AMBER ALERT
ACTION PLAN
On July 18,
the Nevada AMBER Alert "team" participating in
the first two days of the National AMBER Alert
Conference in Albuquerque, established the 2006
Fall Action Plan. The plan outlines the
priorities and goals that the Nevada AMBER Alert
Review Committee will address in the coming
weeks and months.
Team members
in Albuquerque included: Bob Fisher, State
AMBER Alert Coordinator; Rene Hulse, Office of
the Attorney General; Sergeant Tom Wagner and
Lieutenant Steven Cabrales, Law Enforcement;
Adrienne Abbott, Broadcasting; and Robert
Chisel, Transportation.
Everyone
returned to Nevada the evening of July 18, with
the exception of Bob and Lt. Cabrales. The two
of them then represented Nevada as the National
Conference continued with two days of
discussions on AMBER Alert and Indian Country;
and concluded on July 21 with an entire day
devoted to discussing AMBER Alert and Border
Issues (Canada and Mexico). In response to the
entire week of deliberations, two additional
items were added to the Action Plan.
The 2006
Nevada Fall Action Plan includes:
1. Review
composition of the committee. Determine whose
terms expire in 2007, and whose terms expire in
2008. There is one current vacancy on the
committee.
2. Move
forward on developing legislation to amend
current state law to make filing a false AMBER
Alert activation a felony.
3. Move
forward to develop a new statewide training
program, set training dates and locations; and
develop and produce a series of training
videos for specific disciplines (law
enforcement, broadcasters, call takers and
transportation.) Goal is to
provide training that is Post Certified.
4. Move
forward on developing and producing a public
awareness campaign.
5. Work
with the Department of Transportation to
integrate the new 511 communication system into
the Nevada State AMBER Alert Plan.
6. Work
with law enforcement and Nevada Child Seekers to
develop "recommendations" -- outlining a list of
reunification resources that are available.
7. Develop
a list of our Secondary Partners.
8.
Establish a sub-committee to begin reaching out
to each of the sovereign tribes.
9.
Establish a sub-committee to determine contacts
and resources necessary to have a successful
AMBER Alert recovery in Mexico.
10.
Encourage participation in Fox Valley training
programs, such as CART and Newsplex.
11. Explore
developing a Western States Regional Team
Meeting.
12. Begin
comprehensive review / update of the Nevada
State AMBER Alert Plan.
