Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2014

National Criminal Justice Training Center

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OUR NATION’S HIDDEN VICTIMS

SEPT 23–25

2014 Atlanta, GA

Approximately 2,300 Americans are reported missing every day.

DON’T MISS THIS TRAINING OPPORTUNITY! National Conference on Responding to Missing and Unidentified Persons

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AMBER Alert Training & TA Serving local, state, and tribal law enforcement

Tribal Youth Police Academy Now accepting applications!

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2014 Poster Contest Winner Dawson M., Alabama

National Missing Children’s Day In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May that many awards were given to recipients with 25th as National Missing Children's Day. Each year the a strong affiliation to their organization.

Department of Justice (DOJ) commemorates Missing Children's Day with a ceremony honoring the heroic NCJTC also works closely each year with many and exemplary efforts of agencies, organizations, and of our long-standing partners to ensure their individuals who protect children.1 This event is coordi- participation in the event and associated activities, including the National nated through the Missing AWARD RECIPIENTS Center for Missing and and Exploited Children's Sergeant Kevin Murphy of the Berkely County Sheriff’s Exploited Children, Missing cooperative agreement Office, Moncks Corner, South Carolina who received the Children State Clearinghousmanaged by NCJTC's Wash2014 Internet Crimes Against Children Attorney General’s es, Department of Education, ington DC offices. NCJTC has Award has attended thirteen training programs from Boys and Girls Clubs, and organized the annual NCJTC’s Internet Crimes Against Children Training & many others. Their involveceremony and the National Technical Assistance Program. ment and commitment has Missing Children's Day poster Detective Robert Erdely of the Indiana County District been instrumental in garnercontest for more than 13 Attorney’s Office, Indiana, Pennsylvania who received the ing increased involvement in years.

Missing Children’s Law Enforcement Award has been an the National Missing instructor for NCJTC’s Internet Crimes Against Children Training & Technical Assistance for more than five years Children’s Day poster Each year NCJTC works closeand teaches criminal justice professionals both nationally contest. This year NCJTC ly with the Office of Juvenile and internationally. He is renown in his field and is secured participation from Justice and Delinquency responsible for assisting with the creation of some our more states than ever before Prevention (OJJDP) in nation’s most cutting-edge tools developed to combat by continuing to build upon planning the event with an online child exploitation. established relationships and emphasis placed on increasPostal Inspector Brian Bone of the United States cultivating new partnerships ing awareness and the Postal Inspection Service, Washington, District of with organizations such as number of partners particiColumbia who received the Missing Children’s Child the 4H, Big Brothers Big pating each year. In addition Protection Award has attended six training programs Sisters, and National Art to these activities, NCJTC from NCJTC’s Internet Crimes Against Children Training & Education to name a few. As develops publications, Technical Assistance Program. a result, there was record products, videos, and other resources to be released at the ceremony. Many of breaking participation from 48 states, 4 territothese products and publications are developed for ries and an Air Base in Italy. families and children who are faced with the abducCompete in the 2015 poster contest! www.mecptraining.org. tion of a child or sibling.2 DOJ honored several individuals for their extraordinary efforts to recover missing children during its National Missing Children’s Day. This year, NCJTC was proud

1 http://www.ojjdp.gov/programs/postercontest/ 2 What About Me? Coping With the Abductions of a Brother or Sister, OJJDP, May 2007 When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide, 4th Edition, OJJDP, May 2010 You’re Not Alone : The Journey From Abduction to Empowerment, OJJDP, May 2008 The Crime of Family Abduction: A Child’s And Parent’s Perspective , OJJDP, May 2010

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Our Nation’s Hidden Victims National Conference on Responding to Missing & Unidentified Persons www.ncjtc.org/hiddenvictims Approximately 2,300 Americans are reported missing every day. While media attention often highlights the victims of stereotypical abductions and kidnappings by a stranger, only a small fraction of the number of reported cases include these circumstances. Many reports involve individuals who wander off, run away or are homeless due to the multitude of life stressors. As law enforcement, service providers and communities struggle in identifying these individuals as missing, they often do not receive adequate resources. These individuals are our nation’s hidden victims. They are at risk for violence, victimization and exploitation. This conference will bring stakeholders together to create a greater awareness of those missing persons populations that are often hidden or forgotten: adults and children with physical and developmental disabilities, veterans and active service members, tribal and minority populations.

Training Objectives

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

Cost

$375 per participant if registering on or before August 1. After this date, the fee increases to $400 per participant.

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09-23-14

09-25-14

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Atlanta, GA

23907 (early fee); 23909

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x utilize the most effective tools and techniques for case management of missing persons x identify federal, state, public and non-profit organizations that assist families of the missing x develop concrete strategies to support and work with hidden victims

x collaborate and work with stakeholders and national experts to improve outcomes of and responses to missing persons cases x know how to help families cope with ambiguous loss x develop specific action plans to improve responses to working with a multitude of types

Regional Community Safety Summit www.ncjtc.org/trgp Creating and maintaining safe communities requires collaboration to develop strategies that effectively address public safety concerns such as alcohol and substance abuse, child abuse, juvenile delinquency, domestic violence, crime and other threats. The Regional Community Safety Summits will discuss key public safety issues impacting tribal communities and how these concerns can be addressed through community policing, interagency collaboration, and multi-jurisdictional partnerships. Visit the website for more dates and locations!

Training Upon completion of this training participants will be able to: Objectives x identify collaborative methods to effectively address key public safety concerns x explain the importance of enhancing public safety through multijurisdictional partnerships

x describe examples of successful community policing strategies to combat public safety threats such as domestic violence, substance abuse, child abuse, and crime

Cost

There are NO FEES to attend the summits; however, pre-registration is required.

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07-22-14

07-23-14

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Albuquerque, NM

11161

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Tribal Youth Police Academy (TYPA) www.ncjtc.org/typa The Tribal Youth Police Academy provides an excellent opportunity to explore law enforcement and other criminal justice careers.

Classroom and hands-on learning will connect students and practitioners who provide instruction, serve as mentors, and answer questions about criminal justice careers. Students will participate in a large scale police scenario allowing them to investigate a case from beginning to end. Academy students will hear from tribal leaders and tribal police officers about the challenges facing Native American youth. Faculty, staff, and guest speakers share a commitment to support and mentor academy students. Visit the website for application details!

Highlighted Topics

x criminal justice career paths x specialized police units x native gangs

x police procedures x crime scene investigations x bullying

x drug abuse x suicide prevention

Cost

There is NO FEE to attend; however, participants are responsible for the cost and arrangements to and from their home airport.

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08-11-14

08-16-14

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Appleton, WI

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National Conference on Responding to Missing and Unidentified Persons Approximately 2,300 American children and adults are reported missing every day.

While media attention often highlights the victims of stereotypical abductions and kidnappings by a stranger, only a small fraction of the number of reported cases include these circumstances. Many reports involve individuals who wander off, run away or are homeless due to the multitude of life stressors. As law enforcement, service providers and communities struggle in identifying these individuals as missing, they often do not receive adequate resources. These individuals are our nation’s hidden victims. They are at risk for violence, victimization and exploitation. Unfortunately, they are frequently underreported, unidentified, misunderstood, and underserved by their communities.

Our Nation’s Children Did you know that it is more characteristic of certain population groups to become missing? For instance, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are four times more likely to wander from safe environments, which puts them at risk for exploitation or death.1 Children with Down Syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, traumatic brain injury and any other conditions characterized by physical or cognitive disabilities are also among at-risk groups.

Each year, 1.7 million youth under the age of 18 have run away or are homeless in the United States.2 Furthermore, these mele runaway, throwaway and homeless children are at greater risk for becoming min victims of commercial sexual exploitation. tion

Our Nation’s Adults It is estimated that 31,000 cases of missing adults with Alzheimer’s or dementia will be reported to law enforcement per year.3 Adults with mental illnesses and drug/alcohol dependencies are also among the hidden victims of missing adults. Quite often they do not have access to medical attention, medication and shelter, which places them at greater risk of homelessness, fatal injury, or victimization.

Our Nation’s Service Members Service members face unique circumstances and challenges as well. Upon returning home many find that the community to which they return to often is not equipped or able to help them reintegrate into their family or community. They may return home to find that their families have faced

serious financial or emotional trouble, or that their families are no longer together.

They are confronted with unemployment and educational needs, devastating wounds, homelessness, and mental health issues. All of these circumstances contribute to their vulnerability in becoming missing and the critical need for services and support that specifically address our nation’s veterans and military members.

REGARDLESS OOF THE REASON, THESE VICTIMS THESE HIDDEN VICT TIMS ARE MISSING THEI EIIR HOME FROM THEIR HOMES ROM THEIR COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIES, AND FROM MO MPORTANTLY FROM M THEIR FAMIL MOST IMPORTANTLY FAMILIES. Regardless of the reason, these hidden victims are missing from their homes, from their communities, and most importantly from their families. Reports of missing persons with special needs (regardless of circumstance or diagnosis) require an elevated and critical response.

Proper identification and response to these special populations is the key to bringing them home safely. This years, Responding to Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference will bring together stakeholders to bring greater awareness to special populations; including adults and children with physical and developmental disabilities, veterans and active service members, tribal and minority populations. Presentations will focus on the needs of these special populations and will help stake-

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OUR NATION’S HIDDEN VICTIMS

SEPT 23–25

2014 Atlanta, GA www.njctc.org/hiddenvictims

holders identify ways to protect them; understand how to better serve those who have special needs or are disabled, improve responses to special populations of missing p persons, erso understand the victim and family perspective, and identify ways to support p erspe fa amili families dealing with the dynamics of ambiguous loss. aambi This hi conference spans a diverse audience.

Law enforcement, search and rescue personnel, forensic experts, medical examiners, educators, mental health professionals, representatives of federal and state clearinghouses, representatives of the U.S. military and military service organizations, social service providers, community service professionals, advocates, non-profit organizations, and families of the missing are strongly encouraged to attend.

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Interactive Autism Network Research Report: Elopement and Wandering (2011) Hammer, H., D. Finkelhor, and A. Sedlak, National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children: Runaway/Thrownaway Children: National Estimates and Characteristics (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2002).

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Lost and...FOUND:A Review of Available Methods and Technologies to Aid Law Enforcement in Locating Missing Adults with Dementia (June 2012)

Sex Trafficking – Total System Response www.ncjtc.org/wsvoc Training will educate participants in the dynamics of human trafficking and the scope of the problem. Different types of human trafficking will be explored. Learn the investigative challenges of trafficking cases, as well as the importance of the victim interview and placement.

Instructors will share the outcomes of the Human Trafficking Symposium which examined domestic child sex and labor trafficking to glean, compile, and disseminate first-hand knowledge and experience from 127 subject matter experts, representing law enforcement, the judicial system, social services, education, health care and other community and faith-based initiatives. In addition, gain a survivor’s perspective and how their experiences can help investigators improve their response to future cases and lay the foundation for providing effective support and assistance to survivors, while improving the overall investigation and prosecution of the offender.

Training Upon completion of this training participants will be able to: Objectives x hear from a survivor who will assist investigators and advocates in improving their response to future cases and lay the ground work for providing effective support and assistance to the survivor, while improving the overall investigation and prosecution of the offender

x educate participants in the dynamics of human trafficking the scope and scale of the problem x demonstrate the importance of changing perceptions concerning the trafficking victim, specifically those which paint the victims as a criminal involved in a victimless crime

Cost

There is NO FEE to attend this training; however, pre-registration is required.

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08-19-14

08-19-14

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Oconomowoc, WI

23680

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Wisconsin Serving Victims of Crime Conference www.ncjtc.org/wsvoc Attend this unique conference to gain the latest knowledge and skills you need to serve victims of crime. Learn about innovative victim assistance programs and gain resources for enhancing the services you provide using a multidisciplinary approach. Choose from a wide variety of workshops conducted by knowledgeable experts addressing some of today’s most critical topics and issues facing victims of crime and service providers. This conference also provides an environment conducive to networking, helping you to better strengthen interagency relationships and best serve your communities!

Training Upon completion of this training, participants will have the knowledge and skills to apply the most current information and Objectives multi-disciplinary approaches to serving victims of crime.

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$125 per participant.

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08-20-14

08-21-14

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8:00 am – 4:45 pm

Oconomowoc, WI

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08-22-14

08-22-14

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8:00 am – 12:00 pm

State Victim Assistance Academy www.ncjtc.org/wivaa The Wisconsin Victim Assistance Academy (WIVAA) is a foundation-level educational opportunity. WIVAA is a week-long intensive course of study designed to improve the quality and consistency of victim services in Wisconsin. The students for the Academy class will consist of victim service providers and criminal justice professionals who work with victims of crime. Through education, the WIVAA builds the capacity of providers to serve those victimized by crime, encourages cutting-edge thinking about the ways we can help victims regain control of their lives, and focuses on victim-centered multi-disciplinary collaboration building.

Participant The WIVAA is looking for victim service providers and criminal justice professionals who: Criteria x serve in paid or volunteer position having direct contact with Wisconsin crime victims x have less than 5 years of experience working with victims x agree to attend the entire Academy Cost

$129 per participant. Visit the website to view the application criteria. Hurry, applications are due June 20, 2014!

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09-07-14

09-07-14

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6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Appleton, WI

20796

40

09-08-14

09-12-14

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Appleton, WI

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AMBER Alert

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention are pleased to announce the 2014 AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program (AATTAP) training and technical assistance platform for state, tribal and local law enforcement agencies. The training agenda offers requesting agencies a wide variety of training opportunities to improve law enforcement’s investigative response and increase skills, capacity and competencies in response to missing, abducted and endangered children; high-risk victims, children in crisis incidents and the commercial sexual exploitation of youth.

and other public safety officials. Programs vary in topics of investigating missing and abducted children, child sex trafficking, creating child abduction response teams, forensics, canvassing, building major case investigative teams, digital evidence, interview and interrogation, crisis communications and prosecuting child exploitation. To complement the onsite courses, the AATTAP also offers 4 distance learning programs for CART members, dispatchers and patrol offers as well as customized training to meet the needs of responding agencies. Online training courses are available and provide 24/7 access and self-directed learning opportunities free of charge. The AATTAP provides training and technical assistance on a broad range of issues associated with abduction and exploitation, reaching diverse audiences throughout the country.

AMBER Accomplishments The Academy Program calls for the AMBER Alert programs to be hosted by local, regional, state and tribal law enforcement training academies, and agencies or organizations interested in hosting training.

Through these partnerships, training academies and agencies will host one or more of the training programs (or select the "build-a-course" option). What will not change is the caliber and quality of training programs and instructors offered to law enforcement agencies, public safety agencies and non-profit organizations.

The AMBER Alert Training program offers 12 onsite training programs designed for law enforcement, investigators, first responders, task force members, chiefs and sheriffs, prosecutors, probation/parole, search personnel, social service providers, NPOs,

• More than 58,000 people have been trained, representing every State, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Guam, Canada, Mexico, Greece, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Portugal and Belgium • Over 50 AMBER Alert plans in tribal communities • Over 1,200 tribal officials and community members attended training or participated in technical assistance programs • National Implementation of Alerta Amber Mexico on May 2, 2012 • Over 500 Mexican law enforcement professionals and officials trained through the Southern Border Initiative • Currently 21 Child Abduction Response Programs successfully completed CART certification and DOJ certified

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FAREWELL PHIL KEITH! Phil Keith, a member of the NCJTC Executive Board, has been a recognized leader, advocate and a inspiration in community policing, highway safety, crime reduction, and investigation of internet crimes against children and child pornography. During Phil’s 40 years of service in law enforcement, he has managed over $300 million in grant-funded programs, served as a leader in more than 12 national demonstration programs, and served as a public safety CEO in Knoxville, TN for 17 years.

Phil’s keen ability to work with and motivate officials on local, state and federal levels provided the strategy necessary to develop and dramatically increase the number of AMBER Alert programs nationwide. He has served on the DOJ’s AMBER Alert Working Group since its inception. He has been involved in the design, development, and delivery of a variety of training programs, including leadership and organizational development, juvenile justice, Phil Keith has dedicated his career to protecting our nation’s children, training more than 58,000 law enforcement and child protection professionals throughout the country.

Investigative Strategies in Child Abduction Cases www.amber-net.org This training is designed to provide law enforcement investigators and investigative supervisors with the information necessary to properly understand, recognize, and investigate cases involving missing and abducted children. Participants will get an overview covering scope and scale issues related to missing and abducted children as well as available resources. Participants will become familiar with how to manage a missing or abducted child case including initial response as well as an overview of interviewing and interrogation techniques. The training then delves deeper as participants explore crime scene evidence collection and processing, profiling suspects and legal issues including search warrants and interrogation related to a missing or abducted child.

Training Upon completion of this training participants will be able to: Objectives x understand the scale and scope of issues related to missing and abducted children x identify best practices for managing a missing or abducted child case including initial response x demonstrate effective interview and interrogation techniques

x utilize the resources available to law enforcement x explore crime scene evidence collection and processing x examine legal issues including search warrants and interrogation related to a missing or abducted child

Cost

There is NO FEE to attend this training; however, pre-registration is required.

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07-08-14

07-11-14

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Edmond, OK

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More than 58,000 people have received AMBER Alert Training habitual offenders, sex offenders, homeland security, and OJJDP child protection training programs since 1981.

of a child abduction, and have been used successfully to safely recover missing and abducted children.

This unique approach literally puts a “face” on child abductions, and based on the evaluation and feedback of participants attending NCJTC training events, makes the learning experience real and lasting. NCJTC has incorporated personal presentations of Roundtable participants in the majority of training programs. All aspects of those experiences are used to highlight best practices, and provide valuable learning experiences.

He was appointed by President Bush to the Senior Advisory Committee to the Department of Homeland Security, and to the Intelligence Coordinating Council of the United States Department of Justice/BJA. He served as a Commissioner of CALEA, as a Commissioner for the TN Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, and was President of the TN Association of Chiefs of Police.

Phil was the driving force behind the development of OJJDP’s flagship Child Abduction Response Team (CART) program which has helped train and deploy over 100 CART programs across the country. These, multidisciplinary teams provide a valuable resource in terms of personnel, equipment and expertise in the immediate aftermath

Phil Keith was instrumental in the creation, design, development, and implementation of our nation’s comprehensive child recovery strategy, Phil has contributed directly to the safety of America’s children and set a standard for the world to aspire to. His leadership has created a culture of

professionalism and program excellence that will continue to ensure that America’s Missing are brought home safely. NCJTC will miss Phil’s leadership and compassion.

NCJTC’s training and technical assistance (T&TA) is designed to increase collaboration, improve skills, and develop more effective policies and practices to protect and safely recover missing children. T&TA is delivered locally, regionally, nationally as well as internationally.

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accepted. Visit the website to download and complete the application and waiver forms.

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