If a child is abducted in Texas, how does an Amber Alert help the situation?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
A. Kidnapping in Texas
1. local media and police departments had a voluntary program that was successful and this developed into a bill called the Texas Amber Alert
2. made it a statewide network
3. 1999 Amber Alert bill passed the Texas legislature
4. adopted by U.S Congress and extended nationwide
5. bill is named after Amber Haggerman, a young Texas girl whose abduction caused an outcry among citizens
B. How the Amber Alert helps solve abductions
1. requires law enforcement agencies to coordinate with local media outlets for the purpose of alerting citizens about child abductions
2. immediately broadcasts information about the abduction in hopes of returning child unharmed
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What will be an ideal response?
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