The Nation - News from Nov. 6, 1987

President Reagan accepted a report on prevention of child abuse and abduction, contending it is a problem for the American people, and not government, to solve. Reagan said no progress can be made in stopping child “victimization” without recognizing that the problems “stem from a breakdown of the family and the decline of certain moral values in America” that he said have been addressed in many Administration policies, including “who will be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States.” The report by the Child Safety Partnership, named by the President two years ago, recommends little federal or state action outside of “those functions the government performs best: coordination, public awareness, training, education, research and information collection and dissemination.”