Home › Groups › SSP (Shannondale)

National Child Identification Program Kits

Posted July 6th, 2006 by nwatch2
in

As part of the continuing effort of the Mountain Watch Program to promote safety on the Mountain, special Child ID kits will be available at the Community Picnic at Mt Mission Park on Saturday, July 22. The kit includes an inkless fingerprint card, DNA collection envelope, laminated wallet card and an area to provide a comprehensive description of the child and are meant to be kept by the parents in case a child goes missing. There will also be a representative of LE available to do regular fingerprints. There are only 25 of these kits available and will be provided to members of the mountain community. Any additional kits orderd will have to be paid for in advance of ordering.

We have no budget or funding, therefore the cost of these initial kits is being donated.

‹ Information needed on Equipment, Identifiers, etc. for Watch Program Special Thanks Deputy Holz , ALL LE and SSP ›

Comments

National Child Identification Program Kits

On July 6th, 2006 nwatch1 says:

http://www.childidprogram.com/01about.html

800,000 thousand children go missing every year - one child every 40 seconds. Yet, when the National Child Identification Program began; less than two percent of parents had a copy of their child's fingerprints to use in case of an emergency.

The entire fingerprinting process lasts approximately five minutes. If ever needed, the completed identification card can immediately give authorities the vital information they need to assist them in their efforts to locate a missing child.

The National Child Identification Program is more effective than traditional identification programs because it offers:

Comprehensive, descriptive information in one place:
Children's appearances change rapidly, and simple alterations in clothes or hair make identification difficult. The ID Kit includes a section for a current photograph, as well as space for recording descriptions and measurements.

Decentralized fingerprinting:
There are not enough police officers or labor available to centrally fingerprint America's children using traditional methods. It would take more than 10 million hours or 4,800 working years, to centrally fingerprint the nation's 60 million children.

Thank you to Barb who has donated these kits for the benefit of your children and their safety.

Back to top