Assign each student to complete research on the different acts that exist regarding missing persons. They include: the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (1968), the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (1980), the Missing Children Act (1982), the Missing Children's Assistance Act (1984), the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (1988), the National Child Search Assistance Act (1990), the

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International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act, and the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act.

What will be an ideal response?

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Answer: Answers will vary. Here is a brief description of each. The Federal Kidnapping Act (1932), which allowed the use of federal agencies in kidnapping cases, was passed in response to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (1968) made the practice of moving to another state for the purpose of changing custody illegal. The Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (1980) was passed to strengthen the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. It allowed states to use the Federal Parent Locator Service to obtain address information on noncustodial parents who abducted their children and authorized the use of the Fugitive Felon Act against these individuals. In 1982, Congress changed NCIC rules to allow the entry of missing children into the system. The Missing Children Act (1982) allowed the entry of missing children into NCIC even though the noncustodial parent would not be charged with a crime. The Missing Children's Assistance Act (1984) created a national clearinghouse for missing children and authorized research to determine the extent of the problem within the United States. The International Child Abduction Remedies Act (1988) ratified the Hague Convention Treaty on missing children. As a result of this Act, the U.S. Department of State would become involved in noncustodial parental abductions in which the abducting parent takes the victim outside the United States. The National Child Search Assistance Act (1990) mandated law enforcement agencies to enter all reported missing children under the age of 18 into NCIC, including all reported runaways. The International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act (1993) made it a felony for a person to remove a child from the United States in an attempt to interfere with lawful court orders granted in custody matters.