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Distributions of toolkits are directly tied to facilitating the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act. Ashlynne Mike was an 11-year-old who was abducted and murdered in 2016. A lack of available resource in the Navajo Nation meant that an AMBER alert was not issued for 13 hours.
According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control, murder is the third leading cause of death for Indigenous women and girls between the ages of 1 and 19. A CDC study found homicide rates for Native American women were almost three times those of non-Hispanic white women. This type of violence has been going on for centuries, according to Enos.
Facial recognition training is coming to Fox Valley Technical College’s National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC). According to college officials, FVTC and Biometrica Systems Inc. will team up on basic, face recognition fundamentals like understanding data, data privacy, creating case-use guidelines for facial recognition, ensuring accountability, and preventing human bias.
AMBER Alert in Indian Country Initiative (AAIIC) donated seven AMBER Alert toolkits to the seven Navajo Nation police districts.The toolkits include a Panasonic Toughbook Tablet, Pelican protector case, headset, webcam, scanner, and a camera. The toolkits were funded by the U.S. Department of Justice through the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2018.