Missing children
Missing Children, State Care, and Child Sex Trafficking: Engaging the Judiciary in Building a Collaborative Response
Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume V, Number 1 (Child Protection Issue)
Missing and Exploited Children
Overview
When a child goes missing, the impact is immediate and widespread. Young lives can be damaged or cut short. Families are shattered, and communities are left reeling. OJJDP partners with agencies, organizations, and individuals throughout the country to ensure child safety, reunite families, and bring perpetrators to justice.
History
OJJDP supports a suite of programs aimed at bringing missing children home safely and prosecuting...
The AMBER Advocate, Issue 2 2019
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...