The National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children. This site includes information on the
national Child Protection Act, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and other resources.
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act of 1968 (UCCJA) was drafted to
eliminate legal incentives for forum-shopping and child-snatching by parents.
Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act of 1980
Missing Children's Act of 1982
Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1984 authorized the establishment of
a national clearinghouse house (now
The National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children), to coordinate public and private efforts
to locate, recover, or reunite missing children with their legal custodians
and operate a national toll-free hotline through which individuals can report
information on the location of missing children or request information on
procedures for reuniting children with their legal custodians.