What improvements can be made in law enforcement responses to child abductions?
Communication between departments has improved a lot since the early 1990s, but there is still work to be done on having law enforcement agencies move faster on abductions by family members. Believe me, even after so much has been done to bring attention to the problem, there are still agencies that put a little less importance on a case where the child is taken by a parent. About 3,000 children a year die at the hands of their parents. It’s a serious situation. Q: When should parents start talking to their children about the danger of abduction? A: Talk to your kids as soon as they are old enough to understand the context of interacting with someone they don’t know – as young as 5 or 6 years old. Make them aware that predators use things to lure them, such as saying, “I lost my dog,” “here’s some candy” or “help me move this box.” Just let them know that an adult never needs help from a child. Tell kids you are empowering them to control situations they find themselves in by telling t
