Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) Week 7 Practice Test

NamUs is a national database for missing and unidentified persons that is operated under the Department of Justice. The Help Find the Missing Act directs the Department of Justice to run NamUs, with the National Institute of Justice (within DOJ) overseeing its administration. This reflects DOJ’s role in supporting federal, state, and local investigations through a centralized system. The other agencies—Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency—have different primary missions and do not operate NamUs. The FBI, while within DOJ, is not the separate entity designated to run NamUs.