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Missing Children
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Amber Alert 
 "The Amber Alert Program is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies, and the wireless industry, to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases." The website features guidelines and legislation, statistics, state Amber Alert contacts, publications, video clips, and related material. From the U.S. Department of Justice. http://www.amberalert.gov/ Topics: Crime, Families Last updated Aug 20, 2008 AMBER Alert Plan
The site provides information on the AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alert Plan, "a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases. Broadcasters use the Emergency Alert System (EAS) ... to air a description of the abducted child and suspected abductor" over radio, television, and highway alert systems. From the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=991 Topics: Crime, Families, Technology Last updated Jan 6, 2006 Child Watch of North America
This site describes Child Watch's efforts to provide safety information and services to parents and communities, offering a free ID kit for children, investigative help to parents of abducted children, and information on missing children. The site has an events calendar and photographs and descriptions of abductees and abductors (many are the children's parents). Child Watch is a nationwide, nonprofit organization headquartered in Orlando, Fla. http://www.childwatch.org/ Topics: Crime, Families Last updated Jun 16, 2004 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
This organization aids in finding missing children. Includes a database of missing children, educational material about preventing child abduction and other child safety issues, FAQs and statistics, sex-offender laws, and more. http://www.missingkids.com/ Topics: Families, Hurricane Katrina Last updated Sep 16, 2005 Polly Klaas Foundation
A wealth of information about missing children and the prevention of child kidnapping. Includes a downloadable child identification form, safety tips for parents, and information on using the California Department of Justice sex offender identification line. Also features a detailed nationwide database of missing children, searchable by region. http://www.pollyklaas.org/ Topics: Families Last updated Aug 20, 2001 |
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