With the passage of this important legislation, the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program is hard at work moving the law into action. A law born out of the tragic abduction and murder of eleven-year-old Ashlynne Mike of the Navajo Nation endeavors to bring increased law enforcement coordination, new and expanded resources, and renewed hope for solid protection of children living on tribal lands. The Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act offers help for tribes in the following ways: - Allows for integration of tribal AMBER Alert systems into state AMBER alert systems. - Makes Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants. - Permits the use of grant funds to integrate state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian tribe. - Allows the waiver of the matching funds requirement for grants awarded to Indian tribes.
Guest:
Jim Walters
Program Administrator
AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program
National Criminal Justice Training Center