Publications and Multimedia
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP)
Office for Victims of Crime, May 2022
In Focus: Child Protection: Law Enforcement
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2022
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy, & Healthcare
Department of Justice, March 2021
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement & Prevention
Department of Justice, January 2021
Investigative Officer Checklist
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, March 2020
Supervisory Officer Checklist
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, March 2020
AMBER Alert in Indian County Investigative Checklists
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, February 2020
AMBER Alert Field Guide for Law Enforcement Officers
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, May 2019
AMBER Alert Best Practices, Second Edition
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, April 2019
Reporting and Investigating Missing Persons: A Background Paper On How To Frame The Issue
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, August 2019
Related Resources
AMBER Alert
The AMBER Alert Program is a voluntary partnership between law enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies and the wireless industry to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases.
AMBER Alert in Indian Country
The AMBER Alert in Indian Country website provides integrated, 'one-stop' access to training, technical assistance and child protection resources for tribal law enforcement, public safety professionals and others in the community working with issues surrounding endangered, missing and abducted children.
Bureau of Indian Affairs: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
The Missing and Murdered Unit within the Office of Justice Services focuses on analyzing and solving missing and murdered cases involving American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Kidnappings & Missing Persons
The Kidnapping and Missing Persons Investigations section of the FBI website provides a listing ongoing missing persons cases.
FBI Violent Crimes Against Children
The FBI works to provide a rapid, proactive, and comprehensive capacity to counter threats of child abuse and exploitation when those crimes fall under FBI jurisdiction and authority; to identify and rescue child victims; to reduce the vulnerability of children to sexual exploitation and abuse; to reduce the negative impact of domestic and international parental rights disputes; and to strengthen the capabilities of the FBI and federal, state, local, tribal, and international partners through training, intelligence sharing, technical support, and investigative assistance.
General Services Administration (GSA) Missing Child Notice Program
The GSA Missing Child Notice Program website is a clearinghouse for information and guidance to federal agencies on how to post missing child notices within federal buildings.
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
This Department of Justice website provides information and resources that address the persistent violence endured by Native American families and communities across the country. Included on the site are resources for specific groups, including law enforcement.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
NCMEC works to locate and recover missing children and raises public awareness about ways to prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation.
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Administered by the National Institute of Justice, NamUs is the first national online repository for missing records and unidentified decedent cases.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
OJJDP supports states, local communities, and tribal jurisdictions in their efforts to develop and implement effective programs for juveniles. Access the Missing and Exploited Children and National Missing Children's Day sections of the OJJDP website for program information and links to publications and resources.
Project Lifesaver
Sponsored in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Project Lifesaver provides police, fire/rescue and other first responders with a comprehensive program including equipment and training to quickly locate and rescue “at risk” individuals with cognitive disorders including those with Autism, Down syndrome, and Alzheimer’s disease.