_____ means a child 17 years of age or younger whose whereabouts are unknown and whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the child

• A. Runaway Child
• B. Endangered Child
• C. Abducted Child
• D. Missing Child

Answer: (C)

The main idea is identifying missing children by how their disappearance happened and the level of immediate danger involved. When a child 17 or younger is missing and there is a credible threat to their safety or health, this points to an abduction because it implies an intentional removal by someone else and a real risk to the child. This classification prompts urgent responses and alerts. A runaway is typically voluntary and not necessarily tied to an imminent threat, a generic missing case may lack clear danger, and endangered missing focuses on risk without clear evidence of abduction. The combination of unknown whereabouts and credible danger due to potential abduction is what makes this a case of an abducted child.