Missing Persons

Question 1

Criteria for a silver alert

Answer 1

Persons under the age of 18, over 18 with a mental impairment, or age 65 or older

Question 2

Criteria for amber alert

Answer 2

A belief than an abduction has taken place and the child must be at risk of serious injury or death

1 Under the age of eighteen years OR of proven mental or physical disability
2 Belief that the missing child is in imminent danger or bodily injury or death
3 Must have accurate information on at least one of the following:
Description of child, description of suspect, description of suspect vehicle

Question 3

What does AMBER alert stand for

Answer 3

America’s missing broadcast emergency response alert

Question 4

A missing person shall be entered into NamUS after how many days?

Answer 4

30

Question 5

What is NamUS?

Answer 5

National Missing and Unidentified person system. An online repository for missing and unidentified persons

Question 6

Whenever the Department becomes aware that it has made a domestic violence related arrest of an officer from another agency, the Department will notify the
employing agency of…..

Answer 6

of the arrest, the specific charge, and the time of the arrest as
soon as practically possible.