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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Visiting Our Partners at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

 

By Caren Harp, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Photo of representatives from OJP and NCMEC
Representatives from OJP and NCMEC.

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...