U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Federal Resources on MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN A Directory for Law Enforcement and Other Public and Private Agencies Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children FIFTH EDITION Innovation • Partnerships • Safer Neighborhoods Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children: A Directory for Law Enforcement and Other Public and Private Agencies Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children Fifth Edition 2007 Office of Justice Programs 810 Seventh Street NW. Washington, DC 20531 Alberto R. Gonzales Attorney General Regina B. Schofield Assistant Attorney General J. Robert Flores Administrator Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office of Justice Programs Innovation ● Partnerships ● Safer Neighborhoods www.ojp.usdoj.gov Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ojjdp This document was prepared by Fox Valley Technical College under Cooperative Agreement 2005– MC–CX–K116 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official positions or policies of OJJDP or the U.S. Department of Justice. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Foreword Unfortunately, children are reported missing, abducted, or exploited daily. Our response to these offenses must be swift, efficient, and effective. The coordination and collaboration of federal activities relating to missing and exploited children is an important tool in fighting these crimes. The Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children’s mission is to coordinate federal resources and services to meet the needs of missing, abducted, and exploited children and their families. As such, it plays an important role in responding to those who have been offended. In the 11 years since the Task Force came into existence, we have made great strides in our quest to make our country safer for our children. The passage into law of the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act in 2003 gave us a powerful instrument in eradicating crime. The law strengthened law enforcement’s ability to investigate, prosecute, and punish violent crimes committed against children. In addition, the law formally established the role of the federal government in the AMBER (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alert System. This system is operational in all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, and internationally. We have many technological innovations, such as secondary distribution and wireless alerts that send the public a rapid message and diminish the chances of a crime succeeding. We have implemented programs to address and fight these heinous crimes. The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) program is a national network of 46 task forces that include personnel from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. ICAC strongly supports Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a new federal initiative aimed at combating the proliferation of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against children. PSC and ICAC illustrate the importance of partnerships in our drive to keep our children safe. However, the problems of missing, abducted, and exploited children are complex and multifaceted. Communities, along with the federal government, must be galvanized into action. Crimes against children severely strain the resources of the investigating agency. The publication of this fifth edition of the Directory is one valuable resource in our action plan. I encourage you to familiarize yourself with the contents of the Directory and use it in your work with other agencies and communities in protecting our children. Coordination and collaboration are critical in keeping our children safe. Thousands of the resource directories have been distributed and I applaud the Task Force for its efforts in keeping the information current and accessible. I invite you to use this Directory as we work together to protect our children. J. Robert Flores Administrator Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention -iii- Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children U.S. Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program Legal Assistance Offices U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Family and Youth Services Bureau Children’s Bureau Office on Child Abuse and Neglect U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Secret Service/Forensic Services Division U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section Federal Bureau of Investigation Office for Victims of Crime Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention/ Child Protection Division U.S. National Central Bureau (INTERPOL) U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of State Office of Children’s Issues U.S. Postal Service U.S. Postal Inspection Service Association of Missing and Exploited Children’s Organizations, Inc. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children -v- Acknowledgments Compiling a directory of this type requires the commitment, dedication, and cooperation of many agencies and many persons within those agencies. The Task Force wishes to thank the following individuals who generously gave their time and energy to the revised version of the Directory. John Awtrey William Modzeleski Law Enforcement Policy & Support Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Office of the Under Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Education Kevin Gutfleish Greg Morris Innocent Images Unit Terrorism and International Victim Assistance Federal Bureau of Investigation Services Office for Victims of Crime Sharon Carper Office of Children’s Issues Catherine M. Nolan U.S. Department of State Office on Child Abuse and Neglect Children’s Bureau/ACYF Helen Connelly U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Fox Valley Technical College Drew Oosterbaan Claude Davenport Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section Child Exploitation Section U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Department of Homeland Security Curtis Porter Family and Youth Services Bureau Wendy Jolley-Kabi U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Association of Missing and Exploited Children’s Organizations, Inc. John Rabun National Center for Missing & Exploited Lisa Kline, S.A. Children Forensic Services Division U.S. Secret Service (Liaison to NCMEC) Raymond C. Smith U.S. Postal Inspection Service Ron Laney Child Protection Division Melissa Thomas, S.S.A. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency National Center for the Analysis of Violent Prevention Crime – Behavioral Analysis Unit Federal Bureau of Investigation Colonel R. Locklear Kevin J. Whalen Customs & Border Protection Office of Inspector General U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Investigations U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Peter Maybee Development Law Enforcement Services Bureau of Indian Affairs -vii- Table of Contents Foreword ...............................................................................................................................................iii Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children .......................................................... v Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................vii Introduction ............................................................................................................................................1 Where To Get Help ................................................................................................................................3 List of Acronyms..................................................................................................................................13 Federal Agencies.................................................................................................................................17 U.S. Department of Defense.................................................................................................................19 Family Advocacy Program.............................................................................................................19 Legal Assistance Offices ................................................................................................................23 U.S. Department of Education..............................................................................................................25 Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools ........................................................................................... 25 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services .................................................................................29 Children’s Bureau Office on Child Abuse and Neglect .................................................................29 Family and Youth Services Bureau ................................................................................................33