Missing persons
The AMBER Advocate Issue 1, 2021
Date Published
March 2021
Publication Type
Newsletter
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Justice Department Fights for the Missing
Since 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice has helped to lead the search for tens of thousands of missing Americans.
Evaluating Massive Parallel Sequencing for Missing Persons Identification
Date Published
February 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established this Medicolegal Death Investigation (MDI) Federal Interagency working group (MDI-WG) to coordinate Federal initiatives to strengthen the MDI system and support death investigation services practiced by medical examiner and coroner offices (ME/Cs) across the United States. The MDI-WG commenced in March 2018, is co-chaired by senior leadership from OJP and HHS, and builds upon the work of prior Federal MDI working groups.
Reporting and Investigating Missing Persons: A Background Paper On How To Frame The Issue
Date Published
August 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Operation Lady Justice Summary Fact Sheet
Date Published
June 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Factsheet
Agencies
OJP
Operation Lady Justice: Comparison of the NamUs and NCIC Databases Fact Sheet
Date Published
July 2020
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Factsheet
Agencies
OJP
Operation Lady Justice: Administration for Children and Families Hotlines Fact Sheet
Date Published
July 2020
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJP
Operation Lady Justice: Missing Person Clearinghouses Fact Sheet
Date Published
August 2020
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJP
Operation Lady Justice Task Force Accomplishments Fact Sheet
Date Published
May 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJP
National Ashanti Alert Network Fact Sheet
Date Published
July 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Factsheet
Agencies
BJA
Serial Killer Connections Through Cold Cases
Date Published
June 2020
Agencies
NIJ
TECHBeat, March 2018
Date Published
March 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Video: Cold Case Investigation Units and Advances in Investigative Techniques
Date Published
March 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Innovative Uses of Automated License Plate Readers To Enhance Criminal Investigations
Date Published
June 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Case Study
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Finding the Missing in Indian Country
Juanita Adams
It seems prescient that Juanita Adams' Lakota name, Omani Wi, means "woman on the longest walk." Because her last journey took 30 years—until she reached her final
Law Enforcement Resources
OJP, along with DOJ partners, are committed to supporting and protecting America's law enforcement. Featured resources include officer safety & wellness, DOJ resources, VALOR, tribal law enforcement, and helping law enforcement combat opioids.
The AMBER Advocate, Issue 4 2019
Date Published
December 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
The AMBER Advocate, Issue 3 2019
Date Published
November 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Notes from the Field: Solving Missing Persons Cases in Indian Country
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Validation of a Probe Capture Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for Whole Mitochondrial Genome Analysis
Date Published
October 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Searching for the Missing in a City of Millions
Date Published
May 2019
Series
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview,
Historical Overview
Agencies
NIJ
Building a Culture of Interagency Cooperation: NIJ as Catalyst
Date Published
May 2019
Series
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material,
Historical Overview
Agencies
NIJ
NIJ Journal Issue No. 256
Date Published
January 2007
Series
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ