Between FYs 2000 and 2007, the FBI opened over 2,000 child abduction investigations. In 2005 the FBI created its Child Abduction Rapid Deployment (CARD) team program to assist in child abduction cases. Our review of 14 FBI child abduction by strangers cases indicated that in these cases the FBI had responded to incidents of child abductions in a timely and coordinated manner. However, we believe that the FBI could improve its management of child abduction investigations by establishing a mechanism to track and evaluate its timeliness in responding to reports of child abductions. 

This open access document is available to view online. Audit Report 09-08, January 2009, Office of the Inspector General. Chapter 3: Child Abductions.

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