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AMBER Alert system  

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  • The AMBER Alert system was designed to help rescue missing children. Law enforcement entities release information about the child and the perpetrator through public announcements on television, roadside signs, and the Internet. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Amber Alert System]

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