Many
in law enforcement agencies across America have been involved
in various types of child fingerprinting programs. Despite
their best efforts, they have never fingerprinted more then
a fraction of the children in their area because traditional
centralized fingerprinting programs require tremendous manpower
to take prints and clean up the messy black ink.
The American Football Coaches Association’s National
Child Identification Program in partnership with the FBI
has created an inkless fingerprinting identification kit.
The unique design of the National Child Identification Program’s
I.D. Kit makes it ideal for distribution by law enforcement.
Police officers or other volunteers can hand the ID Kit
to a parent or guardian for “at home” fingerprinting.
The parent or guardian fingerprints his or her own child
and keeps the identification card at home, decentralizing
the process for law enforcement. Likewise, prevention
information, such as anti-drug or anti-gang-related messages,
can easily be distributed with the ID Kit.
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"The
National Child Identification
Program ID Kits... [are} an
unprecedented addition to our
current programs and a wonderful
benefit to all communities throughout
the nation."
John
S. Hooks, Jr.
Supervisory Special Agent
FBI
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The
FBI recognizes the Child ID Program as its preferred
method of child identification and encourages active
participation in the program by the over 18,000 law
enforcement agencies across the US. Law enforcement
agencies play an important role in helping to fund the
distribution of ID Kits in communities across the country
ultimately helping us to reach our goal of protecting
the Nations 60 million children. |
Law
Enforcement agencies are able to participate in the National
Child ID Program by using existing prevention budgets; you
may expand your efforts with sponsorships through local
businesses and civic groups. The AFCA and the Child Id Program
has enlisted the support of various associations to help
in this grassroots effort.
Entities
For Law Enforcement to Approach in a Partnership Effort
•
Rotary Clubs
•
Chamber of Commerce
•
Any local business
•
Faith based organizations
• Local Credit Unions
Please
join the effort to help protect America’s children
through your participation in the National Child Identification
Program. If just one missing child can be located through
the use of the ID Kit, we will have succeeded.
