"Missing & Exploited Children"
APCO Announces Final Approval and Publication of Revised and Redesignated American National Standard
June 24, 2022APCO International received final approval for APCO ANS 1.101.4-2022 Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and Sexually Exploited Children on June 17, 2022
Read full articleAPCO Files a Project Initiation and Seeks Work Group Members to Revise the Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and Sexually Exploited Children
October 24, 2019APCO International has filed a Project Initiation with ANSI and has issued a call for participation for work group members to participate in the revision of the APCO Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls for Missing, Abducted and Sexually Exploited Children.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Approval of Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and Sexually Exploited Children
January 26, 2015The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International received final approval from ANSI on January 8, 2015 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies standard practices for responding to calls of missing, abducted and sexually exploited children.
Read full articleNCMEC Is Pleased to Announce Its Newest 9-1-1 Call Center Partner
April 3, 2013The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is pleased to announce its newest NCMEC 9-1-1 Call Center Partner: Coral Springs Police Department – Communications Unit.
Read full articleAPCO Partners with NCMEC to Promote Alert System
September 5, 2012Alexandria, Va. – At its 2012 Annual Conference and Expo, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and the…
Read full articleEffective Use of NCIC to Find Missing Children
August 20, 2012On Tuesday, Aug. 21, APCO International’s 78th Annual Conference & Expo attendees had the opportunity to attend a session titled Effective Use of NCIC to Find Missing Children.
Read full articleThe Child-Centered 9-1-1 Missing Kids Readiness Project and APCO Want Your Input!
March 16, 2012Is your 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center ready to respond to a missing, abducted, or sexually exploited child call? There is…
Read full article9-1-1 Call Center-NCMEC Partners
November 17, 2011Are you familiar with the ties the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has to APCO International and the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)? Have you considered what it would involve to become a 9-1-1 Call Center Partner with the NCMEC?
Read full articleAMBER Alert Program Expands to Facebook
January 14, 2011Effective Jan. 12, Facebook users are able to sign up to receive AMBER Alert bulletins for their state which will be sent to them through the Facebook “News Feed” feature. A total of 53 new AMBER Alert Pages have been created, one for each state, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. Facebook users will also be able to share the AMBER Alerts with their friends.
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