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National Visibility for Child Protection Training

Tuesday, July 11, 2017|By Britten, Casey

When it comes to protecting children and training related to missing persons, Fox Valley Technical College’s National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) leads the way nationwide.

The NCJTC trains thousands of practitioners each year in the areas of AMBER Alert, Internet Crimes Against Children, human trafficking, and more to support priorities within the Department of Justice.

The impact of those training initiatives are highlighted as a lead story in the latest issue of Community College Week: Safeguarding Children: Wisconsin College Leads Nation’s Child Protection Training, July 10, 2017.

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