Public
Act 093-0310 requires that the Illinois
AMBER Plan Task Force, “conduct a training program
for law enforcement personnel of local governmental agencies
in the state coordinated child abduction alert system”.
Activation Process
Activation of the AMBER Alert Notification Plan can be
initiated by a local law enforcement agency or by
ISP. If for any reason the local law enforcement agency
is unavailable, ISP will conduct the investigation.
Once the contacted agency receives a report, the following
process should be followed:
- Confirm that an abduction has taken place and
the Illinois AMBER Alert criteria have been met.
- Notify the nearest ISP district call the Illinois
State Police Communication Center (SCC), or fax the AMBER
Fax Packet.
- Include detailed information which could be helpful to
the public in identifying the child.
- Designate a department contact for ISP SCC (include a name
and telephone number).
- Designate a secondary number to list for media contacts.
- Local law enforcement agencies must follow intradepartmental
policy regarding the actual investigation
process involving any abducted/kidnapped child incident
which takes place
within their jurisdiction.
- Disseminate necessary abduction information via a LEADS/NLETS
message (sent ISPERN messages shall be coordinated
through the ISP district of occurrence.
- If a current portrait of the child is available, forward
it electronically along with a copy of all abduction
details/summaries to the ISP Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children
Manager (missing@isp.state.il.us)
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AMBER Plans and
Forms
The State of Illinois AMBER Alert plan and forms are available
for viewing, downloading, and printing:
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Endangered Missing Person Advisory (EMPA) and Forms (PDF Format)
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Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
is the state agency mandated to promote and maintain a
high level of professional standards for law enforcement
and correctional officers.
The Illinois AMBER Alert Task Force is working with the
Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board to provide
additional training programs, materials, and resources
specifically covering the State of Illinois AMBER Alert
plan.
Please visit the Law Enforcement Training and Standards
Board Website for more information:
http://www.ptb.state.il.us
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LOCATER
 LOCATER, Lost Child Alert Technology Resource, is a cutting-edge
Web-based program that enables law-enforcement agencies
to rapidly distribute critical images and information about
missing-child cases.
Using the secure LOCATER web site, law-enforcement agencies
can easily create their own missing person posters and
instantly transmit them electronically to other agencies,
the media, and the public via the Internet. Both sending
and receiving agencies can print high quality posters for
distribution at roll calls, at incident command posts,
and to the community. The LOCATER program is provided to
law-enforcement agencies free-of-charge.
For more information, visit the LOCATER web site.
http://www.locaterposters.org
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Links
NCMEC
Online Resources
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) provides technical
assistance, training, and educational materials to help law enforcement investigate
cases of missing and exploited children.
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