Number	22435
Subject	Children
Source	Scripps Howard News Service
State	DC
Year	2005
Publication Date	5/10/05 -- 5/12/05
Summary	This yearlong investigation looked at mistakes police, the federal government and the national news media make in reporting missing children. Among the findings were that many police departments violate federal law by not immediately reporting missing children to state authorities, and that the National Child Search Assistance Act, passed by Congress in 1990, is largely ignored.
Category	Computer-Assisted Reporting
Pages	111
Keywords	state government;federal government;children;kidnapping;amber alert;education;National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; National Child Search Assistance Act
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