The AMBER Alert™ Program (click here) 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 goal of an AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and the safe recovery of the child.
Why is it voluntary? Money? States can't afford it? In actuality, can they afford to do without it?
This is administered by The Department of Justice. It is a good program, but, I think it is time to review all the needs of children in all states to determine if this has to be made into a mandatory law in the USA.
Active Amber Alerts (click here)
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs has asked the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to serve in a clearinghouse capacity for the AMBER Alert program and to aid in the dissemination of AMBER Alert information. Information on active AMBER Alerts is available on NCMEC's web site.
