| In 1981, 6 year-old Adam Walsh went missing in a | | | | child is found, the parent is notified.e) If the child is found |
| department store. His mother looked for him and it | | | | with someone else, that person is prevented from |
| wasn't until two hours later than an employee called | | | | taking the child from the store.f) The Code Adam is |
| the police. Unfortunately for the mother, the child's | | | | cancelled after the child is found or the police arrives. |
| decapitated head appeared 2 weeks later. | | | | While the Code Adam is a great tool, it's not enough. |
| This tragedy led to the creation of the Code Adam. | | | | Being prepared in advance is the best defense against |
| The Code Adam is a procedure that is used by | | | | child abduction. |
| department stores and other places where parents | | | | Lately, some parents have found stealth cell phone |
| routinely take their children, like museums or | | | | monitoring to be their best friend when it comes to |
| amusement parks. The aim of Code Adam is to find a | | | | keep their child safe. Stealth cell phone monitoring is a |
| child who has been missing, as well as preventing | | | | program that can be installed on a cell phone and that |
| anyone who might have abducted the child from taking | | | | allows parents to find information about their child. Most |
| him out of the premises. | | | | importantly, stealth cell phone monitoring allows parents |
| There are six steps that sre followed when a person | | | | to find a child's location on a local map at any time. If |
| reports a missing child.a) The employee takes note of | | | | you've ever wondered where your child is or why he |
| the appearance of the child, as well as how the child | | | | isn't answering the phone, you can understand how |
| was dressed, what he was carrying, and any other | | | | invaluable this feature can be to parents. In addition, |
| details that may help to identify him or her. At the | | | | stealth cell phone monitoring is invisible to the child, so |
| same time, all accesses are blocked and no one can | | | | there are no fights over its use. |
| enter the premises.b) The employee issues a Code | | | | Of course, in addition to stealth cell phone monitoring, |
| Adam, which prompts all personnel to look for the child. | | | | you should teach your child basic safety rules. It may |
| In addition, specifically designed staff monitors the exits | | | | be difficult, but everything is better than having the |
| and prevent any child that fits the description from | | | | need to issue a Code Adam. |
| leaving.c) After 10 minutes, the police is called.d) If the | | | | |