www.achildismissing.org
How
the program works:
The
A Child is Missing (ACIM) program works like this: an
officer has verified that an individual is missing and
ACIM technician is called. The officer gives the technician
the pertinent information about the missing person, including
description, clothes worn and the time/location last seen.
The
ACIM technician uses computer-mapping technology to identify
the area where the individual was last seen. A satellite
imagery program is also used to increase the map-tracking
accuracy and to help visualize "hot spots" that may harbor
the missing child or attract a "wandering" individual.
Next,
an individual message is recorded, with the description
of the person and the alert is phoned to homes/businesses
in the area of where the missing person was last seen.
The alert message asks residents to check their property
for the missing person and to call their local law enforcement
agency should they have any information. If a lead is obtained,
the search can be expanded to that area.
ACIM
has over 60 million phone numbers and does not include
unlisted numbers in the United States. This automated
system can send 1,000-recorded messages within 60 seconds
and has a 98 percent listen rate when the phone is answered.
ACIM
technicians are on call 24/7, 365 days a year. The technician
will check with the officer on the scene until the child
is found or the search has been called off in that area.
They are there to serve and assist law enforcement agencies
in the search and safe recovery of missing children,
elderly (often with Alzheimer's), college students or mentally
or physically challenged persons.
ACIM
program is FREE to all law enforcement agencies: ACIM serves
every race, color and creed without regard to economic
status or gender. In some geographic areas, messages are
recorded in languages other than English to facilitate
the search.
ACIM
searched for infants/children 2 to 18 year old, elderly
(often with Alzheimer's), college students and disabled
(often unconscious).
ACIM
does not have unlisted phone numbers in its calling files,
but can add unlisted phone and cell numbers provided by
owners who want to be contacted in case of a search in their
area. We can also include in our database special calling
lists for your department. No one has access to the phone
numbers we use but ACIM.
