U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

Law enforcement

More Than 1,000 Suspected Child Predators 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 1,000 suspected child predators from more than 40 states. The OJJDP-funded Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces conducted this operation during April and May 2017 as a coordinated investigation to identify and arrest suspected child sexual predators. OJJDP launched the ICAC Task Force...

Justice Department Honors Law Enforcement Officers, Task Forces, Private Citizen at Missing Children's Day Ceremony

 

On May 24, 2017, the Department of Justice issued the following press release: WASHINGTON - Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein today recognized two law enforcement officers, two state-level task forces, and a private citizen for their efforts to recover missing and abducted children and investigate cases of sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.

The awards, coordinated by the Office of Juvenile...

Registration Open for School-Based Policing and School Safety Summit

 

The National Association of School Resource Officers will host the 2017 National Leadership Summit: School-Based Policing and School Safety in the 21st Century on May 8-9, 2017, in Hoover, AL. This event is designed to help law enforcement, school personnel, juvenile court judges, and stakeholders address school safety.

Resources:

Learn more and register to attend.

See OJJDP's Model Programs Guide to learn about programs promoting school safety.

Registration Open for School Resource Officer Training Conference

 

The National Criminal Justice Training Center will host the School Resource Officer Training Conference on June 13-15, 2017, in Appleton, WI. This training is designed to help law enforcement and school personnel address school violence and youth victimization through crime prevention and response strategies. Presenters will examine the impacts of trauma on youth and discuss strategies for working with students experiencing mental illness and learning disabilities...

Law Enforcement Guide to OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model Now Available

The OJJDP-funded National Gang Center has published "A Law Enforcement Official's Guide to the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model." This guide provides law enforcement with an overview of the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model, an evidence-based framework that offers strategies to help communities prevent and reduce gang violence. The guide includes information on the model's five core strategies, essential elements for implementing the model...

OJJDP FY 17 VOCA TTA for Child Abuse Professionals

Closing Date

The Victims of Child Abuse (VOCA) Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals Program provides funding to enhance the coordinated multidisciplinary investigation and prosecution of child abuse through training, technical assistance, and information resources that emphasize the implementation of developmentally-appropriate, trauma-informed, and evidence-based programs, and policies and practices. The National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC) will provide training, technical assistance and online resources to child...

OJJDP FY 17 Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance

Closing Date

The Missing and Exploited Children's Training and Technical Assistance (MEC TTA) Program provides assistance to prosecutors, state and local law enforcement and child protection personnel, medical providers, and other child-serving professionals to strengthen multidisciplinary responses to and improve prosecution of child victimization cases. OJJDP funds the MEC TTA Program to build the capacity of state and local agencies and to encourage the development and implementation...

OJJDP FY 17 National Amber Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program

Closing Date

The AMBER Alert program is a partnership of law enforcement, broadcasters and media, transportation agencies, emergency management agencies, telecommunications/call centers, other public safety agencies, and child protection organizations and professionals dedicated to recovering endangered missing and abducted children. The National AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program serves to increase the nation's capacity to respond to incidents of endangered missing and abducted children. This program...