Honeywell Case Study

Honeywell, which is a diversified technology and manufacturing company that addresses some of the world’s toughest challenges with technology partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and decided to launch the Got 2B safe program, it was the result of two factors. First, many of the programs that exist are geared to find children after they have gone missing, and second there are no programs preventing child abduction. The Got 2b safe program provided teachers with necessary material to educate children about safety; the success of the program has earned Got 2B safe eight corporate responsibility awards and a Silver Anvil Award. The cause for Honeywell’s concern about child abduction developed after The U.S. Justice Department reported that on average 2,185 children under the age of 18 have gone

However, when the executives from Honeywell looked into the issue more they discovered that child abduction ranked behind drugs as a major concern for parents. Also, children are more likely to be abducted by someone they know rather than someone they do not know. According to Jackson (2007), young children are likely to be abducted by someone they know because they are less able to resist or verbally protest (p.523). Children are the last line of defense for abduction; however, children who are taught refusal skills can help prevent the abduction. Teaching about safety and security is the most important aspect of the program. Got 2B safe gave teachers the opportunity to provide their students with a positive and empowering lesson about personal safety. Children are dependent on adult figures for care; unfortunately, in a negative way, this exposes them to an abduction. With the dedication of Honeywell, Peppercom, and other anti-abduction campaigns effort, educators have been given more time and resources to put an emphasis on child abduction