Missing children
OJJDP's Updated AMBER Alert Best Practices Guide Now Available
The Office of Justice Programs has announced the publication of OJJDP's updated "AMBER Alert Best Practices" guide. This resource provides a "what works" approach to responding to cases of missing or abducted children at the state and regional levels. "Protecting children—especially those whose lives are in imminent danger—is fundamental to the mission of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention," said OJJDP...
The AMBER Advocate, Issue I 2019
OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2019
The AMBER Advocate, Issue IV 2018
The AMBER Advocate, Spring 2016
OJJDP Announces 2019 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest
OJJDP invites fifth graders to participate in the 2019 National Missing Children's Day poster contest. The annual contest creates an opportunity for schools, law enforcement, and other child advocates to discuss the issue of missing and/or exploited children with youth, parents, and guardians and to promote child safety. OJJDP will invite the national winner, parents, teacher, and state clearinghouse manager to Washington, DC, to... |
OJJDP Accepting Nominations for National Missing Children's Day Awards
Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice, through OJJDP, recognizes individuals, organizations, and agencies that have made a difference in recovering abducted children and protecting children from exploitation. The Department honors the awardees each May at the annual National Missing Children's Day ceremony in Washington, DC to be held on May 22, 2019. Access the nomination forms for the 2019 National Missing Children's Day awards... |