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The AMBER Advocate, Issue 4 2020

Date Published
November 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

38th Annual National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest Now Open

JUVJUST - National Missing Children's Day 38th Annual Poster Contest

OJJDP invites fifth graders to participate in the 38th Annual National Missing Children's Day poster contest. This nationwide 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. Poster contest winners will be recognized at the Department of Justice’s National Missing Children's Day commemoration...

OJJDP Accepting Nominations for National Missing Children's Day Awards

Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice, through OJJDP, recognizes the extraordinary efforts of individuals, organizations, and agencies that have made a significant contribution to protecting children between November 15, 2019 and November 20, 2020. The Department recognizes the awardees each May at the annual National Missing Children's Day ceremony in Washington, DC. The ceremony is planned for May 19, 2021 (tentative).  OJJDP will make the...

The AMBER Advocate, Fall 2017

Date Published
November 2017
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, News and Announcement
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

OJJDP Observes National Missing Children's Day

May 25, 2020 National Missing Children's Day

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25 as National Missing Children's Day in memory of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy who disappeared from a New York City street corner. Each year, National Missing Children’s Day is encourages parents, guardians, caregivers, and others concerned with the well-being of children to make child safety a priority.

On May 20, 2020, the Department of Justice announced the...

OJJDP-funded AMBER Alert Tools Launched To Help Tribal Law Enforcement Respond to Missing Children

OJJDP's AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program has launched a set of online investigative checklists to help tribal law enforcement respond to and investigate cases of missing, endangered, or abducted children. These checklists provide strategies for first responders, investigative officers, and supervisory officers involved in a missing or endangered child investigation. They are available in web, PDF, and mobile formats. These resources were...

OJJDP Honors National Missing Children's Day Awardees with Virtual Commemoration

JUVJUST National Missing Children's Day Virtual Commemoration

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the recipients of the 2020 National Missing Children's Day awards. These awards recognize the extraordinary efforts of individuals to find missing children and bring child sexual predators and child pornographers to justice. They include:

The Department recognized nine...

Supervisory Officer Checklist

Date Published
March 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Patrol First Responder Checklist

Date Published
February 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Investigative Officer Checklist

Date Published
March 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored