Child abuse
Child Advocacy Centers Military Partnership Pilot Project
Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals: National Children's Advocacy Center's Child Abuse Response Enhancement (CARE) Program
NW3C Digital Evidence Forensics–Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force National Training Program
Human Trafficking Resources
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 (2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2015, and 2018) is the first comprehensive federal law to address trafficking in persons. The law provides a three-pronged approach that includes prevention, protection, and prosecution.
The Act authorized the establishment of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the President's...
Children's Advocacy Centers
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Overview
Children's Advocacy Centers coordinate the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases by utilizing multidisciplinary teams of professionals involved in child protective and victim advocacy services, law enforcement and prosecution, and physical and mental health.
Children's Advocacy Centers must include the following components:
- Child-appropriate facility.
- Multidisciplinary team.
- Designated legal entity responsible...
Visiting Our Partners at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
By Caren Harp, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a critical partner to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), serving as a resource to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. Since its founding in 1984, NCMEC has helped recover more than 296,000 missing...