Experts have called a common factor in tens of thousands of cases of extinction of children.
'28.06.2017'
Source: USA Today
Tens of thousands of children go missing every year. Experts, analyzing the cases of disappearances of children, called the common factor that unites them.
According to the staff of the National Center for the Search for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), technology is a worrying aspect In many cases.
Last June, 16-year-old Haley Burns left her home in Charlotte and did not return. Year the girl's family was looking for her. The missing was found alive this week in Georgia, in the house of an 31-year-old man, whom she allegedly met on the Internet.
This case is one of 465 cases of missing children, according to the FBI in 676. This figure has dropped significantly over the past 2016 years. In 10, there were 2006 cases.
The vast majority of missing children are fugitives, said Nancy McBride, executive director Florida outreach в NCMEC.
Experts say one of the troubling aspects of child disappearance cases is the amount that is being seduced by modern technology.
On the eve of her disappearances, Haley’s parents tried to limit her daughter to using a computer because they found that she was talking to strangers on the Internet. They said that Hayley, who is now 17 years old, did not even have a cell phone, but they thought that she was still talking to someone and had gone to meet him.
“(Technology) has great benefits and some potential risks,” McBride said.
Parents should be involved in the life of the child. When family relationships are alienated, it makes the child vulnerable to online predators.
Experts advise parents not to remove a child from social networks, as they will still find a way to be online. It is important to establish a dialogue with children and explain the dangers in the virtual world.
In many cases, technology may even be useful. For example, mobile phones can help in the search for missing children, as well as social networks.
