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NCMEC was established in 1984 as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3)
organization to provide services nationwide for families and professionals
in the prevention of abducted, endangered, and sexually exploited
children. Pursuant to its mission and its congressional mandates
(see 42 U.S.C. §§ 5771 et seq.; 42
U.S.C. § 11606; 22 C.F.R. § 94.6), NCMEC
- Serves as a clearinghouse of information about missing and
exploited children
- Operates a CyberTipline that the public may use to report Internet-related
child sexual exploitation
- Provides technical assistance to individuals and law-enforcement
agencies in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment
of cases involving missing and exploited children
- Assists the U.S. Department of State in certain cases of international
child abduction in accordance with the Hague Convention on the
Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
- Offers training programs to law-enforcement and social-service
professionals
- Distributes photographs and descriptions of missing children
worldwide
- Coordinates child-protection efforts with the private sector
- Networks with nonprofit service providers and state clearinghouses
about missing-persons cases
- Provides information about effective state legislation to help
ensure the protection of children
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