NCMEC Utilizes Yaana Technologies' Purpose-driven Mobile Investigation and Data Acquisition System (MIDAS) to Help Find Missing Children Quickly
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the FBI's National Crime Information Center Missing Person File, juveniles under the age of 18 account for 38.3% of missing persons in 2016. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC), a nonprofit dedicated to helping find missing children and stop child sexual exploitation, provides on-site assistance to law enforcement agencies and families in cases of missing children through its Team Adam program. Team Adam consultants are retired law enforcement professionals with years of experience at the federal, state and local levels. Consultants from Team Adam provide on-the-ground technical assistance and connect local law enforcement to a national network of resources.
Yaana Technologies developed MIDAS (Mobile Investigation and Data Acquisition System), a purpose-built technology platform that offers a mobile application with an intelligent command/control system that enables law enforcement field investigators to rapidly investigate missing persons and other crimes. Yaana has in-depth expertise in processing real-time data, large data platform, mobile application, and passion for solving critical issues. The idea was to use smartphones, tablets and real-time command/control to increase speed and accuracy for field investigators who previously relied on paper/pen while canvassing in response to a child abduction. In searching for missing children, every minute counts. Of the AMBER Alerts issued for abducted children in 2016, 94% of recovered children were found within 72 hours, including 47 percent found within three hours. (http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/2016AMBERAlertReport.pdf)
Yaana Technologies collaborated with NCMEC in developing and implementing a Team Adam MIDAS version to assist with the efforts of Team Adam to support law enforcement. "We at NCMEC appreciate the dedication and passion that Yaana has shown in developing and deploying this application to support our mission of bringing missing children home safely. This mobile app has quickly become a very valuable asset." Mark D. Gianturco, Vice President Technology Division of CTO Office, NCMEC.
Raj Puri, CEO of Yaana Technologies, explains "MIDAS has been a key project for me personally and we have evolved the core platform by collaborating with the law enforcement community in the US and UK. Yaana is happy to provide this critical service to NCMEC and the law enforcement community to address the crimes against children. Yaana is honored to be selected by NCMEC and in leveraging our expertise to make this world a safer place for our children."
To speak with a Yaana representative or learn more about Yaana's Mobile Investigation and Data Acquisition System, visit Yaana's website: https://www.yaanatech.com/products/#public-sector_midas
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® is the leading private, nonprofit organization helping to find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation and prevent future victimization. NCMEC has assisted in the recovery of more than 243,000 missing children and received more than 20 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation on its CyberTipline. To learn more about NCMEC, visit http://www.missingkids.org/home or follow NCMEC on Twitter and Facebook.
About Yaana Technologies
Yaana Technologies (www.yaanatech.com) is a leading global provider of Intelligent Compliance Solutions including compliance request management systems, data retention and analytics systems, lawful interception systems and a variety of cybersecurity mediation systems. Yaana's solutions offer customers a cost-effective path to address the complexities related to meeting compliance needs in the rapidly evolving information communications and cloud markets worldwide.
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