Threat Assesment

[Anónimo]

I am reaching out to see if anyone uses a threat assessment when handling an AMBER Alert request? Here in NY we are not currently using one for AMBER but are considering it. We use a threat assessment when conducting search warrants to see if utilizing a tactical team is necessary. It assigns points to a questionnaire if you reach a certain score a tac team is utilized. Could we do the same with AMBER? Anyone have thoughts on this?

Senor Investigator Josh Kean
NYSP Amber Alert Coordinator
518-464-7134

[Anónimo]

HI JOshua

Not sure if this is what you are looking for. A UK police officer created a risk assessment tool for missing persons cases.
Here is a link

https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Risk2016.pdf.

Best
Caroline

[John Graham]

Joshua,

I like the concept of identifying the risk and threat levels, such as when executing a search or arrest warrant. However, an AMBER Alert is an effective investigative tool; the criteria for such should be protected from additional requirement/restriction and from being over used.

The criteria in Texas and Region #2:

1. Is this child 17 years of age or younger, whose whereabouts are unknown, and whose disappearance law enforcement has determined to be unwilling which poses a credible threat to the child’s safety and health; and if abducted by a parent or legal guardian, was the abduction in the course of an attempted murder or murder?
OR
Is this child 13 years of age or younger, who was taken (willingly or unwillingly) without permission from the care and custody of a parent or legal guardian by:
someone unrelated and more than three years older, or
another parent or legal guardian who attempted or committed murder at the time of the abduction?

2. Is this child in immediate danger of sexual assault, death or serious bodily injury?

3. Has a preliminary investigation verified the abduction and eliminated alternative explanations for the child’s disappearance?

4. Is sufficient information available to disseminate to the public to help locate the child, a suspect, or the vehicle used in the abduction?

It has been my experience that many variables exist in child abduction cases; such as circumstances, subjective information, emotions and geographic locations. These variables make it difficult to develop an effective and comprehensive threat assessment tool for child abductions. My opinion is, abductions are too dynamic for additional requirements or criteria. The mere presence of these 4 requirements: 1. Child (17 and under or 13 and under), 2. Immediate risk of specific danger to the child, 3. Law Enforcement verification of child abduction and 4. sufficient information exists to help find the child, are simple and basic criteria that limit the subjective facts that often get imposed. The simpler the criteria, the easier it is to stay true to the criteria and purpose; therefore not every AMBER Alert request will be granted.

Regards

John L. Graham, ICAC Investigator, Texas Region #2 AMBER Alert Coordinator
Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, Abilene Texas
325-669-2992 cell

[Emily Butler]

Currently Georgia does not use a set threat assessment during Amber Alerts.
GBI has a threat matrix we utilize if tactical operations are activated but not typically called upon in abduction cases.
I would like to see what you come up with Joshua and how NY will incorporate.
Sounds very interesting to me.

[Anónimo]

Thank you, we are currently working on a product. If we get to a final draft I will definitely reach out. Stay safe,

Josh

[Katherine Cheney]

We do not use a threat assessment for Amber activations in Missouri. We do however, use a threat assessment when deciding whether or not to deploy a tactical team for search warrant operations. In Amber situations we rely on state law, which is similar to DOJ criteria.

[Katherine Cheney]

We do not use a threat assessment for Amber activations in Missouri. We do, however, use a threat assessment when deciding whether or not to deploy a tactical team for search warrant operations. In Amber situations we rely on state law, which is similar to DOJ criteria.

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