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For Immediate Release
December 20, 2006
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Criminal Justice
Information Services Division
Clarksburg, WV 26306
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Letter from Assistant Director Thomas E. Bush,
III, on the FBI and American Football Coaches Association
National Child Identification Program
Since
September 11, 2001, the nation has focused on the protection
of its citizens. Our most vulnerable citizens are our children.
Yet even before September 11, 2001, the statistics relating
to child safety are surprising:
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800,000
are missing every year. That is one child every 40 seconds.
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400,000
run away from home.
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300,000
are abducted by family members.
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50,000
are abducted by non-family members.
Prior
to 1997, less than two percent of parents had a copy of
their child's fingerprints or a DNA sample. However, since
1997, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and
FBI's National Child Identification Program have been working
to decrease these staggering statistics relating to missing
children in America.
To
assist in protecting our children, we are requesting your
participation in our nationwide faith-based child safety
initiative. We are asking the nation's 54,000 largest churches,
mosques, and synagogues to do the following:
- Participate
in the FBI-AFCA National Child Identification Program (see
enclosed order form)
- Fax
the enclosed faith-based participation sheet.
Churches,
mosques, and synagogues are essential in assisting us to
inform parents and guardians of child safety. With your
help, this can be the largest faith-based child safety initiative
in our nation's history.
Thank
you for your participation in helping protect children in
America.
Sincerely
yours,
Thomas
E. Bush, III
Assistant Director
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