Missing Adults: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress

Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Missing persons;    Criminal justice;    Aged;   

RP-ID  :  RL34616
RP-ID  :  RL34616_2015Feb11

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The first section of this report discusses demographics and record keeping of missing adults and unidentified remains, as well as some of the factors that may contribute to the disappearance of adults. This section also discusses federally-funded databases that are used to track data on missing adults and unidentified individuals. The second section of the report describes the federal programs and initiatives to assist in locating missing adults, including funding data where applicable. Finally, the third section discusses issues about the federal role in missing adult cases.