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Commemorating National Missing Children’s Day

Commemorating National Missing Children’s Day

Etan Patz, six years old, was walking to school in New York City when he disappeared on the morning of May 25, 1979.  He never made it, and he wasn’t reported missing until he didn’t return home that evening.  After his mother alerted the police, more than 100 police officers and bloodhounds embarked on an intensive search for the missing boy.  But he was never...

In Focus: Tribal Youth Initiatives

Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material, Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding, Factsheet

Access to Counsel

Date Published
June 2004
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis

2020 National Police Week Resources

2020 National Police Week Image

Bureau of Justice Assistance

VALOR Initiative:  Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability

The Officer Robert Wilson III Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative is an effort to improve the immediate and long-term safety, wellness, and resilience of law enforcement officers.  Through a multifaceted approach that includes delivering no-cost training (professional...