AMBER Advocate Magazine

Issue 02

The issue focuses on the critical link between AMBER Alerts and sex offender management, featuring the National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability which convenes registry managers, law enforcement, and prosecutors. The presentation of Jessica Lunsford’s abduction and murder by a registered sex offender serves as a central case study, directly leading to the discussion and reinforcement of Jessica’s Law for stricter offender restrictions. New initiatives are expanding the reach of alerts, such as distributing them to the nation’s 43,000 airport security screeners and leveraging a partnership with MySpace for geo-targeted alerts. A profile highlights Bob Fisher’s unique advocacy project of building memorials for missing children in every county in Nevada. Furthermore, the 2006 Broadcast Warning Summit generates innovative ideas like placing PSAs in movie theaters and engaging businesses with electronic signs. Finally, the Department of Justice hosts a “Victims and Survivors Roundtable,” bringing together families, including Ed and Elizabeth Smart, for firsthand feedback on improving law enforcement response, while the “Miracle in Missouri” case showcases the success of using an Endangered Person Advisory which leads to an AMBER Alert and the recovery of both Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck.

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