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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...

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...

The AMBER Advocate, Spring 2018

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

Accountability-Based Sanctions

Date Published
March 1997
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Legislation/Policy Analysis, Issue Overview, Instructional Material, Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP

Recognize Your Peers for Missing Children's Day Awards

The nomination period for the 2018 National Missing Children's Day Awards is open through January 24, 2018. OJJDP is seeking nominations for the following awards:

OJJDP Accepting Nominations for National Missing Children's Day Awards

Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice, through OJJDP, recognizes individuals, organizations, and law enforcement agencies that have made a difference in recovering abducted children and protecting children from exploitation. The Department recognizes the awardees each May at the annual National Missing Children's Day ceremony in Washington, DC. Access the nomination forms for the 2018 National Missing Children's Day awards online: