J.B. VAN HOLLEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL

Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children and Adults

Currently, over 1,100 children and adults are missing in Wisconsin. The Department of Justice - Division of Criminal Investigation houses the Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children and Adults. On May 10, 2007, the Wisconsin Department of Justice hosted the Wisconsin Missing Children and Adults Awareness Day Ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison. We honored the missing and their families at the event. We also paid tribute to the men and women of Wisconsin law enforcement who work hard every day to bring the missing home.

The Clearinghouse serves as a resource for both law enforcement and families in investigating cases involving missing and exploited children and adults. Among its multiple functions, the Clearinghouse provides access to a nationwide computer network among state clearinghouses and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). This network is used to share information and to expedite the dissemination of leads and investigative resources to help assist in the search for missing and exploited children and adults.

The Clearinghouse also provides law enforcement agencies with technical, analytical and investigative assistance in cases involving missing and exploited children and adults. In addition, the Clearinghouse coordinates and participates in Wisconsin's Amber Alert Plan, a collaborative partnership between law enforcement agencies and broadcasters that alerts the general public when a child is abducted.

Wisconsin’s Clearinghouse has received national recognition. Susan A. WhiteHorse, Manager of the Wisconsin Clearinghouse since 1999, was recently named the recipient of the U.S. Department of Justice's Missing Child State Clearinghouse Coordinator of the Year for 2007. Together with law enforcement at every level, Susan and our team at DOJ are working to bring home Wisconsin’s missing persons. It is important, often life-saving work. Wisconsin thanks all those in law enforcement who are dedicated to this vital work.

The Wisconsin Clearinghouse exists to support law enforcement on every level with assistance identifying missing persons. I hope that you will take advantage of this tremendous resource.

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