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Missing and Exploited Children: Background, Policies, and Issues
Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 1
D em ographics of M issing and Exploited Children....................................................................... 2
Overview ................................................................................................................................... 2
Missing Children....................................................................................................................... 3
NISMART-1........................................................................................................................ 3
NISMART-2 ........................................................................................................................ 3
D efining Child Sexual Exploitation ...................................................................................... 6
Incidents of Child Sexual Exploitation.................................................................................. 7
NISMART-2 ........................................................................................................................ 8
N ational Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence....................................................... 8
Incidents Reported to the N CM EC CyberTipline .......................................................... 9
Description and Funding of the Missing and Exploited Children's (MEC) Program.................. 9
Overview ................................................................................................................................... 9
A dm inistration and Funding........................................................................................... 10
N ational Center for M issing and Exploited Children............................................................... 13
M issing Children's Services ................................................................................................. 14
Call Center ........................................................................................................................ 14
Case Management ............................................................................................................. 14
Proj ect ALERT (America's Law Enforcement Retiree Team) ...................................... 15
Team Adam ....................................................................................................................... 15
Forensic Services U nit ................................................................................................... 15
International M issing Children's Cases............................................................................... 16
Exploited Children's D ivision ............................................................................................. 17
The Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP)............................................................. 17
CyberTipline...................................................................................................................... 18
Sex Offender Tracking Team ......................................................................................... 19
Fam ily A dvocacy Services ................................................................................................. 20
Training and Technical A ssistance ..................................................................................... 20
Partnerships ............................................................................................................................. 20
W ork with Federal A gencies ........................................................................................ 20
W ork with State Clearinghouses ................................................................................... 21
Public-Private Partnerships .......................................................................................... 21
Background Screening Pilot Program ........................................................................... 21
Financial Coalition A gainst Child Pornography .......................................................... 22
Com m unity Outreach.................................................................................................... 22
Internet Crim es A gainst Children (ICAC) Task Force................................................................ 22
ICAC Task Forces ................................................................................................................... 23
National ICAC Data System (NIDS)....................................................................................... 24
National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction ............................... 25
AMBER Alert Program ................................................................................................................. 26
Program Administration .......................................................................................................... 26
DOJ Grant................................................................................................................................ 27
DOT Grant............................................................................................................................... 27
AM BER A lert Training and Technical A ssistance ............................................................... 27
Other Program Activities ............................................................................................................... 28
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