[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16950]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        EDUCATING COMMUNITIES ON MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow in Texas I am co-hosting on the 
Beaumont Police Department and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Academy a 
seminar on missing-and-exploited-children cases. And while we work here 
in Washington to pass legislation to protect children at home and 
across America, I also think it is important for us to make sure that 
our law enforcement officers have the training that they need.
  The seminar is a day-long event run in conjunction with the National 
Center For Missing and Exploited Children. The first 3 hours of the 
seminar will cover topics regarding the duties of the first responder 
and law enforcement resources. In the latter 4 hours, we will discuss 
the investigation of crimes against children with specific emphasis on 
physical and sexual abuse, abduction and missing children.
  Sixty-nine officers will attend this conference, and that is 69 
officers who will be better equipped to deal with the terrible call 
from a parent saying, My child is missing.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe that passing legislation is not our only duty 
as Members of Congress. I also believe that we must work to educate and 
assist our communities. This is a great first start.

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