ADAM (Automated Delivery of Alerts on Missing Children), developed by ChoicePoint associates and donated to NCMEC, dramatically improves NCMEC's ability to target specific areas in which missing children are most likely to be found. ADAM uses fax technology to distribute missing child posters to police, news media, schools, businesses, medical centers and other recipients within a specific geographic search area, such as a state, ZIP code, area code or a combined search area near a city and ZIP code.
"Since 2000, ChoicePoint has been an invaluable resource in providing our
organization with the ability to rapidly distribute photos and missing child
data to specific areas," said
"There is tremendous social value in the responsible use of information,
and I cannot think of a better example of this than with ADAM's 100th recovery
in coordination with NCMEC," said
"We are thrilled with each and every recovery that is made through the
ADAM program," said
ADAM, created in 2000 by a team of dedicated ChoicePoint associates
working nights and weekends, is named in honor of
Many ADAM recoveries are credited to companies and businesses in the community. Past recoveries have resulted from alerts that were sent to hotels, schools, apartment complexes, restaurants, law enforcement, medical facilities and churches. If your company or business would like to participate in the ADAM program by receiving missing children alerts in your area via fax, please visit http://www.choicepoint.com/about/adam.html?source=cps . A representative from NCMEC will contact you about the alerts system.
Through a continuing partnership with NCMEC, ChoicePoint technologies have assisted law enforcement officers with the investigation of thousands of cases and the recovery of more than 800 missing or runaway children.
About ChoicePoint
ChoicePoint (NYSE: CPS) provides businesses, government agencies and non-profit organizations with technology, software, information and marketing services to help manage economic risks and identify business opportunities. Consumers have free access to the reports we create at http://www.ChoiceTrust.com . Learn what we do to protect consumer privacy by visiting http://www.PrivacyatChoicePoint.com and, for more information on our company, go to http://www.ChoicePoint.com .
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Since it was established by Congress in 1984, the organization has operated the toll-free 24-hour national missing children's hotline which has handled more than 2.3 million calls. It has assisted law enforcement in the recovery of more than 128,750 children. The organization's CyberTipline has handled more than 600,000 reports of child sexual exploitation and its Child Victim Identification Program has reviewed and analyzed more than 14,750,000 child pornography images and videos. The organization works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice's office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. To learn more about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24-hour hot line at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit its web site at www.missingkids.com .
ChoicePoint and the ChoicePoint logo are registered trademarks and ADAM is a servicemark of ChoicePoint Asset Company LLC.
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