AMBER Alert Training & Technical Assistance Program

LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND: For #WorldDayAgainstTrafficking (July 30), the INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF HEARTS honored the work of our AMBER Alert Training & Technical Assistance Program with an award presented to AATTAP Administrator Janell Rasmussen. The ceremony and related events, held in Chula Vista, California, brought together people from both sides of the U.S./Mexico border who are committed to ending human trafficking. #humantraffickingprevention #LeaveNoChildBehind #UnidosVenceremos #PorUnMundoMasHumano #LibreDeTrata National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention U.S. Department of Justice

AATTAP team members recently traveled more than 11,000 miles to conduct a needs assessment meeting with law enforcement leaders and federal partners in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). "It was an immensely productive visit," notes AATTAP Administrator Janell Rasmussen. Read Saipan Tribune coverage of it here: https://lnkd.in/g99R5wcf National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention #AmberAlert #missingchildren #emergencyresponse #lawenforcementtraining #SaipanTribune

Find more of Michael Nixon's hard-won #wisdom for #lawenforcement in our latest issue of The AMBER Advocate: https://lnkd.in/gmejE2Zr Lamar Institute of Technology Regional Police Academy Texas Department of Public Safety National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) Janell Rasmussen Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention #AmberAlert #missingchildren #lawenforcementtraining

SOUTH DAKOTA SUCCESS: We enjoyed visiting with our partners at the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (SD-DCI) in Pierre on Tuesday to discuss best practices for implementing AMBER Alert in Indian Country. Shown at the meeting are (from left): Chuck Fleeger, AATTAP Region 3 Liaison; Bonnie Feller Hagen , #AMBERAlert Coordinator/Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager/Senior Criminal Analyst; Tyesha M Wood, AATTAP Program Manager-AMBER Alert in Indian Country; Mary Beth Holzwarth, #HumanTrafficking Coordinator; Allison Morrisette, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (#MMIP) Coordinator; and Matt Glenn, Supervisor/Special Agent. National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention #triballawenforcement #lawenforcementtraining #missingchildren

𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: AATTAP/AIIC Project Coordinators Amy Hood-Schwindt and david chewiwie, along with Associate Pamela Foster, joined #lipaynation of Santa Ysabel government officials for an AMBER Alert in Indian Country implementation meeting in Southern California. The session involved reviewing AMBER Alert response plans, available resources, training, and more. Also in attendance were Tribal Council members and police officers, as well as the Tribal Liaison and Area Commander from the San Diego County Sheriff's Office. Thanks to everyone for a great meeting! National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Janell Rasmussen Tyesha M Wood #triballawenforcement #lawenforcementtraining #AmberAlert

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Have you seen our new issue of The AMBER Advocate? We join families of #missingchildren in D.C. (and have a special meeting with OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan); delve into Hawaii's "3 for 3" AMBER Alert success rate; meet Texas Regional AMBER Alert Coordinator Michael Nixon; spotlight the California Highway Patrol's challenge coin program; feature news from #IndianCountry; and much more. Look into it! https://lnkd.in/gseGsm2b National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) Janell Rasmussen Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention #MissingChild #AmberAlert #childprotection #lawenforcementtraining

ALL FOR ONE—CART: Our Associates Jim Holmes and Elaine Hall, and Region 3 Liaison Chuck Fleeger, are in Boise, Idaho, this week helping nearly four dozen first responders strategize forming a Child Abduction Response Team (CART) for Ada County. “Jim is the on-site coordinator presenting today, and yesterday Elaine did a phenomenal job providing a family perspective—discussing the disappearance and murder of her son, Dylan Redwine,” Chuck says. Class participants represent the Boise Police Department, Ada County Sheriff's Office, Meridian Police Department, Garden City Police Department, and the Idaho State Police. And CBS2 Boise covered the event! https://lnkd.in/gYQE2VZ2 National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Derek VanLuchene Janell Rasmussen #missingchildren #AmberAlert #LawEnforcementTraining

AMBER Alert in Indian Country (AIIC) Associates Pamela Foster and David Chewiwie of The AMBER Advocate team spoke at the IIPAY NATION OF SANTA YSABEL Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons (#MMIP) Awareness event May 30 in Santa Ysabel, California. The event was attended by Santa Ysabel Tribal Council members, Tribal police, anti-human trafficking advocates, relatives of missing Native members, council members from a nearby Tribal community, Native Missing advocacy organizations, and others. Activities included traditional prayers, cultural singing, a MMIP flag-raising ceremony, and testimonials related to the Native missing crisis in #IndianCountry. National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Southern Border Initiative: Cross Border Abductions Training August 1st, 2024 in Chula Vista. California. Click on the link below for more details: https://lnkd.in/eXT8AbnJ