I had a meeting today with the FBI in Washington, D.C.  This gathering was a great opportunity to get acquainted with agents from the Crimes Against Children specialized unit.  Sometimes when you think of the FBI, you may think intelligence and terrorism, and not so much about child protection.  I learned a lot during our discussion, especially when it relates to child abductions, and I want to pass this insight along to you.     

The FBI Crimes Against Children division is stacked with specialized agents in child safety to accomplish two main goals:

1-      Innocence Lost initiative – To prevent child prostitution, and take down the “pimp” predators.

2-      CARD Team – To rapidly deploy a CARD Team anywhere in the country to provide expertise and assist law enforcement during the most critical time period following abduction.

INNOCENCE LOST INITIATIVE