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OJJDP Releases Law Enforcement Guide for Responding to International Parental Kidnapping

 

OJJDP has published "A Law Enforcement Guide on International Parental Kidnapping." This guide is designed to help local, state, and federal law enforcement prevent and respond to international parental kidnapping cases. The guide describes law enforcement's role as initial responders and investigators, discusses laws and legal remedies for child recovery and reunification, and outlines considerations for criminal prosecution and extradition of offenders...

OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2018

 

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2018. In this issue's Message From the Administrator, Caren Harp discusses OJJDP's commitment to support and provide resources to law enforcement officers who protect and rescue missing and exploited children. The top story highlights OJJDP's observance of National Missing Children's Day and agency-supported...

More Than 2,300 Suspects Arrested During Operation Broken Heart

The Department of Justice has announced that the recently concluded Operation Broken Heart led to the arrest of more than 2,300 suspected online child sex offenders. The OJJDP-funded Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces conducted this operation during the months of March, April, and May 2018 as a coordinated investigation to identify and arrest suspected online child sex offenders. OJJDP launched the ICAC Task...

National Missing Children's Day Ceremony To Stream Live

 

Today at 2 p.m. E.T., the U.S. Department of Justice will live-stream the National Missing Children's Day ceremony honoring the heroic and exemplary efforts of agencies, organizations, and individuals to protect children. OJJDP Administrator Caren Harp will give opening remarks and Acting Associate Attorney General Jesse Panuccio will present awards to the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children task force and two law enforcement officers...

OJJDP FY 18 Evaluation of Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Training

Closing Date

The purpose of this project is to assess the efficiency, effectiveness, and cost benefits of government-funded internet crimes against children (ICAC) training to assist state and local law enforcement agencies develop effective responses to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and internet crimes against children.

OJJDP FY 18 Drug Treatment Courts Program

Closing Date

This program will provide funding to support states, units of local governments, and Tribes to support juvenile drug treatment courts and family drug courts. Category 1 will provide funding to juvenile drug treatment courts to implement enhancements based on the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines. Category 2 will support family drug courts to address the complex needs of children who have been prenatally exposed to...

The AMBER Advocate, Spring 2018

Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

OJJDP FY 2018 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents With Minor Children

Closing Date

This program will promote and expand services in detention and correctional facilities to incarcerated individuals who have children younger than age 18. This program will provide states and localities with funding to implement positive family engagement strategies and activities that address the needs of incarcerated parents with minor children. Program activities include developing strategies to increase and enhance communication between the child and his or...

Webinar To Discuss Building Resiliency Through Wellness Programs

On March 8, 2018, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with The Innocent Justice Foundation, will present "Building Resiliency: The Importance of Privacy and Confidentiality in Wellness Programs." This webinar is designed to help professionals who address commercial sexual exploitation of children develop wellness practices to promote resilience and reduce or eliminate the negative effects of exposure to trauma and stress...

Fall Issue of AMBER Advocate Newsletter Now Available

OJJDP has released the fall 2017 issue of The AMBER Advocate newsletter. This issue features articles on:

  • The death of Ashlynne Mike and the establishment of the Navajo Nation AMBER Alert system.
  • Faces of the AMBER Alert Network.
  • The role AMBER Alert played in a Florida child's recovery.
  • AMBER Alert training. AMBER Alert international news.
  • AMBER Alert in Indian Country.
  • AMBER Alert briefs.

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