seventy-four percent of children abducted are girls. Seventy-one percent of the kidnappers are strangers to the victims. Eighty percent of abductions occur within a quarter of a mile from where the child lives. Less than sixty of the children are returned to their families alive. Four percent of the children abducted are never found. Seventy-four

A child being kidnapped is a parent’s worst nightmare. This happens to thousands of parents each year. For this, we have a system called, AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response). This system has been around for almost twenty one years, saving hundreds of lives.

Countless number of children that are removed from their homes should not have been. In New York alone, just as the police have to distribute a certain amount of citations a month, CPS workers are required by law to remove a certain amount of children a month to meet their quota. I believe that when a crime is committed against a child, police action should be take a s a necessary procedure to properly investigate and gather accurate evidence of abuse, therefore giving the accused fair due process.

For 30 years, advocates, program administrators, and politicians have joined to encourage even more reports of suspected child abuse and neglect. Their efforts have been successful, with about three million cases of suspected child abuse having been reported in 1993. Large numbers of endangered children still go unreported, but a serious problem had developed: Upon investigation, as many as 65 percent or the reports now being made are determined to be "unsubstantiated", raising serious civil liberties concerns and placing a huge burden on investigative staffs.

The tragic case of two-year-old Caylee Anthony reveals the devastating consequences that murders can have on victims and their families. Caylee was an innocent toddler that lived with her mother, Casey Anthony and her maternal grandmothers, Cindy and George. On July 15, 2008 a call to 911 was sent in by Caylee’s grandmother Cindy, reporting that she hasn’t seen Caylee in 31 days and that the toddler’s mother’s car smelled like a dead body has been inside it. The toddler’s mother gave varied explanations on where her daughter was located but then admitted she hasn’t seen her in weeks. She told police that she left Caylee at her nanny’s apartment and when she returned, they were both missing. Detectives found discrepancies in a signed statement she made about Caylee’s disappearance. Casey’s friends and family had never heard of Gonzales, and detectives later found the nanny never existed. The apartment Casey and Caylee were supposed to be living with was found to be vacant for more than 140 days. On December 11, 2008, Caylee 's body was found in a blanket inside a trash bag in a wooded area near the child’s home. Investigative reports and trial testimony found duct tape near the front of the skull] and on the mouth of the toddler. In result, Casey Anthony was charged on October 2008 with first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child, and four counts of providing false information to police.

The case of six-year old Adam Walsh is perhaps one that will never leave the minds of anyone initially horrified by its details. In 1981 young Adam was kidnapped from a local mall and regardless of tireless efforts by his parents John and Reve Walsh, volunteers, and law enforcement; Adam fell victim to murder. Two weeks after the boy went missing, his decapitated head was located, but his body was never found. This prompted his father John Walsh to start a campaign and legislature policy submission toward more stringent accountability for child crime offenders. “The murder transformed John Walsh's life, turning him from a middle-class hotel marketing executive into one of country's best known advocates for missing

get away with these child kidnapping crimes. That is why when the Amber Alert came out it

One of my all time favorite musicals as I was growing up was alway Annie, about a sweet little orphan who through determination and a little positivity found a better life. But has happened to orphans nowadays, you don’t exactly drive by your neighborhood orphanage on your way to work. It seems that these children have disappeared, virtually falling off the face of the earth. Today they are called foster kids with families like my own housing them. The early foster system was established in the 1500s in order to care for children who were removed from their parents. Foster care was intended to be a short-term solution until the child is either adopted or reunited with their family. However, the average child will spend over two years waiting to be adopted. But the flaws in this system run much deeper, from mental disorders all the way to human trafficking. Human trafficking through the foster system is a dire problem that can not be neglected. We will examine this today by looking at three points; recognizing what the problem, understanding the pressure that they are under, and finally how you and i can help provide the promise of a new life

This case was a very disturbing one because it involves a small but innocence child who hadn’t even begin to live her life. Before she was heartlessly taken away from her family. This case started off with a lot of lies and many questions about the whereabouts of Caylee Anthony. It was first stated that she was with a nanny in which later they were told Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzales the nanny in question kidnapped Caylee. It was found that she didn’t even know Casey Anthony and Casey Anthony did not know of her either. The next statement that was made is that she drowned at their home pool. Later it was discovered that Caylee Anthony was ducted taped and placed into a laundry bag and put into the truck of Casey Anthony’s car where Caylee was

It is important to start with a brief overview of the cases to re-familiarize the details and circumstances; for brevity, only an overview of each case is presented. In July of 2008, a 2-year-old Caylee Anthony is missing as her grandmother calls the police to report that her daughter 's car smells as if it had contained a "dead body" (CNN, 2014a). When questioned about the whereabouts of her daughter, Casey Anthony admitted that she hadn 't seen her in 31 days. She claimed that Caylee was with her nanny, Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzales (Hustmyre, 2014). One day after the 911 call Anthony was arrested on suspicion of child neglect, filing false official statements, and obstructing a criminal investigation, she was later released on bond; meanwhile Caylee is still missing (CNN, 2014a).

This paper highlights a root cause analysis of the sentinel event in a case involving child abduction. It describes the sentinel event in addition to explaining the roles of personnel present during the event. The paper further analyses the obstacles that may slow down efficient relations among the personnel present during the sentinel event. It discusses quality improvement methods used in the root cause analysis by outlining a corrective action plan to ensure tevent does not recur. The Sentinel Event

Child Find and Zero Reject. Under IDEA’s “child find” mandate, states are required to identify, locate, and evaluate all resident children with disabilities (including those who are homeless, limited English proficient, or wards of the state), regardless of the severity of their disability or whether they attend public or private schools. The mandate to serve all students with disabilities is commonly referred to as “zero reject.” Although federal law requires that children with disabilities be identified, it does not dictate how this is to occur. Nevertheless, courts give deference to districts when their identification efforts are substantial, in good faith, and ultimately effective. Consequently, state procedures vary widely and

Various American children are snatched up from locations the majority of parents permit them to go. Places, such as, the mall, the beach, even the driveways in their own front yards. Places assumed to be safe by preponderance.