Alabama Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Alabama Center for Missing and Exploited Children functions within the Criminal
Investigation Support Group as the state's central repository for information on children
and other persons missing in Alabama and other states. CISG personnel work with
national and state agencies to provide resources to locate and recover missing children
and assist in identifying unidentified living and deceased persons.
The Alabama Center for Missing and Exploited Children was founded on March 22, 1985,
and has helped hundreds of missing children and adults return home during its
24
years of operation. Former Governor George
C. Wallace signed the executive order establishing the Missing Children Bureau within
the Department of Public Safety March 22, 1985. Then, as now, the major duty of
the Center is to provide assistance and education to the public and law enforcement
in finding and returning missing persons.
The Missing Children Unit personnel work as liaison between local law enforcement
agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which operates
as a non-profit agency under the U.S. Department of Justice. Alabama is the Clearinghouse
for Missing Children. The Unit prepares photo flyers of missing children and posts
them to the website. The Unit also has a 24-hour, toll-free hotline (1-800-228-7688)
for reporting a missing child or providing information about a missing child.
The Alabama Center for Missing & Exploited Children also is responsible for the
AMBER Alert Program. The Center coordinates with the Department of Public Safety
in pushing the AMBER Alert through the EAS (Emergency Alert System) for the State
of Alabama.
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