Fingerprinting Kids
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Copyright 1983 NPG,Ltd.
Issue: Should parents voluntarily create detailed identification records
(including fingerprints) on their children in anticipation of possible
runaway problems or abductions? (1) Yes. You can never tell when terrible
things will happen to a child, so its best to be prepa ....
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.... use of the FBI's national computer
network,the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) for non-criminal
purposes.
All of the programs are voluntary. In some cases the police
departments retain the records, while in others the fingerprint cards are
turned over to the parents for safekeeping. The apparent purpose of the
program is to help provide positive identification to link either children
picked up, or bodies recovered, with missing person notices.
Every year about 1 mi ....
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