Fingerprints for Identification
Thousands of parents have fingerprinted, DNA sampled and created ID Cards for their children. These safety measure give parents a sense of security, but are they really useful?
When children go missing, most of the time, they return safely on their own. However, in kidnappings and other dangerous cases, time is of the essence.
According to the U.S. Attorney General:
"Fast action is necessary since,
1) there is typically
over a two hour delay in making the initial missing
child report (60%), and
2) the vast majority (74%) of
the abducted children who are murdered are dead
within three hours of the abduction.
Because of these
critical time features, it is important to respond quickly
with a neighborhood canvass and search of the area."
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Fingerprints are not useful in an initial neighborhood canvass or search of the area. Fingerprints can only identify a child that you can locate or show that a child was at a specific location through the prints they leave on objects. Neither scenario contributes to a rapid search and recovery.
KidSave for Real Protection
KidSave does contribute to this scenario. In fact KidSave was designed to answer the U.S. Department of Justice's recommended actions for parents of missing children. KidSave enables parents to distribute complete and current information at a moment's notice. KidSave gives parents speedy access to just those organization who can help most in the most serious of emergencies.
Fingerprint Kit Pros:
- Simple and Cheap
- Rarely need updating
Fingerprint Kit Cons:
- Not useful for rapid recovery of missing or abducted child
- Usually must have child
ID Card Pros:
- Cheap, you can make your own
- Useful in directing help at the scene of a missing child
ID Card Cons:
- Must keep on person in case of an emergency
- Need to be kept current
- Little help in distributing information to a larger audience
KidSave Pros:
- Complete and current information about your child
- Sends reminders for parents to update information regularly
- Print your own, current ID Card.
- Fingerprint sheets.
- Emergency Notification Network helps parents distribute information in an emergency.
- The most effective response to missing child emergencies.
While fingerprint kits and ID Cards may still be the most popular forms of child identification, KidSave provides real child protection by empowering parents to enlist the informed assistance of law enforcement, missing children's organizations, the media and other groups.
Are you
Ready to Join KidSave?
Please take
steps to protect your
family. KidSave
membership makes it
easy to be ready and
react effectively in
a missing child emergency. |
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