LOCATING MISSING ADULTS: BACKGROUND, TECHNOLOGIES, AND GUIDANCE

LOCATING MISSING ADULTS: BACKGROUND, TECHNOLOGIES, AND GUIDANCE

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: MISSING ADULTS: BACKGROUND, FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

WHY DO ADULTS GO MISSING?

DATA ON MISSING ADULTS AND UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS

FEDERAL ROLE IN RECOVERING MISSING ADULTS

ISSUES

APPENDIX

Chapter 2: LOST AND FOUND: UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGIES USED TO LOCATE MISSING PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER’S OR DEMENTIA

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON PERSONS WITH AD/D, CAREGIVERS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

PUBLIC ALERTS

PASSIVE IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES

ACTIVE LOCATOR TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVICES

APPENDIX I. PASSIVE PRODUCTS (CURRENTLY AVAILABLE)

APPENDIX II. ACTIVE LOCATOR DEVICES (CURRENTLY AVAILABLE)

ACRONYMS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 3: GUIDE FOR IMPLEMENTING OR ENHANCING AN ENDANGERED MISSING ADVISORY

FOREWORD

IMPLEMENTING OR ENHANCING AN ENDANGERED MISSING ADVISORY

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 1. RESOURCES

APPENDIX 2. ENDANGERED MISSING ADVISORY EXAMPLES

APPENDIX 3. SAMPLE PLANS

APPENDIX 4. SAMPLE PRESS RELEASES

INDEX