The University of Winchester in Great Britain will have students help a network overseen by AMBER Alert Europe in its forensic investigations. The Police Expert Network on Missing Persons (PEN-MP) will work with the university and Locate International to analyze cold cases.

Great Britain is now using “Clever Never Goes” to warn parents and children about child abductions. The nonprofit Action Against Abduction says the new program is more effective than the past “Stranger Danger” public campaigns. The new program involves children and adults watching videos showing scenarios and then asks children to decide how to react. More than 150 schools have already signed up for the program.

Police in Sussex, Great Britain, condemned a hoax text message warning people of abductions in supermarkets. The text was sent to more than 100 people and claimed that 11 attempted abductions had occurred at three market areas. The police asked the public not to redistribute the text.

The United Kingdom relaunched a new and improved Child Rescue Alert to help find abducted children. The original system was launched in 2004 and is based on the U.S. AMBER Alert Program. The new system will use computer software to send messages to radio, television, cell phones, computers and roadway signs. The program is also compatible with alerts used by other European countries. The Child Rescue Alert Program is being overseen by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). "Child Rescue Alert is not expected to be used often, as strict criteria must be met, but it is a valuable tool available to a senior investigator to be used in the right situations," said NPIA Chief Constable Peter Neyroud.