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New York State does not have grant funding, but we do manage the Missing and Exploited Children Fund. It is set up on the state income tax form so when people file their taxes they can check the box and note the amount they want to donate. New Yorkers have donated more than $5 million since the funds inception in 1998. We are trying to get the fund to include missing vulnerable adults, but changing laws can be a challenge. We have used the fund for a variety of different programs including purchasing Project Lifesaver equipment for Sheriff’s throughout NYS. The transmitters are provided to children free of charge. We have also used the funds for child ID cards, safety programs, training LEOs on missing children investigations, and we are currently exploring forming a UAV (drone) program to provide drones to law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The primary purpose of the drone would be to use if for searches of missing children, but can be used for other purposes. We also used the money from the fund for ITS to build us an awesome case management database.
Emily,
Sorry for the late response. The NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse has software that creates the poster from the State/NCIC missing person entry. We are able to edit certain parts of it. We would be happy to show it to you if you are interested.
CindyWe do not have that in NYS. It sounds like a really bad law and I hope you are able to prevent it from passing.
in 2018: 114 missing vulnerable adult alerts, 109 returned home safely, four were located deceased, and one remains missing
NYS Missing Person Clearinghouse is housed at the Division of Criminal Justice Services
Staff:
1 – Manager
1 – Missing Person Investigative Supervisor
4 – Missing Person Investigative Specialists
1 – Missing Person Investigative Aide
1 – Student Intern (paid position)
All positions are full-time, except for the intern. Three of the current investigative specialists are former law enforcement and one has a jurist doctorate degree. Our supervisor is also former law enforcement.Services provided by the MPC include investigative support to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, coordination of efforts with parents, left-behind family members, attorneys, courts, law enforcement, state and county government, and private agencies in the search for and recovery of missing children, college students, and vulnerable adults; and delivery of child safety and missing vulnerable adult training programs for law enforcement and the public. Investigative specialists duties and responsibilities include:
• Gather and evaluate information regarding missing children, college students and vulnerable adults, decide the urgency of each case and take appropriate action, including all tasks associated with the process.
• Publicize cases of missing children, college students and vulnerable adults via the DCJS public website, NCMEC website, NY Alert, and the other poster services.
• Activating Missing Child, College Student and Vulnerable Adult Alerts
• Conduct database searches on cases of missing person cases, analyze results and take appropriate action.
• Intake, analyze and properly disseminate lead information on missing persons or other criminal activity.
• Assist federal, state and local agencies in the investigation of cases involving missing children, missing college students and missing vulnerable adults.
• Research and develop material for inclusion or updating of curriculum content, lesson plans, and establish training materials.
• Conduct law enforcement training and presentations on the subject of missing person investigations and searches.You can reach out directly to me if you need more detailed information.
