Services provided generally fall into three categories: investigative support services for law enforcement, assistance provided to left-behind family members, and community education programs. Also responsible for providing assistance in cases involving missing children, college students, and vulnerable adults. Specific services and responsibilities include: - 1-800-346-3543 Hotline (case intake and lead information received on this line) - Short and long term investigative assistance - Preparation and electronic distribution of DCJS Missing Child/College Student and Missing Adult Alerts statewide. LOCATER (Lost Child Alert Technology Resource), Xpedite, and NY Alert allow for repaid distribution of photographic images and biographical information within minutes - Placement of missing child and vulnerable adult photographs and biographical information on the DCJS and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) web sites - Development and distribution of printed missing child posters statewide - Co-coordination of statewide implementation and operation of the NYS AMBER Alert Program, which provides law enforcement agencies with a mechanism for rapid and widespread public dissemination of information in the event of a child abduction - Administration of the statewide missing/unidentified person repository (mandated "flagging" missing child birth and educational records is facilitated through the use of this data) - Analysis, transcription, and entry of dental and anatomical information into DCJS and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) files on behalf of law enforcement agencies and medical examiners - Collaboration with NCMEC and other state clearinghouses - Presentation of investigative training programs for law enforcement officers, along with development and dissemination of investigative procedures and guides - Furthering investigative and educational efforts instituted pursuant to the US Department of Justice funded NYS Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program - Development and distribution of child safety literature - Ongoing community outreach, including presentations about child and Internet safety to various groups and organizations