NamUs
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
"The National
Missing and Unidentified Persons Initiative"was launched by
the
Office of Justice Program's National Institute of Justice in
July 2007. NamUs is the first national online repository for missing
persons and unidentified dead cases. The
NamUs databases are just one element of a broader program to improve
the Nation’s capacity to address cases. For example, NIJ also funds
free testing of unidentified human remains and provides family reference-sample
kits, at no charge, to any jurisdiction in the country. Other efforts
include training law enforcement officers, medical examiners, judges,
and attorneys on forensic DNA evidence. Through
NamUs, users will have access to two databases: Unidentified Decedents
database and Missing Persons database.
President's
DNA Initiative
The President
announced a 5-year, more than $1 billion initiative to improve the use
of DNA in the criminal justice system on March 11, 2003. The Initiative
calls for increased funding, training, and assistance—to Federal, State,
and local forensic labs; to police; to medical professionals; to victim
service providers; and to prosecutors, defense lawyers, and judges—to
ensure that this technology reaches its full potential to solve crimes,protect
the innocent, and identify missing persons.
 "The
Lost & The Found Global Resource Center" (LFGRC)
LFGRC was evolved to provide new. and highlight existing
important programs and services, in the volunteer sector, to assist
Law Enforcement Agencies in the identification process of the deceased
as well as the location of the missing. LFGRC provides a central location
connecting state databases of unidentified / missing persons together
with volunteer efforts and other available resources.
International Association for Identification
(IAI)
The IAI is committed to six objectives, which can be
sited in our Constitution. In brief, to associate persons in the forensic
science profession, keep them up to date and informed, advance the relevant
sciences, encourage research, provide training, education, and to the
dissemination of this information through its publications thereby fostering
a relationship amongst forensic practitioners worldwide.
Missing Pieces Radio
Missing Pieces is a radio program designed to raise public
awareness and encourage communications of information between people
who can help locate or identify individuals in cases that have been
classified as Unsolved, Missing, Murdered and Unidentified. (Both Marianne
Asher-Chapman in October 2007 & Peggy Florence January 2008, our
founders, have been featured on Missing Pieces Radio).
 Texas
EquuSearch Mounted SAR Team
The Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and Recovery Team was started in
August, 2000 with the purpose to provide Volunteer Horse Mounted Search
and Recovery for Lost and Missing persons. They currently have approximately
350 + members and are growing rapidly. They are currently available
to conduct searches state wide. They are a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization,
which is funded solely by donations from team members and the surrounding
communities. They range from horse and rider teams to foot searchers,
water (divers, boats) air (planes, helicopters), dog teams (air scent,
cadaver and tracking) and 4x4's. They also utilize infared cameras in
some of their searches.
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