Missing Children Doj Could Enhance Oversight To Help Ensure That Law Enforcement Agencies Report Cases In A Timely Manner

Missing children who are not found quickly are at an increased risk of victimization. The National Child Search Assistance Act requires that within 2 hours of receiving a missing child report, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) enter the report into the Dept. of Justice's (DoJ) Nat. Crime Info. Center (NCIC), a clearinghouse of info. available to LEAs nationwide. DoJ's Criminal Justice Info. Services (CJIS), and state criminal justice agencies oversee this requirement. This report examined: (1) CJIS's and the Board's efforts to implement and monitor compliance with the requirement; and (2) selected LEA-reported challenges with timely entry and DoJ's actions to assist LEAs in addressing them. Illus. This is a print on demand report.