We have several free publications for parents including Child Safety on the Information Highway and one for teens that you can get free by calling our Hotline or by accessing our web site. Also, our new CyberTipline is designed to provide people with a vehicle for reporting incidents. The cost here is nothing, because all of our services are free. Regarding the costs to the system, those costs are primarily borne by law enforcement and obviously vary based upon how long the investigation and how many resources are used. The Polly Klaas investigation virtually bankrupted the city of Petaluma.
Many parents also spend money on private investigators, etc.
Our goal is to make sure that there is a free system which can provide parents with the support they need. This makes me very upset when I think about what can happen. We feel the same way. It is called Code Adam. It has already intercepted several would-be abductions.