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LEXISNEXIS SUPPORTS MISSION OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING
AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN
Donated Technology Enables Organization to Help Law Enforcement
Locate Missing Children More Quickly
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 25, 2006 – LexisNexis U.S.,
a leading provider of information and services solutions, is collaborating
with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC)
to commemorate National Missing Children’s Day on May 25th. This
day serves as a reminder to make child protection a priority and honors
those who are dedicated to the effort of finding missing children and
preventing child sexual exploitation.
National Missing Children’s Day was established in honor of six-year-old
Etan Patz, who disappeared on May 25, 1979, while on the way to school
in New York City. Patz’s disappearance attracted widespread attention
and the case remains unsolved. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed
May 25 to be National Missing Children’s Day in remembrance of Patz.
In support of NCMEC’s mission, LexisNexis donates the use of its
investigative solutions that enable the organization to respond more quickly
when faced with missing child cases. The advanced technology provides
NCMEC’s analysts with vital information and analytical tools that
enable them to assist law enforcement to rapidly identify potential leads
when a child is reported missing. LexisNexis® solutions empower law
enforcement and public safety customers to leverage data, fusion technology
and advanced analytics to rapidly conduct investigations and locate suspects,
witnesses, and missing children.
“The speed in which LexisNexis technology can process disparate
information sources and return relevant, usable information is key, especially
in missing child cases where every second counts,” said Norm Willox,
CEO, LexisNexis Special Services, a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Reed
Elsevier Inc. “We have been a long-time supporter of NCMEC in their
mission to help recover missing children and prevent child sexual exploitation
by providing the organization with valuable investigative solutions.”
“LexisNexis has played a key role in helping us resolve hundreds
of cases,” said Ernie Allen, president and CEO of NCMEC. “NCMEC
relies on the generosity of organizations like LexisNexis to provide the
tools necessary to help us track down missing children and bring them
home.”
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children? (NCMEC) is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which serves as a national clearinghouse
for information and a resource for child protection. It works in cooperation
with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention. NCMEC's congressionally mandated CyberTipline, a reporting
mechanism for child sexual exploitation, has handled more than 387,800
leads. Since its establishment in 1984, NCMEC has assisted law enforcement
with more than 119,800 missing child cases, resulting in the recovery
of more than 102,200 children. For more information about NCMEC, please
visit www.missingkids.com or call 1-800-THE-LOST.
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading provider of information
and services solutions, including its flagship Web-based Lexis® and
Nexis® research services, to a wide range of professionals in the
legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting
and academic markets. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc [NYSE: ENL;
NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries
with 13,000 employees worldwide.
CONTACT:
Merritt
Group
For LexisNexis
Liz Smeds
(703) 390-1527
NCMEC
(703) 837-6111
media@ncmec.org
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