Appleton, Wisconsin
Every 30 seconds someone in the U.S. disappears, an average of 850,000 persons per year. Approximately 105,000 of these cases remain unsolved. Almost half of these cases represent unidentified persons.
The National Conference for Responding to Missing and Unidentified Persons took place on February 23-25, 2010 and provided attendees with investigative and forensic tools as well as updates on cutting-edge technology. A focus was placed on a holistic strategy to foster collaboration across geographic jurisdictions and the importance of communication among local, state and federal law enforcement and criminal justice practitioners.
Featured Speakers
Included among the schedule of diverse and experienced speakers at this national conference were
Ed Smart, an expert on child safety and father of recovered Elizabeth Smart;
Jim Clemente, writer and consultant for
Criminal Minds television series;
James Lewis, New Haven, Connecticut Chief of Police;
and
Dr. P. Michael Murphy, Coroner for Clark County in Las Vegas, Nevada. View the
Featured Speakers web page for more information on these exciting presenters.
Conference Resources
For questions regarding the Responding to Missing and Unidentified Persons National Conference, contact Barbara Nelson (phone: 888-370-1752.)
Conference Co-Sponsor
This event is supported in part through funding from the Office
for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, United States
Department of Justice. Points of view expressed in this event are those
of the organizers and do not necessarily represent the official
position of policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.