Our Mission:

The mission of Ryan United is to bring together resources for education, enforcement, and the development of programs related to the tracking and management of Sex Offenders. Working with Law Enforcement throughout the country, Ryan United will strive to assist citizens and communities to gain a better understanding of how to protect themselves against sexual predators. Ryan United will work diligently with prosecutors, court systems, and legislators to ensure that our nations children will remain protected from child predators and that a fate such as Ryans will never happen to another child.

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Ryan United is committed to providing cutting edge training and awareness resources to Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Professionals and Community Stakeholders. These engaging training and awareness presentations are designed to inform participants of what they can do to make a difference in the fight to keep children safe and ensure that child predators are prosecuted and monitored properly. 

Many of these presentations provide “real world” proven tactics that can be implemented immediately with limited budget through partnerships with existing organizations and resources.

If you would like more information on one of the following training venues in your area, or are interested in other custom awareness projects, please e-mail either Jeff or Derek at the e-mail addresses provided in the "contacts" tab.

Sex Offenders in your Back Yard  (4-6 hour presentation)

This training covers the facts and myths regarding sex offenders.  Additional emphasis is placed on identifying the offenders that need the closest supervision. Utilizing case studies, along with a comprehensive look on proven plans, this training provides tools communities can implement to gain vigilance in the fight against child predators.

Missing Children Investigations for Public Safety Communicators  (2-4 hour presentation)

This training focuses on the Public Safety Communicator, very often the first responder in a missing or abducted child case.  Often times, dispatchers are overlooked in the training concerning missing and abducted children, when they are one of the most important components when the investigation ensues. This training will give participants an understanding of questions to ask, resources to activate, and a comprehensive protocol to follow when taking a call concerning a missing child incident.

Legislative Assistance

Ryan United is recognized as a results oriented partner when it comes to legislative issues regarding sex offenders. By providing a compelling and very personal look at the importance of managing sex offenders, Ryan United causes law makers and participants to become motivated to want to make a difference when it comes to the prosecution and management of sex offenders.  Having a proven history of actual legislative changes, Ryan United can help pave the way and provide direction on how to get your process moving. 

Key Note Addresses

This presentation is always conducted by Derek VanLuchene.  Derek has a unique perspective as a family member of the victim and also a law enforcement officer involved in the fight against child predators. During this presentation, participants will hear the tragic story of the abduction and murder of Ryan VanLuchene on August 31, 1987, by a repeat sex offender.  Participants will realize how far we have come since then to strengthen laws and streamline the management of sex offenders. In addition,
they will realize that there are many things left to do in order to protect
our children from these predators. Mostly, they will take with them a renewed
sense of direction when it comes doing their jobs and the realization of how
important each individual is in this fight for the protection of our children.

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A Brief Overview

Ryan United started in 2003 rooted in the experiences of Derek VanLuchene whos family lost his brother to a violent sexual predator in 1987.   Since that time Derek invested himself in his response to this tragedy first by becoming a law enforcement officer in Montana and more over the last five years by establishing Ryan United, traveling the country sharing his story and meeting with other victim families, networking with professionals and groups focused on this social scourge and learning about the people and places accomplishing great things in the pursuit of putting a stop to sexual predation in America.  Ryan United has been represented in over fifty forums, and has worked with hundreds of people over the last five years ranging from victims of this crime to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez.  Dereks personal presence, expertise and commitment have become widely known and serve as a valuable vehicle to:

         Motivate people to engage or stay engaged in activities to stop sexual predators,

         Strengthen the community of people and programs active in this area, challenging groups to come together and focus on the problem by reducing bureaucratic barriers or other limitations in their effectiveness,

         Teach service providers and victims

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If you would like to contribute to the site, please email Jeff Bear from the "Contact" page.