skip to content
Link to United States Department of Justice Home Page
United States Department of Justice Seal of the United States Department of Justice displayed against a background image of the U.S. flag
What We Do
bullet Combat Terrorism
bullet Apprehend Most-Wanted and Other Fugitives
bullet Locate Missing Persons
bullet Manage Prisons and Inmates
bullet Uphold Civil Rights & Liberties
bullet Uphold Disability Rights
bullet Operate Task Forces
bullet Help Victims of Crime
bullet Foster Safe Communities
bullet Combat Gang Violence
bullet Prevent Youth Violence
bullet Halt Domestic Violence
bullet Investigate Fraud
bullet Fight Trafficking in Persons
bullet Promote Dispute Resolution

Locate Missing Persons
What to do if your
child is missing

Lists of Missing Persons and Parental Kidnappings

Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Initiatives:

  • The Assistant Attorney General for OJP serves as the National AMBER Alert Coordinator.  AMBER Alert is an urgent bulletin system for the most serious child-abduction cases. OJP facilitates AMBER network development, supports the development of state AMBER plans and efforts, helps eliminate geographic gaps in AMBER networks, provides regional AMBER network coordination and provides guidance on criteria for issuing an AMBER Alert.
  • The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Child Protection Division provides support to organizations that combat the problem of missing children.
  • The National Institute of Justice launched the NamUs - National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database.  This Internet-based tool will enable investigators, forensics professionals, and the public to cross-reference records of missing persons and unidentified remains, and bring answers to families of the missing.

Resources for Families:

Resources for Law Enforcement and Other Public Agencies

Portable Document Format (PDF) files may be viewed with a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader




Contact Us   |   Accessibility   |   A-Z Index   |   Site Map  |   Archive   |   Privacy Policy  |   Legal Policies and Disclaimers
FOIA   |   For DOJ Employees   |   Other Government Resources   |   Office of the Inspector General   |   USA.gov   |   No FEAR Act