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Faktor kehilangan

Nurul Nadirah Abdullah adalah mangsa terbaru dalam kes kehilangan kanak-kanak di Malaysia. Kanak-kanak yang berusia lima tahun itu dilihat kali terakhir ketika membeli barang di kedai berhampiran rumahnya. Kisah Nurul Nadirah adalah kesinambungan kes kehilangan kanak-kanak berumur di bawah sepuluh tahun. Kanak-kanak lain yang hilang ialah Adam Shah, Sharlinie, R. Dass, Lee Xin Ru, Muhamad Asmawi dan Nurul Afifah Syawani Sahran. Kesemua mereka masih belum ditemui hingga ke hari ini.

Secara purata, sebanyak 3.5 kes kanak-kanak hilang dilaporkan dalam sehari dan hampir 80 peratus kes tersebut membabitkan kanak-kanak perempuan. Ada kanak-kanak yang hilang ini ditemui sama ada dalam keadaan selamat ataupun telah meninggal dunia. Contohnya kes kehilangan Lim Zhao Xu di Pulau Pinang. Beliau disyaki hilang selepas keluar dari rumah untuk melihat pertunjukan bunga api dan tidak pulang selepas pertunjukan itu habis. Setelah dibuat siasatan, kanak-kanak ini menumpang tidur di rumah kawannya yang terletak 100 meter dari rumah. Begitu juga dengan kes seorang kanak-kanak berusia dua tahun yang dilaporkan hilang di Kuantan. Nur Hafiqah Zarissya Mohd. Nawawi telah dipulangkan kepada ibu dan bapanya selepas dikatakan berkeliaran seorang diri di hadapan kedai telefon bimbit.

Dalam kes yang tidak menggembirakan, kanak-kanak yang hilang ditemui mati. Ia berlaku kepada Norshahida Abdul Razak, 11 tahun yang meninggal dunia kerana terjatuh ke dalam parit di kawasan ladang kelapa sawit berhampiran rumahnya di rancangan Felda Jengka Satu.

Kecekapan pihak polis, pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) dan beberapa pihak dalam menyiasat serta menghebahkan maklumat tentang kes-kes ini banyak membantu ibu bapa mendapatkan semula anak mereka yang dilaporkan hilang.

Statistik kehilangan kanak-kanak yang dilaporkan oleh Polis Diraja Malaysia menunjukkan separuh daripada kanak-kanak yang hilang telah dijumpai semula. Kelompok yang hilang ini dipecahkan kepada tiga iaitu berumur sembilan tahun ke bawah, sepuluh tahun hingga 13 tahun dan remaja berumur 14 hingga 17 tahun.

Beberapa faktor kehilangan telah dikenal pasti seperti pengaruh rakan sebaya, lari ikut kekasih, mencari kebebasan, keluarga kurang beri perhatian, tidak minat belajar, mencari pekerjaan, dilarikan ibu atau bapa sendiri, lari kerana tidak siuman, menjadi mangsa penderaan, pencabulan dan rogol, kecewa dalam dalam peperiksaan, hilang di laut, selisih faham dengan keluarga serta dijadikan pelacur. Namun, perkara yang agak membimbangkan ialah kes kehilangan yang tidak diketahui puncanya dan berbagai-bagai andaian boleh diberi seperti disembunyikan makhluk halus.

Oleh kerana punca kehilangan datang dari keluarga, sepatutnya ibu dan bapa menyedari bahawa keselamatan anak-anak mereka tidak boleh dikompromi. Dalam perspektif yang lebih luas, kajian-kajian menunjukkan kehilangan kanak-kanak ini dikatakan berpunca dari rumah.

Ibu dan bapa yang bertanggungjawab sepenuhnya ke atas keselamatan anak-anak perlu memperkemaskan sistem kekeluargan mereka supaya rumah tidak menjadi faktor penolak kepada anak-anak untuk mencari ruang melarikan diri atau dilarikan orang.

Guru dan sekolah turut berperanan besar dalam memberi nilai-nilai kekeluargaan melalui sistem pendidikan berterusan. Walaupun ada sesetengah pelajar disifatkan dalam dalam kategori bermasalah, jiwa mereka masih boleh dididik supaya sekurang-kurangnya memikirkan untung nasib sendiri pada masa depan.

Agensi kerajaan, pertubuhan bukan kerajaan dan sektor swasta bersama-sama berperanan melaksanakan tugas masing-masing untuk membantu mengesan kehilangan kanak-kanak dan remaja dengan pelbagai cara. Contohnya, pada Julai 2010, Nur (National Urgent Response) Alert diperkenalkan Polis Diraja Malaysia  dan Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat. Nur Alert akan menyebarkan maklumat pantas tentang kanak-kanak 12 tahun ke bawah yang hilang tanpa melibatkan tebusan, ugutan atau ancaman bunuh.

Sekali-sekala isu kehilangan kanak-kanak disiarkan di media, kita berasa sangat cemas kerana mungkin suatu hari nanti anak-anak kita pula yang akan menjadi mangsa. Hidup tanpa ada jaminan keselamatan sangat merisaukan kerana setiap masa kita perlu memikirkan diri sendiri dan ahli keluarga. Walaupun dikatakan Malaysia menduduki tangga ke-19 daripada 153 negara sebagai negara paling selamat menerusi Indeks Keamanan Global (GPI) 2011 lalu, kita mahu lihat keselamatan diri dan sekitar rumah yang selamat dahulu. Apabila yakin bahawa diri dan rumah selamat, barulah kita yakin persekitaran lain turut selamat dan tidak lagi berasa bimbang untuk ke bandar atau kawasan-kawasan lain di seluruh negara.

Kehilangan kanak-kanak dan remaja mesti ada sebab musababnya dan kita tidak mahu kejadian ini menjadi gangguan kepada persediaan ke arah sebuah negara Malaysia yang maju. Banyak tindakan yang boleh dimainkan oleh semua pihak untuk mengekang kejadian ini daripada terus membelenggu masyarakat dan menjejaskan kesejahteraan hidup.

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Punca kanak-kanak hilang

Oleh IZRA ABD RAHMAN (izra@thestar.com.my)

Di Malaysia, kita mungkin boleh menarik nafas lega apabila kes kanak-kanak hilang (bawah 13 tahun) yang dilaporkan tidak menunjukkan angka membimbangkan.

Tetapi, agak kurang enak didengar apabila hampir semua kes kanak-kanak hilang didapati berpunca dari rumah.

"Kita dapati mereka ini hilang kerana dilarikan ibu atau bapa yang mempunyai masalah rumah tangga.

“Ada juga kanak-kanak yang keluar rumah dan enggan pulang kerana kurang perhatian di rumah lalu memilih untuk bermalam di rumah kawan tanpa memberitahu ibu bapa,” kata Pegawai Penyiasat Kanak-Kanak Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah, Asisten Suprintendan Ong Saw In kepada Mingguan mStar.

Berdasarkan statistik, terdapat peningkatan terhadap kes kanak-kanak yang dilaporkan hilang tahun dalam tempoh tiga tahun kebelakangan ini.

Pada 2009, sebanyak 50 kes kanak-kanak hilang dilaporkan dan angka ini meningkat kepada 54 kes pada tahun 2010 dengan peningkatan sebanyak lapan peratus.

Untuk tempoh Januari hingga April tahun ini pula, seramai 20 kanak-kanak dilaporkan hilang.

Menurut Ong, walaupun kes kanak-kanak hilang menunjukkan pertambahan dari tahun ke tahun, namun kes yang berjaya diselesaikan pihak polis turut meningkat.

“Pada 2009 kita berjaya selesaikan 45 kes dan 51 kes pada 2010. Tahun ini pula, semua kanak-kanak yang dilaporkan hilang telah ditemui semula.

“Ini menunjukkan pihak polis sentiasa serius dan sering berusaha meningkatkan kecekapan dalam mendapatkan semula mereka yang hilang,” katanya.

Dalam pada itu, Ong tidak menafikan masyarakat sering mengaitkan kanak-kanak hilang dengan sindiket penculikan.

Kanak-kanak hilang dikatakan dijadikan peminta sedekah, buruh kasar, pelacur atau dibunuh untuk diambil organ dalaman.

“Di luar negara kita memang pernah dengar kes-kes sebegini. Tapi setakat ini kita belum pernah terima sebarang laporan tentang sindiket ini.

“Sama ada ia benar atau tidak, yang penting ibu bapa harus sentiasa berwaspada terhadap keselamatan anak mereka bagi mengelakkan kejadian tak diingini,” katanya.

Tak tutup kes

KECEKAPAN pihak polis, pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) dan beberapa pihak dalam menyiasat serta menghebahkan maklumat tentang kes-kes ini banyak membantu ibu bapa mendapatkan semula anak yang dilaporkan hilang.

Pada Julai 2010, Nur (National Urgent Response) Alert diperkenalkan Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) dan Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM).

“Nur Alert akan menyebarkan maklumat pantas tentang kanak-kanak 12 tahun ke bawah yang hilang tanpa melibatkan tebusan, ugutan atau ancaman bunuh.

“Penyebaran dibuat dengan persetujuan ibu bapa atau penjaga sah kanak-kanak sehingga kanak-kanak hilang ditemui,” katanya.

Ong berkata, sistem ini telah dilaksanakan terhadap kes kehilangan adik Nisha dan Lee Xin Ru dari Pahang yang kedua-duanya berusia dua tahun.

Sehingga kini kedua-dua mereka masih belum ditemui.

Mengulas kes kanak-kanak hilang dalam tempoh yang lama dan gagal dikesan pihak polis, kes tidak akan ditutup dan pihak polis akan terus menjalankan siasatan.

“Kita masih siasat dan terima maklumat yang ingin diberi orang ramai terhadap kanak-kanak hilang ini,” katanya.

Selain adik Nisha dan Lee, polis juga masih menyiasat kes adik Sharlinie dan Muhamad Asmawi yang hilang pada 2008.

Sumber : http : //www.mstar.com.my/

Check for the SAKE of YOUR Children!!

Most parents drive their children around everywhere they go. Has your child ever told you to 'just drop them off here?' Most parents assume that their kids are too cool to be dropped off at the front door, or to be seen with their parents. It's one of those things we roll our eyes at and get over. However, what if your child is visiting somewhere he shouldn't be visiting. You just never know what kind of people your child can end up hanging around with. Next time you are asked to drop your child off in front of a house rather than walking him or her in, or next time your child wants you to drop him or her off down the block with no explanation, you may want to take note of the address.

Child trafficking Statistics

Child/Human Trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world. Child/ human trafficking is the world’s second largest criminal enterprise, after drugs. U.S. State Department

The global market of child trafficking at over $12 billion a year with over 1.2 million child victims. UNICEF

As many as 2.8 million children run away each year in the US. Within 48 hours of hitting the streets, one-third of these children are lured or recruited into the underground world of prostitution and pornography. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

The average age of entry for children victimized by the sex trade industry is 12 years. U.S. Department of Justice

Approximately 80% of human trafficking victims are women and girls and up to 50% are minors. U.S. State Department

The average number of victims for non-incestuous pedophiles who molest girls is 20, for pedophiles who prefer boys 100! The Association For the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)

300,000 children in the U.S. are at risk every year for commercial sexual exploitation. U.S. Department of Justice

600,000 – 800,000 people are bought and sold across international borders each year; 50% are children, most are female. The majority of these victims are forced into the commercial sex trade. U.S. Department of State, 2004, Trafficking in Persons Report, Washington, D.C.

An estimated 14,500 to 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States each year. The number of U.S. citizens trafficked within the country is even higher, with an estimated 200,000 American children at risk for trafficking into the sex industry. U.S. Department of Justice Report to Congress from Attorney General John Ashcroft on U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons

An average serial child molester may have as many as 400 victims in his lifetime. Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Study

Child pornography is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States right now. Nationally, there has been a 2500% increase in arrests in 10 years. FBI

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which helps to identify and locate children in pornography photos and videos, says it’s staff reviewed more than 10.5 million images in 2009 alone.

Reports of exploited children grow every year, in 2009, the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children received more than 120,000 reports on its cyber tip line. In 2010, the number grew to over 160,000 with the vast majority being from child pornography.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR CHILD: Tips for parents to helps their children stay safe

1.Safety at Home

a)Children should know their full name, home phone number and how to use the telephone. Post your contact information where your children will see it: office phone number, cell phone, pager, etc.

b)Children should have a trusted adult to call if they’re scared or have an emergency.

c)Choose babysitters with care. Obtain references from family, friends, and neighbors. Once you have chosen the caregiver, drop in unexpectedly to see how your children are doing. Ask your children how the experience with the caregiver was, and listen carefully to their responses.

2.Safety in the Neighborhood

a)Make a list with your children of their neighborhood boundaries, choosing significant landmarks.

b)Interact regularly with your neighbors. Tell your children whose homes they are allowed to visit.

c)Don’t drop your children off alone at malls, movie theatres, video arcades, or parks.

d)Teach your children that adults should not approach children for help or directions. Tell your children that if they are approached by an adult, they should stay alert because this may be a "trick."

e)Never leave children unattended in an automobile. Children should never hitchhike or approach a car when they don’t know and trust the driver.

f)Children should never go anywhere with anyone without getting your permission first.

3.Safety at School

a)Be careful when you put your child's name on clothing, backpacks, lunch boxes or bicycle license plates. If a child's name is visible, it may put them on a "first name" basis with an abductor.

b)Walk the route to and from school with your children, pointing out landmarks and safe places to go if they’re being followed or need help. Make a map with your children showing acceptable routes to school, using main roads and avoiding shortcuts or isolated areas. If your children take a bus, visit the bus stop with them and make sure they know which bus to take.

WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY: Numbers to call and information to collect

Precautionary Measures: Necessary Materials

a)Keep a complete description of your child.

b)Take color photographs of your child every six months.

c)Keep copies of your child’s fingerprints.

d)Keep a sample of your child’s DNA.

e)Know where your child’s medical records are located.

f)Have your dentist prepare and maintain dental charts for your child.

What You Should Do In Case Your Child Is Missing:

a)Immediately report your child missing to your local law enforcement agency.

b)Ask the law enforcement agency to enter your child into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Persons File.

b)Limit access to your home until law enforcement arrives and has the opportunity to collect possible evidence.

c)Give law enforcement investigators all information you have on your child including fingerprints, photographs, complete description and the facts and circumstances related to the disappearance.

Teach your Children to:-

a)Never leave home without your permission. Very small children should play only in areas away from the street, such as a backyard, or in a play area supervised by a responsible adult.

b)Never wander off, to avoid lonely places, and to avoid shortcuts through alleys or deserted areas. They are safer walking or playing with friends.come straight home from school unless youhave made other arrangements.

c)Never enter anyone's home without your approval. Scream, run away and tell you or a trusted adult if anyone attempts to touch or grab them, of if a stranger offers them a ride.

d)Never give any information over the telephone including their name and address, or indicate they are alone.

keep doors locked and admit only authorized people into the house.

Rules for Baby-sitters

a)Leave a number where you, a neighbor or relative can be reached in the event of an emergency. In addition, if you have a cell phone, give the sitter that number and carry your phone with you while you're out. Make sure the battery is fully charged before you leave.

b)Never allow the sitter to admit strangers into your home. The best rule: no company allowed.

c)Instruct the sitter that phone use is for emergencies only, not for chatting with friends.

d)Leave the number for your local law enforcement agency and tell the sitter to call immediately if there are any signs of suspicious activity or unusual noises.

Tips for SAFETY with STRANGER and People Children Know

Children’s personal safety skills, when supported, can help them stay safe with most people most of the time. 

You can teach children to be safe without scaring them - You just need to know how. 

Young people are at risk of assault, abduction, and abuse even in caring families, schools, and communities. Prevention is the key to protecting children’s personal safety. The good news is that there are simple and effective ways of teaching children how to protect themselves that will work most of the time.

Parents, teachers, and other caregivers need to know that their children are more likely to be harmed by someone they know than by a stranger. Children need to have clear safety rules both for strangers when they are out on their own and for setting boundaries with people they know.

Anyone can be a child molester—a neighbor, a relative, a family friend, a youth group leader, a teacher, even another child. The best way to protect your children’s personal safety is to make the time to ask them often, "Is there anything you’ve been wondering or worrying about that you haven’t told me?" and to listen to their answers with patience and respect.

Children need to understand that there are different safety rules when they are not in the care of an adult and they are on their own. Children who are only a short distance away from an adult in charge even for a few minutes are on their own. They don’t need to worry. They just need to know what to do

Just telling children about safety or just showing children what to do is not enough. When we just talk to children about danger, their raised awareness can actually raise their level of anxiety. Young people learn best by actively participating. Practicing children’s personal safety skills increases their confidence and competence. It is important to do this in a way that is not scary, but is fun. Your child can learn with you, and in programs such as Kidpower. Children need to understand that there are different safety rules when they are not in the care of an adult and they are on their own. Children who are only a short distance away from an adult in charge even for a few minutes are on their own. They don’t need to worry. They just need to know what to do.

Talking to Your Kids About Strangers

“Stranger danger” is an idea that can increase anxiety and make it harder for us to figure out ways of helping our children stay safe.

Instead, at Kidpower we talk about stranger safety.  Rather than focusing on the bad things that sometimes happen, we encourage parents and caregivers to focus on teaching and practicing the skills and behaviors they want their children to use to stay safe with strangers.

Be sure that you are calm yourself when you talk to kids about strangers. If you sound anxious, they will pick up on that.  Talking about “stranger danger” or focusing on scary stories can increase fear and anxiety for everyone.  Instead, tell kids in a matter-of-fact way that you believe that most people are GOOD, and that this means that most strangers are good, but that a few people have problems that might cause them to hurt kids.

Tell children that they do NOT have to worry about strangers if they follow the safety rules. If children are by temselves, the safety rule is to come and check with an adult first before getting close to or talking to anyone they don't know well. Help kids come up with specific examples of people they know well and people they don't.

Safety Rules for Children when They Are on their Own

• Most people are good. This means most strangers are good.
• A stranger is just someone I don’t know and can look like anybody.
• The rules are different when I am with an adult who is taking care of me and when I am on my own. When I am on my own, my job is to check first with the adult in charge before I let a stranger get close to me, talk to me, or give me anything.
• If I am old enough to be out on my own without an adult to ask, it is safer to be where there are other people close by to get help if I need it.
• I do not give personal information to a stranger or to someone who makes me feel uncomfortable.
• It is OK to get help from strangers if an emergency is happening to me, and there is no one close by that I know.
• My job is to check first with the adult in charge before I go anywhere with anyone (a stranger or someone I know). I will tell the adult in charge where I am going, who will be with me, and what I will be doing.
• I will have a safety plan for how to get help anywhere I go.
• I will know what my family's safety rules are for children answering the door, being on the phone, and being on the internet.

To Be Able to Follow These Rules, Children Need to Practice:

• How to stand and walk with awareness and confidence
• How to keep a safe distance from someone approaching them
• How to walk away from a stranger without waiting even if that person is being very nice
• How to check first even when someone says not to
• How to get help from a busy or insensitive adult if they are lost or scared
• How to make noise, run, and get to safety in case of an emergency
• What to say and do if a stranger approaches them at home

Safety Rules With People Kids Know

• I belong to myself--my body, my time, my spirit--ALL of me. Touch for play, teasing, or affection has to be both people's choice and it has to be safe.
• Except for health, no one should touch me in my private areas (the parts of the body covered by a bathing suit).
• No one should ask me to touch them in their private areas.
• Touch or other behavior for health or safety is not always a choice, but also should never, EVER, have to be a secret.
• I do not have to let what other people say control how I feel.
• Anything that bothers me should not have to be a secret.
• If I have a problem, I need to tell an adult I trust and keep on telling until I get help.
• It is never too late to get help.

To Be Able to Follow These Rules, Children Need to Practice:

• Saying "No" to unwanted or inappropriate behavior using polite clear words, eye contact, and assertive body language
• Persisting even when someone uses bribes, hurt feelings, or power to try to pressure them into doing something that makes them feel uncomfortable
• Protecting themselves from hurtful words
• Verbal choices for getting out of potentially dangerous situations
• Getting the attention of busy adults and telling the details about situations that make them confused or uncomfortable

http://www.kidpower.org/resources/articles/safe-without-scared.html

What to Teach Kid about STRANGERS?

Kids see strangers every day in stores, in the park, and in their neighborhoods. Most of these strangers are nice, normal people, but a few may not be. Parents can protect their children from dangerous strangers by teaching them about strangers and suspicious behavior, and by taking a few precautions of their own.

Who is a stranger?

A stranger is anyone that your family doesn’t know well. It’s common for children to think that “bad strangers” look scary, like the villains in cartoons. This is not only not true, but it’s dangerous for children to think this way. Pretty strangers can be just as dangerous as the not-so-pretty ones. When you talk to your children about strangers, explain that no one can tell if strangers are nice or not nice just by looking at them and that they should be careful around all strangers.

But don't make it seem like all strangers are bad. If children need help--whether they’re lost, being threatened by a bully, or being followed by a stranger--the safest thing for them to do in many cases is to ask a stranger for help. You can make this easier for them by showing them which strangers are okay to trust.

Who are safe strangers?

Safe strangers are people children can ask for help when they need it. Police officers and firefighters are two examples of very recognizable safe strangers. Teachers, principals, and librarians are adults children can trust too, and they are easy to recognize when they’re at work. But make sure that you emphasize that whenever possible, children should go to a public place to ask for help.

You can help your children recognize safe strangers by pointing them out when you’re out in your town. Also show your children places they can go if they need help, such as local stores and restaurants and the homes of family friends in your neighborhood.

Recognizing and Handling Dangerous Situations

Perhaps the most important way parents can protect their children is to teach them to be wary of potentially dangerous situations – this will help them when dealing with strangers as well as with known adults who may not have good intentions. Help children recognize the warning signs of suspicious behavior, such as when an adult asks them to disobey their parents or do something without permission, asks them to keep a secret, asks children for help, or makes them feel uncomfortable in any way. Also tell your children that an adult should never ask a child for help, and if one does ask for their help, teach them to find a trusted adult right away to tell what happened.

You should also talk to your children about how they should handle dangerous situations. One ways is to teach them “No, Go, Yell, Tell.” If in a dangerous situations, kids should say no, run away, yell as loud as they can, and tell a trusted adult what happened right away. Make sure that your children know that it is okay to say no to an adult in a dangerous situation and to yell to keep themselves safe, even if they are indoors. It’s good to practice this in different situations so that your children will feel confident in knowing know what to do. Here are a few possible scenarios:

• A nice-looking stranger approaches your child in the park and asks for help finding the stranger's lost dog.
• A woman who lives in your neighborhood but that the child has never spoken to invites your child into her house for a snack.
• A stranger asks if your child wants a ride home from school.
• Your child thinks he or she is being followed.
• An adult your child knows says or does something that makes him or her feel bad or uncomfortable.
• While your child is walking home from a friend’s house, a car pulls over and a stranger asks for directions.

What Else Parents Can Do

In addition to teaching children how to recognize and handle dangerous situations and strangers, there are a few more things parents can do to help their children stay safe and avoid dangerous situations.

• Know where your children are at all times. Make it a rule that your children must ask permission or check in with you before going anywhere. Give your children your work and cell phone numbers so they can reach you at all times.
• Point out safe places. Show your children safe places to play, safe roads and paths to take, and safe places to go if there’s trouble.
• Teach children to trust their instincts. Explain that if they ever feel scared or uncomfortable, they should get away as fast as they can and tell an adult. Tell them that sometimes adults they know may make them feel uncomfortable, and they should still get away as fast as possible and tell another adult what happened. Reassure children that you will help them when they need it.
• Teach your children to be assertive. Make sure they know that it’s okay to say no to an adult and to run away from adults in dangerous situations.
• Encourage your children to play with others. There’s safety in numbers!

http://www.ncpc.org/topics/violent-crime-and-personal-safety/strangers

Missing Children LAW in Malaysia

(1) Categories of missing childrenMissing children cases are classified in two categories:

a) Disappearance under worrying circumstances. Includes running away from home.

b) Abduction or Kidnapping.Parental abduction is normally classified as ordinary missing persons cases, because in most cases they will be deals with by the courts. Police are just to make sure the child is safe and no criminal activities takes place.Statistics of missing persons of all ages are compiled.

(2) National regulationsNational legislation.

There is no specific law in Malaysia that governs the reporting and handling of cases of missing children.However, the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) make inquiries on missing person under section 3 and 20 of the Police Act.International texts.Malaysia is not signatory of the Hague Convention of 1993 on transborder parental abductions.

(3) Means of investigation

In Malaysia, the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) is responsible for investigation of missing persons cases. The RMP has two departments tasked with investigation of missing persons. The first one is tasked with investigating normal missing persons cases whereby the elements of crime has not been established. It is handled by the assistant director, public affairs division, management department, Royal Malaysia Police headquarters, Bukit Aman, 50560, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.When there are elements of crime, such as abduction or kidnapping, the investigation will be handled by the director criminal investigation department, Royal Malaysia Police headquarters, Bukit Aman, 50560 kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In Malaysia, cases of missing persons is dealt solely by the RMP. Reports of missing persons can be made at any police station in the country and will be immediately referred to the police station of the area where the incident has taken place. A complete information of each case will be disseminated to all police stations nationwide via the on-line computer system. Close monitoring will be made by the RMP headquarters.All information is stored in the central data bank at the RMP headquarters and it is also accessible by all police stations countrywide via the on-line system.

RMP have been getting the full support of various other government agencies, NGO's and private sectors. Although, they are not involved in the investigation process, they have been actively assisting in the tracing and preventive efforts such as making publicity, campaigns etc.From time to time, messages are conveyed through the local mass media such as radio, television, newspaper, public information kiosks at shopping malls and soon they will be circulated on the Internet via the RMP website.All kinds of information, including that of missing children can be given to the police via the police operation rooms located at all police districts, contingents (state) and federal headquarters. The telephone numbers of these operation rooms are disseminated to the general public from time to time.

Definition of KIDNAPPING

KIDNAPPING is the taking away or exportation of a person against the person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority. This may be done for ransom or in furtherance of another crime, or in connection with a child custody dispute. 

in MEMORY: Nurin Jazlin

Dedicated to the memory of Nurin Jazlin and focuses on issues revolving on Nurin's tragedy. Progress on Nurin abductetion and murder investigation; the Nurin alert initiative and news & update of other missing children.

oleh Amirullah Andi Nur

KUALA LUMPUR: “Kami sekeluarga sangat risau dengan kesihatan Kak Ngah kerana dia perlu memakan ubat setiap hari. Kalau terlepas sehari, dia mungkin berdepan risiko besar untuk mendapat penyakit lebih serius. Nurin Jazlin, 8, murid tahun dua Sekolah Kebangsaan Desa Setapak, dilaporkan hilang ketika dikatakan dalam perjalanan ke pasar malam berhampiran rumahnya pada kira-kira jam 8 malam, 20 Ogos lalu. Kehilangannya yang genap seminggu semalam masih terus menjadi misteri dan setakat ini tiada sebarang petunjuk baru dia akan ditemui semula.

“Kami sekeluarga berharap sesiapa mempunyai maklumat mengenai kedudukan Kah Ngah, agar dapat menghubungi kami segera. Anak kami sangat memerlukan ubat untuk penyakitnya itu,” katanya. Jazimin sebelum itu menerima kunjungan Timbalan Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah, Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman dan isteri, Datin Shazarina Shamsudin di kediamannya di D10, Seksyen 1, Wangsa Maju, tengah hari semalam. 

Norazian Bistaman, 35, isteri Jazimin adalah adik ipar kepada Zulkifli Osman iaitu adik Zainal Abidin. Difahamkan, banyak maklumat diterima daripada orang ramai kononnya mengetahui kedudukan kanak-kanak itu sejak laporan mengenainya didedahkan media pada 22 Ogos lalu, namun tidak berasas. Selain polis, usaha mencari anak kedua pasangan itu dilakukan dengan bantuan pelbagai pihak termasuk masyarakat setempat dan Pemuda Umno tetapi masih buntu sehingga semalam.

Usaha mencari turut dilakukan dengan bantuan media serta edaran risalah yang memaparkan gambar Nurin Jazlin. Nombor talian keluarga ini turut disiarkan iaitu 019-3667067 dan 013-2486651.

Jazimin berkata, sehingga kini keluarganya masih tidak dapat mengenal pasti punca anak mereka itu hilang biar pun ada dakwaan ia dilarikan orang tidak dikenali selepas menjadi mangsa pukau. “Kami sekeluarga kini benar-benar pasrah kerana hampir semua ikhtiar sudah dilakukan, namun Kak Ngah tidak juga ditemui. Ada yang kata dia dibawa ke Hutan Melintang, Perak tetapi apabila kami ke sana dia tidak ada.

“Terbaru kelmarin ada panggilan memberitahu, anak kami berada di Tasik Sri Rampai tapi apabila kami ke sana, tidak ada langsung kelibat Kak Ngah. Polis juga memaklumkan, anak kami itu belum ditemui,” katanya.

-Berita Harian

PROTECT our KID

Friday, 4 MAY 2012, Different spin by DAPHNE IKING

MALAYSIA’S social media network was buzzing with excitement yesterday as the nation received confirmed reports on the safe return of 12-year-old Nayati Moodliar who was abducted last week. The 7th grade student was grabbed by the perpetrators as he was about to enter the school’s compound. People from all walks of life played their role in expanding the search for the handsome lad, by sharing posts about the details of the abduction on their Facebook or Twitter accounts and distributing posters and flyers of the missing boy. Yesterday morning, I saw a picture of Nayati hugging his sister on his father’s tweet:

“@ShamMoodliar Nayati is home safe”

Praise God!

There has been an increase in cases of missing children reported in the press of late. Every time I read and hear about it, I feel frightened, angry and sad. I cannot imagine the torment and torture the families had to go through and I pray to God that I never will.

About two months ago, the nation mourned over the news of the five-year-old Nurul Nadirah Abdullah, fondly known as Dirang, whose charred remains were found at an oil palm plantation not too far away from her home. It sickens me to know what happened to her and the other murdered children — some sexually assaulted prior to being killed. And these are the cases reported — the ones we know of. I don’t know how many go unreported and if the cases are solved.

I will be honest. In the past, when disturbing news like this is highlighted in the media, my defence mechanism and protective instinct kicks in. But it will last for a week or two and fades away — until another missing person/murder is reported.

Now that I am a mother, I take my children’s safety seriously – EVERY DAY. I posed a question to some of my friends recently, “Do you know the number to call when an emergency arises?” Most answered hesitantly “999?”. Some said ‘911’. A handful admitted not knowing. I don’t blame them.

I searched online to find the list of Emergency numbers as per below:

EMERGENCY:

Police & Ambulance 999

Fire 994

Civil Defence 991 (there were more numbers in the list, but I copied the first three)

Why can’t we have just one number nationwide like 911 in the US? Perhaps this would be an excellent time for the authorities to apply a “1Number1EmergencyLine” campaign?

PH Wong from Childline Malaysia, a national and confidential helpline for children under 18 years old, agrees that there is currently too many numbers to remember. She also feels that an integrated computer system is needed for easy access.

“All organisations, be it big or small, in small neighbourhoods or in big corporations, should have a child protection policy and be trained on what child protection and child abuse is.”

She also feels that the authorities should prioritise and be serious on the crimes against and committed by children, just as much as they do with crimes, like thefts, robberies, break-ins and murder. I second this notion.

In 2007, a group of bloggers pushed the idea of Nurin Alert, based on the huge success of the Amber Alert Programme in the US, after the rape and murder of eight-year old Nurin Jazlin Jazimin. Finally, four years later, NUR (National Urgency Response) Alert was renamed and launched. Since its implementation, the NUR Alert has been triggered only five times. Statistics cite that 54 children were reported missing in 2010, but the NUR Alert was only used twice that year. Five times to date. I am puzzled.

Khairy Jamaluddin, Rembau MP and father of two, has questioned the effectiveness of the NUR Alert.

“There are clear weaknesses to NUR Alert. I spoke about this in Parliament. It is not effective and I have asked for it to be beefed up.”

Khairy said a lack of clear standard operating procedures was the main reason why the system was not effective and as such, has called for this to be addressed urgently.

I am wondering if the authorities are fully utilising the system and if they truly understand it. One thing for sure, I don’t agree that the NUR Alert is only applicable for children 12 years and below. Even the successful Amber Alert takes on an “every state adopt the 17 years of age or younger” standard. Why the age limit?

Anyway, they say that prevention is better than cure.

I make my little girl repeat what I nag to her every day.

“No one but mummy and bibik (maid) can touch your private parts. And don’t talk to strangers, unless mummy or daddy says it is okay.”

Sad.

When I was her age, my siblings and I roamed freely around our neighbourhood and looked after ourselves when they were out. In this day and age, I am taking this ‘freedom’ away from her because I am afraid for her.

Everyone needs to take notice, take action and take time to talk to kids about being safe.

Mother and Subang Jaya assemblyman, Hannah Yeoh applies some basic preventive steps like never taking her eyes off her daughter when she’s with her. Yeoh leaves her in the care of someone she knows and trusts deeply and does not post her pictures online — something I should now reconsider since I’m such a tweet freak and constantly post pictures of my children on social media.

Yeoh added, “Police have to increase presence on the streets especially near schools. I think it’s highly important for the community and parents to work together to ensure the safety of our children.

Cempaka Group of Schools director Raphael Hamzah agrees on this wholeheartedly.

“The parents will need to give full support to the rules and regulations regarding access to the children after and before school hours — around the school premises as set by the school. If the parents can compromise and sacrifice a little inconvenience in exchange for a tighter security, the schools will be able to ensure the safety of the students.”

That, and coupled with proper education by schools on how to be more aware of their surroundings? Perhaps with role play games with safety themes so kids are more likely to understand better.

There’s so much more that needs to be done to prevent sad mishaps like abductions, rape and murders from further taking place. May God protect us all.

Sources: The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2012/5/4/central/11224926&sec=central

DIRANG DIBAKAR: Pesalah HANYA dihukum 1 BULAN PENJARA

JOHOR BAHARU — Polis menahan dua lelaki dan seorang wanita bagi membantu siasatan berhubung kes kehilangan seorang kanak-kanak perempuan di kawasan rumahnya, di Flet Seri Delima, Jalan Suria, Bandar Seri Alam, di sini, Khamis lepas.

Ketua Polis Johor Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff berkata, lelaki dan wanita berumur 36 hingga 40 tahun itu ditahan selepas polis menerima laporan mengenai kehilangan kanak-kanak terbabit, Nurul Nadirah Abdullah, 5, pada hari yang sama.

"Ketiga-tiga mereka direman sehingga esok bagi membantu siasatan dan polis kini sedang berusaha mengesan kanak-kanak itu,” katanya kepada pemberita di Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen Johor, di sini, hari ini.

Mohd Mokhtar berkata, setakat ini polis sudah melakukan pemeriksaan di 20 lokasi sekitar daerah ini bagi mengesan kanak-kanak itu namun masih belum menemuinya dan mengklasifikasikan kes itu sebagai orang hilang.

Nurul Nadirah atau dikenali sebagai Dira disedari hilang oleh keluarganya selepas kanak-kanak itu keluar membeli mi segera kira-kira pukul 11 pagi, di kedai runcit di kawasan flet berkenaan.

Dia yang membawa RM4 bersama sekeping nota bertulis mi segera dan telur RM2 ke kedai di blok bersebelahan didapati tidak pulang selepas kira-kira setengah jam keluar dari rumah

Sources:  BERNAMA 

Global outpouring of concern for Nayati

Tuesday, May 1, 2012. By Loshana K.Shagar

PETALING JAYA: Concern for missing schoolboy Nayati Shamelin Moodliar (pic) has gone global - with many using the power of social networking to spread the news and offer words of encouragement to his family.

Facebook and Twitter, which were also responsible for sharing the news mere hours after the kidnap, appeared to be the preferred sites. In Belgium yesterday, users shared photographs and tweets after they lit candles to pray for his safety.

“Lighting a candle for Nayati,” tweeted Belgium-based user Anneke Veerward. User Casper0499 from Eindhoven, Netherlands, tweeted: “Still no new updates about Nayati, we're still praying for our little friend to come back!” On the Facebook page dedicated to finding Nayati, Sherley Servos from Singapore said the case struck close to her heart because she was a mother of a boy of similar age and ancestry. There was also concern for Nayati in Cape Town, South Africa, where the Moodliar family are from.

“Prayers from Cape Town for Nayati's safe return and for his family at this time,” said Facebook user Patti Booth Fivez yesterday. South African and Dutch media highlighted Nayati's abduction, with some articles urging the Malaysian Government to take swift action. Nayati was abducted early Friday morning on his way to Mont Kiara International School near his house. The Moodliar family expressed appreciation for the public show of support. “We feel truly blessed and touched,” they said in the latest statement posted yesterday afternoon on the Facebook page.

Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Heng Seai Kie said publicity for Nayati should continue but the media and the public must tread with care. She said this in response to Nayati's parents who did not want further publicity on the boy for fear of his safety. Family spokesman Shyam Priah said the family felt speculation in the media was potentially dangerous for Nayati and called for a media blackout.

Sources: The Star Online

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/1/nation/11204981&sec=nation