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Learn about the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® through this inside look at our headquarters. Meet the teams that help find missing children, identify child victims of sexual exploitation and prevent these crimes from happening.

Law Enforcement Training

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Hundreds of law enforcement patches line the walls outside the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center in Alexandria, Va. NCMEC trains thousands of officers from around the country.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children® provides law enforcement training for cases involving missing and sexually exploited children. Trainings are conducted face-to-face and through a variety of distance learning methods.

NCMEC hosts training sessions at its headquarters in Alexandria, Va., in the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center. This training center was named in memory of Jimmy Ryce, a 9-year-old who was abducted and murdered near his Florida home in 1995.

In addition to providing law enforcement with the investigative skills needed to respond to missing and sexually exploited children cases, NCMEC provides healthcare professionals training regarding the prevention of and response to infant abductions. Through December 2012 NCMEC has trained more than 300,000 law enforcement, criminal/juvenile justice and healthcare professionals.

Training programs

Missing children seminar for chief executives
This two day seminar familiarizes participants with issues related to missing children cases including sound policies and practices, technical assistance, training and available resources.

Forensic imaging training
NCMEC offers a one week training course in forensic imaging techniques. The course is offered free of charge to law enforcement artists and individuals who have a contractual relationship with a recognized law enforcement agency.

Telecommunications best practices for missing and abducted children
This online course is designed to provide public safety telecommunicators, calltakers and dispatchers with the tools and training needed to promote swift and decisive responses in the critical, early stages of missing and abducted child cases.

Additional training resources
Additional training opportunities and training resources are available through NCMEC and Fox Valley Technical College.

For more information about NCMEC's law enforcement training opportunities contact jrletc@ncmec.org.

Report It

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If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

Report Child Sexual Exploitation

The Congressionally-authorized CyberTipline is a means for reporting crimes against children. Reports may be made 24-hours a day, 7 days a week online at www.cybertipline.com

Learn more about CyberTipline

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