Procedural Changes & Enhanced Features for NY Missing Person Alerts

1. Requesting Missing Person Alerts in New York State: Procedural Changes and Enhanced Features You Need to Know!

2. NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

3. Services Provided: Operating the 1-800-346-3543 hotline Short and long-term investigative assistance NYS Missing Child, College Student and Vulnerable Adult Alerts Publicizing missing child, college student and vulnerable adult NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

4. Services Provided continued: Dental and anatomical information Administration of the statewide missing and unidentified person repositories Mandated "flagging" missing child birth and educational records NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

5. Services Provided continued: Presenting investigative training programs for law enforcement officers Developing and disseminating investigative procedures and guides Developing and distributing child safety literature Collaborating with NCMEC and other state clearinghouses NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

6. Services Provided continued: Utilized when law enforcement believe the life of a missing child, college student or vulnerable adult is at a credible risk of serious bodily harm or death. NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

7. Purpose of Alerts Rapidly disseminate information to law enforcement, media outlets and the public Safely locate the missing person as quickly as possible NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

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9. Success Rate – 33% NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

10. Subject of Alerts Child or adult with autism Child who may be suicidal Young child who has wandered or become lost Child who left willingly with a dangerous acquaintance Person with Alzheimer's disease or dementia NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

11. Information Distribution Mechanisms (2014)

12. Benefit • Automating alerts saves valuable time of dissemination of information • Significantly decreases risk of error • Reduces man hours spent activating alerts • Automation will allow alerts to be activated up to 90% faster • Increased possibility of saving a life NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

13. Timeframe NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014 • 1st Iteration: May 13, 2014 • Missing Person Record Entry • 2nd Iteration: July 30, 2014 • Missing Person Record Modify – Assistance Request • 3rd Iteration: January 2015 • Missing Person Suspect Information • Missing Person and Suspect Images • Maiden Name - Alias

14. What’s New? NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

15. What’s New continued NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

16. What’s New continued NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

17. What’s New – MP Photo NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

18. What’s New MP Maiden Name NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

19. What’s New - Ethnicity NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

20. What’s New – Last Contact Time NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

21. What’s New – Clothing Description NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

22. What’s New – Vehicle Photo NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

23. What’s New – Suspect Info NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

24. What’s New – Suspect Info NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

25. Submit Entry NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

26. What’s New – Assistance Screen NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

27. What’s New – Need Assistance NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

28. What’s New – Need Assistance NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

29. What’s New – Need Assistance NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

30. What’s New – Activation Regions NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

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32. What’s New – Activation Regions NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

33. What’s New – Call the MPC NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

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35. What’s New – Searching for Record NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

36. What’s New – Search Results NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

37. Cancelling a Record Use the magnifying glass NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

38. Cancelling a Record continued NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

39. Cancelling a Record continued Still blue – selection could change NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

40. Cancelling a Record continued No longer blue – selection will not change NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

41. 1 View recording of Live Meeting 2 3 4 NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

42. Coming Soon - May 2014 NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

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44. Coming Soon - May 2014 bit.ly/findthem-demo NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

45. Upcoming Training: Lost Person Behavior/Basic Search Skills (2–day course) • Ulster County: May 14 - 15 • Albany County: June 14 – 15 Missing Person Toolbox Training NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014

46. Upcoming Training: NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014 NASAR – Managing the Lost Person Incident (3-day course) • Ulster County: October 7 – 9 • Erie County: October 28 – 30 By request: • Basic Course for Police Officers – Missing Person Investigations • Basic Course for Police Investigators • In-house

47. Questions New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse 1-800-346-3543 missingpersons@dcjs.ny.gov criminaljustice.ny.gov NYS DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse 2014