The harsh reality & problem is that this happens to a child every 40 seconds here in the United States. Every 40 seconds, a parent will be faced with the fact that they do not know where their child is. Are they safe? Are they scared? Have they eaten? Where could they be? Parental abductions on its own make up over 49 percent of cases. As a parent, when you start to search, you discover the undeniable truth that some agencies are inexperienced and not well versed in the due process of an abduction case. The U.S. Department of Justice offers training but it is sometimes overlooked and not followed by local law enforcement agencies. This in turn leaves parents in the hands of someone who is technically “starting over” on each case. This weakness in the system of having to piecemeal a solution based off of their opinion or newly gained advise, is detrimental to these type of cases due to time restraints.
International kidnappings, due to how complex they can be, are very difficult to solve. Our government provided infrastructure is limited in helping us recover our children. The inexperience of a department, Detective or an Agent should not stop someone from finding a solution to bring their child back. The majority of cases go unsolved due to the many steps that were missed or because a parent took to long to accomplish a task out of unawareness or misadvise.
