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early part of the investigation is criticized in many cases. So,
Argus
the investigators participating in cases of missing children
The
should have special training in crimes against children. In
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Jeong-a
the U.S.A, the independent unit of Crimes Against Children
(=CAC) exists under the FBI. CAC has a special team of
Kwon
ChildAbductionRapidDeployment(=CARD),whichemploys
skilled investigators and specialized equipments. The CARD
team gets help from profilers who can conjecture on the type
of criminal perpetrating the incidents at the beginning of the
investigations. Using diverse academic approaches, profiling
analysisofthecasecantrackpeculiarsignaturesofanincident
or judge the original purpose of the crimes. Thanks to the
▲ “Safety house for children” sign : if a child runs into danger, they can
profiling procedure, the CARD team can use a scientific
takerefugehere.
approach in their planning of the investigation. In addition,
thereisdynamiccooperationbetweenCACandthenon-profit
at the Department of Police Administration said, “To make
organization of the National Center for Missing & Exploited
a society free from fear, we should have more Child Safety
Children (=NCMEC). NCMEC specially investigates non-
Housesandmanagethemwell.Also,cooperationwithSchool
criminalcasesofdisappearanceorextendedmissingincidents.
Zone to provide location information to teenagers can be
The Abduction & disappearance alert system in Korea also
desirablewhennecessary.”
has a problem in diffusing warnings. The French system uses
Existing laws are inadequate in dealing with the problem of
a variety of mass media for issuing the Amber Alert System.
missingchildreneffectively.Punishmentsregardingabductions
TVprogramsscrollcaptionsfor15minutesatatime,andthe
aresummarizedasfollows.“Thosewhoabduct,attack,beator
radio provides frequent amber alerts. Also, broadcasters are
do severe actions against children or minors, are sentenced to
ready to stop broadcasting if necessary. An electronic display
imprisonmentfor5yearstolife.”“Thosewholurechildrenor
is shown in many public places such as station, airplane, etc,
minors or prevent children from going home by any possible
whichmakesthewarningprocessmoreeffective.Ontheother
meanswillbesentencedtoimprisonmentforatleast5years”.
hand, the present Korean alert system is not effective enough.
However, the specialists associated with missing children’s
A more efficient alert system for the general public should be
affairs said, “We need stricter laws for punishing criminals
equipped so as to provide information about missing children
who commit crimes against children. In this way, we have
tothepublic.
to build up a social attitude that kidnapping is considered to
be wicked.” Such a thing is needed to make society safer for
children.
MoreEfficientWaystoPreventMissingChild
Then, how can we cope with the case of missing children in
moreefficientways?
A society is responsible for the safety of its members. In
First of all, we should get more practical education. In the
particular, children must be taken good care of as socially
U.S.A, NCMEC runs their own homepage which provides a
weaker individuals. To solve the problem of missing child
manualforpreventingcasesofmissingchildren,inwhichthey
efficiently, all of society should cooperate constantly. We
givedetailedexplanationsofprecautionsclassifiedbydifferent
should not entrust the responsibility totally to the police
places. Besides, NCMEC runs a regular training program for
anymore.Alltherelatedorganizations,suchasthepolice,the
parents about twice a month. This comprehensive training
Ministry of Health and Welfare, schools, children’s welfare
programisan8-hourclasswhichprovidesupdatedinformation
centers, civic groups and diverse social elements should work
onthedynamicsofcrimescommittedagainstchildren,sexual
together.Alongwithsuchcollaboration,improvementofsocial
abuse and exploitation, profiles of victims and offenders, and
awareness is also necessary. The problem of missing children
the latest prevention strategies to protect children in the real
problemisnotmerelythetroubleoftheirfamilies.Weshould
world.
have critical eyes about our surroundings with respect to the
Child Safety Houses need more continuous public relations
securityofchildren.Whenawarenessiswidespreadamongthe
and administration. A numerical increase of Child Safety
public,societycanserveasarealsafe-guardforchildren.
Houses does not make society safe. Professor Lee Yoon-Ho
200900207@hufs.ac.kr
2010
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