The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
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the accessibility, cost, <strong>and</strong> effectiveness of technology designed to prevent children fromaccessing sexually explicit material over the Internet <strong>and</strong> also with assessing the possible effectson privacy of that technology. <strong>The</strong> commission released its final report in 2000, reporting on theviability of filtering <strong>and</strong> blocking services, labeling <strong>and</strong> rating services, age verificationstrategies, “green spaces” containing only material appropriate to children, monitoring <strong>and</strong> timelimitingtechnologies, acceptable-use policies <strong>and</strong> family Internet- use contracts, <strong>and</strong> options <strong>for</strong>more vigorous prosecution of persons who distribute illegal online material.b. Programs Identified <strong>for</strong> This Inventory<strong>The</strong> 18 programs identified through the search methodology are described below. <strong>The</strong>y areprimarily organized according to funder <strong>and</strong> secondarily organized by function (educationalprograms first, research programs second). <strong>The</strong> narrative descriptions are based on in<strong>for</strong>mationprovided in the referenced Web sites. Note that inclusion in the inventory does not constitute anendorsement. In producing this inventory, no attempt has been made to evaluate the content oreffectiveness of any program.2. U.S. Department of Justice Funded Programsa. i-SAFE AmericaProgram name: • i-SAFE America, Inc.Contact • www.isafe.orgin<strong>for</strong>mation:Funder:• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice <strong>and</strong>Delinquency <strong>Prevention</strong>Audience: • <strong>Child</strong>ren <strong>and</strong> youth grades K–12Focus/scope: • Safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography <strong>and</strong> otheroffensive materials; copyright, plagiarism, <strong>and</strong> intellectual propertytheft; Internet citizenship; cyberbullying; identity theft <strong>and</strong> privacyconcerns; hacking <strong>and</strong> malicious programmingMedia: • Workbooks <strong>and</strong> Web-cast videos <strong>for</strong> students; instructor materialsDelivery: • Classroomi-SAFE America, Inc., a nonprofit foundation founded in 1998, is dedicated to educating <strong>and</strong>empowering youth to safely <strong>and</strong> responsibly take control of their Internet experiences. i-SAFEproduces <strong>and</strong> distributes a curriculum <strong>for</strong> classroom use in grades K–12. <strong>The</strong> i-SAFE program isdesigned to teach students to recognize <strong>and</strong> avoid dangerous, destructive, or unlawful behavioronline <strong>and</strong> to respond appropriately. <strong>The</strong> i-SAFE curriculum includes online exercises <strong>and</strong>activities, pen-<strong>and</strong>-paper activities, <strong>and</strong> class projects. Training <strong>and</strong> technical assistance <strong>for</strong>teachers are provided free of charge.112
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