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OJJDP Observes National Missing Children's Day

May 25, 2020 National Missing Children's Day

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25 as National Missing Children's Day in memory of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy who disappeared from a New York City street corner. Each year, National Missing Children’s Day is encourages parents, guardians, caregivers, and others concerned with the well-being of children to make child safety a priority.

On May 20, 2020, the Department of Justice announced the...

OJJDP-funded AMBER Alert Tools Launched To Help Tribal Law Enforcement Respond to Missing Children

OJJDP's AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program has launched a set of online investigative checklists to help tribal law enforcement respond to and investigate cases of missing, endangered, or abducted children. These checklists provide strategies for first responders, investigative officers, and supervisory officers involved in a missing or endangered child investigation. They are available in web, PDF, and mobile formats. These resources were...

OJJDP Honors National Missing Children's Day Awardees with Virtual Commemoration

JUVJUST National Missing Children's Day Virtual Commemoration

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the recipients of the 2020 National Missing Children's Day awards. These awards recognize the extraordinary efforts of individuals to find missing children and bring child sexual predators and child pornographers to justice. They include:

The Department recognized nine...

Child Homicide Investigations

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Location
Town and Country San Diego

San Diego, CA

Event Type
Classroom

Office of Justice Programs Recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month

The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) joins communities nationwide in observing Child Abuse Prevention Month.

“Child maltreatment is pervasive and happens in many ways, from neglect, physical and sexual abuse to online exploitation, sex trafficking and the damage wrought by America’s addiction crisis,” said OJP Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan.

The Department of Justice is investing significantly in...

Office of Justice Programs' Blog Discusses Children's Advocacy Centers

The Office of Justice Programs has posted a new blog discussing Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Children's Advocacy Centers coordinate the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases nationwide. The blog discusses OJJDP's funding of training and technical assistance through four regional CACs that support state chapters and local centers. OJJDP also funds the National Children's Alliance...

Supervisory Officer Checklist

Date Published
March 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Patrol First Responder Checklist

Date Published
February 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Investigative Officer Checklist

Date Published
March 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

The AMBER Advocate, Issue 1 2020

Date Published
March 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

The First Three Hours

Date Published
October 2017
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed), Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Office of Justice Programs Announces More Than $55 Million To Fight Human Trafficking

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) recently announced more than $55 million in grant funding to help communities combat human trafficking and serve children and adult survivors of trafficking. Today, OJJDP released the Preventing Trafficking of Girls funding opportunity, which supports prevention and early intervention programs for girls who are at risk of or are victims of sex trafficking. Visit the funding...