Illinois AMBER Alert

Illinois AMBER Alert - America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response


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	To activate the AMBER Alert Notification Plan in Illinois, law enforcement agencies must ensure the following criteria are met:

1.	Law enforcement must confirm a child has been abducted.

2.	The child must be under the age of 16 or have a proven mental or physical disability.

3.	Law enforcement must believe the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death.

4.	There is enough descriptive information about the child, abductor, and/or suspect’s vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will help.

	The AMBER Alert Notification Plan is a tool for law enforcement to promptly notify the media of a confirmed abduction so the information can be broadcast to the public for assistance in locating the child and/or abductor. AMBER is a voluntary program for law enforcement and the broadcasters. AMBER is NOT the entire missing child investigation.

Public Act 093-0310 requires that the Illinois AMBER Plan Task Force “develop child abduction prevention instruction for inclusion in elementary and secondary school curricula throughout the State.” In addition, ISP and the AMBER Task Force will work with the State Board of Education to “encourage the inclusion of the child abduction prevention instruction in private elementary and secondary school curricula throughout the State.”

Activity Book for Children

PDF documents can be found at the Illinois State Police Website:

http://www.isp.state.il.us/docs/5-294.pdf

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Got2BSafe
Where kids learn to Think Smart and Take Charge.

NetSmartz
The NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource that teaches kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet.

NCMEC Interactive Safety Quizzes
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) provides safety quizzes for both kids and adults.

NCMEC Guidelines for Programs to Reduce Child Victimization
Recommendations of The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Education Standards Task Force for communities when choosing programs to teach personal safety to children.

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The AMBER Plan Task Force gratefully acknowledges the AT&T Foundation for its generous support!