FBIAnon said to look into (CARD) the FBI rapid response child abduction teams. I'm starting to dig and try to build a map of the structure of the initiative and relevant information.
Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Teams (CARD)
CARD info: archive.is
- A total of 60 CARD team members are divided into 10 separate groups, 2 within each region of the United States, representing the Northeast, Southeast, North Central, South Central, and Western parts of the country. Regionally, CARD provides rapid, on-site response, including investigative, technical, and resource assistance, during the most critical time period following a child abduction.
- Formed in 2006 under FBI Director Mueller after a report showing that 74% of child abduction cases result in death within the first three hours.
- Deployed more than 100 times for approx 108 victims.
- CARD teams are made up of FBI agents and analysts with in-depth experience and a proven track record in crimes against children investigations, especially cases where a child has been abducted by someone other than a family member. Once selected, team members go through extensive training. Each team has a designated leader.
I found an audit report of the program with some interesting stuff. A real lack of oversight from FBI CACU:
"To assess whether the CARD concept has enhanced the FBI's investigations, we reviewed internal controls developed by the FBI to account for the program operations. We found that the FBI documents CARD deployments by providing a narrative summary detailing the facts of the case and recounting the efforts expended in investigating the case. Although this documentation provides the date on which the children were reported missing and the date of the CARD team deployments, it does not capture crucial data such as the time that the FBI was notified and the time that the FBI acted upon the notification… Consequently, we recommend that the FBI evaluate its CARD Teams according to established response timeframe requirements and use its tracking mechanism for all child abduction cases to track and analyze CARD team deployments."
And:
"One of the CACU's FY 2007 strategic goals included developing a post-CARD team deployment survey of FBI field offices that received aid from CARD teams. The purpose of this survey was to assist in the CACU in developing policies and procedures that would enhance customer satisfaction from CARD deployments. However, as of June 2008, the CACU had not completed its development of this survey."
Though the report states that the authors performed this survey on 9 cases and all were positive.
I don't know. I think it's something to look into. Help me dig, user?