The wanted poster must warn people about the dangerous fugitives who are at large. The poster gives a picture of the wanted person. Then the officer will usually give some remarks on how to handle the criminal, if apprehended. The most important element is the reward.
Wanted posters bring people to justice by putting the criminal's face in the people's hands.
The poster shows the community who's dangerous and keeps the people aware that there are fugitives loose in their community. The picture can be either an artist's sketch or photograph. An artist's sketch is a rendering of the suspect through the eyes of the witness. The photo should be the one most recently taken. Following the picture there should be a quick history of the criminal, including date of birth, sex, height, weight, hair, eyes, scars or marks, occupation, social security number, nationality, place of birth, and all known alias'.