THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 10, 2002 202-307-0703
PUBLICATION ADVISORY
Child Protection Publications
Provide New Research Data
and Information for Families
and Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON,
D.C. ? Six new publications and two informational fact sheets regarding
child protection were released at the October 2 White House Conference
on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children, held in conjunction with the
Office of Justice Programs? (OJP) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP) and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
NISMART
BULLETINS: The National
Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children
(NISMART) were first conducted in 1988.The
NISMART-2 studies spanned the years 1997 to 1999.OJJDP
is disseminating a series of bulletins that summarize findings from NISMART-2.Following
are the first four:
·National
Estimates of Missing Children: An Overview
(NCJ 196465)
·Nonfamily
Abducted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics
(NCJ 196467)
·Children
Abducted by Family Members: National Estimates and Characteristics(NCJ
196466)
·Runaway/Thrownaway
Children: National Estimates and Characteristics
(NCJ 196469)
OJJDP REPORTS:
·When
Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide (NCJ
170022)
This
is an updated edition of a guide that provides parents with important tools
to assist them in the safe return of their children.
·A
Law Enforcement Guide on International Parental Kidnapping (NCJ
194639)
This
guide, intended for local, state, and federal law enforcement officers
called upon to respond to cases of international parental kidnapping, is
a companion to A Family Resource Guide on International Parental Kidnapping,
published previously by OJJDP.
Also available
on the Web site are two fact sheets explaining the new data: NISMART
Questions and Answers and Highlights From the NISMART Bulletins.Media
should contact OJP?s Office of Congressional and Public Affairs at 202-307-0703.
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