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What participants are saying about AMBER Alert training:
Initial Response Strategies and Tactics When Responding to Missing Children Incidents |
May 16, 2024 | Elkton, MD
"Great training! Really enjoyed the case studies and all the information provided."
"The Family Perspective presentation gave me important perspectives on what we can do better when dealing with families of victims."
"I enjoyed the roundtable discussions for investigative techniques and resources related to missing persons and child abduction cases."
Child Abduction Response Team (CART) Training | May 3-5, 2024 | Panama City, FL
"Some of the best presenters I have seen. Kept us engaged and were incredibly knowledgeable."
"The instructors were clearly experts in their fields. They made difficult topics easy to take in. They were entertaining and engaging. One of the best trainings I've had the pleasure to attend."
Child Abduction Response Team (CART) Training | May 19-21, 2024 | Fish Creek, WI
"The scale of the problems which need to be addressed and resolved is huge. This class opened my mind beyond my imagination. Thank you for all your time and effort."
"The training was very beneficial in understanding what a CART team member may encounter and expectations of working in that capacity."
"It was great to see how many moving parts are needed to effectively conduct a child abduction or missing child investigation."
UNRESOLVED MISSING PERSON CASES IN INDIAN COUNTRY | March 24-26,2024 | Bernalillo, NM
"The instructors presented professionally and worked well together."
"The course provided very good experiential stories and really useful, practical information."
"I liked how the instructors engaged the attendees and encouraged them to meet and talk with each other to exchange resources."
CHILDREN SAFELY RECOVERED WITH THE HELP OF
As of December 31, 2023
REPORT A MISSING, ABDUCTED, OR ENDANGERED CHILD.
CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY
You may also contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for assistance at:
1-800-THE-LOST
We cannot take missing child reports on inquiries via this website. To search for or find information about current missing children please visit:
https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/amber
THE AMBER ADVOCATE
The mission of the AMBER Alert Training & Technical Assistance Program (AATTAP) is to safely recover missing, endangered, or abducted children through the coordinated efforts of law enforcement, media, transportation, and other partners by using training and technology to enhance response capacities and capabilities and increase public participation. The AMBER Advocate website and secure AMBER Alert Partner Portal work to support this mission by promoting awareness of and access to training and resources for AMBER Alert partners as they work across their states and communities to educate, train and inspire around the protection of children and effective response to endangered missing and abducted children.
CART - Child Abduction Response Team
Learn about the importance of CART and the benefits of achieving CART Certification. This video highlights the efforts and excellent outcomes of the Northwest Florida CART programs certification event. The Team achieved certification in February 2018.
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Building a Child Abduction Response Team (CART) in Indian Country was the focus of two learning events this week attended by two dozen law enforcement professionals at the Yurok Tribe headquarters in Klamath, California. Leading AATTAP's sessions were, from left, Associate Instructor Mark Mackizer, AMBER Alert in Indian Country Program Coordinator Valerie Bribiescas, CART Program Coordinator Derek VanLuchene, and Associate Instructor Dave Perlman. For upcoming Indian Country learning opportunities, visit ncjtc.fvtc.edu/search-results?content=Training&prg=PR00098443. National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College #AMBERAlert #missingchildren #lawenforcementtraining ... See MoreSee Less
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As we near completion of our #2024AMBERsymposium in New Orleans, here's a look at some of the people we've enjoying seeing (and hearing from) since yesterday's post. Cheers to a great event, y'all! National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention ... See MoreSee Less
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Regarding public desire for new information on missing Wisconsin 3-year-old #ElijahVue, WLUK-TV FOX 11 talked with AMBER Alert Training & Technical Assistance Program Administrator Janell Rasmussen. "It’s always difficult when there’s an investigation going on; there’s so much information the public is not aware of," she said. "It's important to be patient and wait for law enforcement to complete their [investigation] process." Watch the complete interview here:
fox11online.com/news/local/amber-alert-system-working-as-intended-in-search-for-missing-elijah-vu...
National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention #AmberAlert #missingchildren
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