| ay well have seen computer processed photos of | | | | years, and if that child has aged more than a year or |
| “missing “ or “ lost” | | | | to , that people would spot the missing child from a |
| children at your local supermarket or posted at your | | | | photograph that portrays the child at a much younger |
| local Wal Mart or other big box store. Often children | | | | age. Thus computer age progression can really help in |
| disappear or drop from sight. Sometimes this is a | | | | tracking down lost and missing children and people. |
| matter of child custody cases where one parent or | | | | What can you do to prepare for such an eventuality if |
| another has abducted a child against the other | | | | such a tragedy ever occurs within your, your |
| spouse’s or the court of law’s wishes | | | | family’s or friend’s circle of |
| or rulings. Other times it is a case of disappearance by | | | | acquaintances. First it is a good practice over time to |
| choice or misadventure. In these cases | | | | have an album of your child. The photos should be |
| “Computer Age Progression “has | | | | taken on a regular basis and stored in an album or on |
| become a more than useful tool in locating these | | | | a computer in a manner that they are readily |
| missing persons. “Computer Age | | | | accessible and catalogued. Along with the photos |
| Progression” can erase the changes of time | | | | should be notations – especially of the date of |
| and the aging process to produce images of the | | | | the photo and the age of the child or person at the at |
| people involved as they now appear with the standard | | | | time. Next there should be similar photos of the |
| passage of time and the aging process. After all the | | | | biological parents and./ or brothers or sisters at the |
| passage of time and the ticking of a clock stops for | | | | same or a similar age of the missing child or person. |
| no one. | | | | Again these are not current photos, but rather photos |
| Age progression is a combination of both science and | | | | of the victim or victims at the same or similar age of |
| art. It enables a trained forensic artist to create from | | | | the disappeared person or child. Any photos are of |
| older photographs a portrait with a likeness of what a | | | | help. The most useful are those in which the relevant |
| missing child, adult or other person would like today in | | | | person in the photos is in a similar position in the photo |
| the here and now. | | | | or posing in a very similar manner to that of the |
| When a child has been reported missing it is essential | | | | missing person. These photographs can be in color or |
| that the investigating police officer or other authorities | | | | even black and white. Any information is of help. Just |
| have a complete and full description of the victim, along | | | | make sure that you do not smudge or mark on the |
| with any other important relevant or perhaps even non | | | | photographs in any way or manner. Remember that |
| relevant information. When a child has been missing | | | | your photos are the raw materials that the computer |
| over an extended period of time, the original | | | | age progression technical expert artist will work with. |
| photographs of that child or person become outdated. | | | | Any specific comments or specific detailing information |
| It is important that the investigators and authorities | | | | (such as date, place, identifying birth mark) can be |
| have proper up to date photographs of the child and | | | | noted on a separate piece of paper. The very best |
| other people involved in the case of the missing | | | | photos for the documentation experts to work with |
| people. This is more than important for simple | | | | are of the “school picture “type or |
| verification of sightings, for use on flyers and posters. | | | | even yearly photos with Santa. |
| Of course having proper and accurate photographs | | | | In the end in order to locate missing persons the more |
| are of great use in generating new and accurate | | | | photos and specific identification markings that you can |
| generation of new leads and clues for the police | | | | provide the greater your chances for the forensic |
| authorities involved in the case. | | | | documentation artist to create a good and even more |
| It is an obvious fact that if the police are looking for a | | | | exact likeness. |
| child or person that has been missing for several | | | | |