The Amber Plan is a partnership between the law enforcement agencies and broadcasters to create an urgent bulletin in a child abduction cases. The broadcasters use the Emergency Alert System (EAS) or known as the Emergency Broadcast System to air a description of the abducted child and the suspected abductor. This plan works the same way as if a big storm was coming into our area. The description would come on the bottom of the television screen or interrupt the radio station to inform you. The goal of this would be to alert the surrounding community of the situation and hopefully they will be able to assist in the search for and the safe return of the child.

The Amber Plan was created in 1996 following the discovery of

The Amber Plan works by the three criteria set by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children being met. The law enforcement has to confirm a child has been abducted. The law enforcement has to come to the conclusion that the abducted child is in danger of serious harm or even death. There also has to be enough descriptive information about the child, abductor and the suspect’s vehicle to think a broadcast alert will help in the case. When all three of these are met the information has to be organized to be released to the public. The information includes descriptions and pictures of the child, the suspected abductor, a suspected vehicle and any other information available and that will help in the search. All of the information is then faxed to radio stations that are designated as primary stations under the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The primary stations then send the same information to area radio, television stations and cable systems thro

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