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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. NetSmartz WorkshopProgram name: • NetSmartz WorkshopContact • www.netsmartz.orginformation:Funder: • U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice andDelinquency Prevention; National Center for Missing & ExploitedChildren; Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAudience: • Children and youth grades K–12Focus/scope: • Safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography and otheroffensive materials; Internet citizenship; cyberbullying; identity theftand privacy concerns; Internet “addiction”Media: • Internet; activity cards for group or class projectsDelivery: • Classroom; afterschool programs; community education programsdelivered by law enforcement or others; independent explorationThe NetSmartz Workshop® is an online interactive, educational safety resource from theNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs ofAmerica (BGCA) for children ages 5 to 17, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement.The goal of the NetSmartz Workshop is to extend the safety awareness of children to preventtheir victimization and increase their self-confidence whenever they go online.c. Internet Crimes Against Children Task ForcesProgram name: • Internet Crimes Against Children Task ForcesContact • ojjdp.ncjrs.org/programs/ProgSummary.asp?pi=3information:Funder: • U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice andDelinquency PreventionAudience: • Varies by state/regional task force; typically adults, children, andyouthFocus/scope: • Varies by state/regional task force; may include safety in onlinerelationships; avoiding pornography and other offensive materials;and other topicsMedia: • Varies by state/regional task force; many task forces have developededucational materials and presentationsDelivery: • Varies by state/regional task force; typically classroom or communityeducation programs; public service announcementsThe Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program helps state and local lawenforcement agencies develop an effective response to cyberenticement and child pornographycases. This help encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technicalassistance, victim services, and community education. Forty-five state and regional task forceshave been established throughout the United States.The ICAC Program was developed in response to the increasing number of children andteenagers using the Internet, the proliferation of child pornography, and the heightened online113

activity by predators searching for unsupervised contact with underage victims. The fiscal year1998 Justice Appropriations Act (Pub. L. No. 105–119) directed OJJDP to create a nationalnetwork of state and local law enforcement cyberunits to investigate cases of child sexualexploitation (i.e., ICAC Program). In addition to assisting law enforcement with investigations,many ICAC Task Forces also sponsor community outreach to help families understand rules forsafe Internet use. Some of the ICAC Task Forces have developed their own educationalmaterials.d. A Parent’s Guide to Internet SafetyProgram name: • A Parent’s Guide to Internet SafetyContact • www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htminformation: • Corresponding list of safety rules for children posted atwww.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htmFunder: • U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CrimesAgainst Children ProgramAudience: • ParentsFocus/scope: • Safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography and otheroffensive materialsMedia: • Online guideDelivery: • Individual use by parentsThe Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crimes Against Children Program produced A Parent’sGuide to Internet Safety to inform parents of the risks children face online of encountering adultswho might sexually exploit them and how to recognize child behaviors that might indicate thechild is at risk for being exploited. The guide is available in hard copy and online atwww.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm. The FBI also posts a list of safety rules forchildren using the Internet at www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm.e. Cybercitizen Awareness ProgramProgram name: • Cybercitizen Awareness ProgramContact • www.cybercitizenship.org/aboutus/aboutus.htmlinformation:Funder: • U.S. Department of Justice with the Information TechnologyAssociation of AmericaAudience: • Children and youth; parentsFocus/scope: • Cyberethics; Internet citizenship/“netiquette”; cybercrime; identitytheft and privacy concerns; copyright, plagiarism, and intellectualproperty theft; hacking and malicious programmingMedia: • OnlineDelivery: • Self-explorationThe Cybercitizen Awareness Program is intended to educate children and young adults about thedangers and consequences of cybercrime. By reaching out to parents and teachers, the program isdesigned to establish a broad sense of responsibility and community in an effort to develop inyoung people smart, ethical, and socially conscious online behavior. The Cybercitizen114

. NetSmartz WorkshopProgram name: • NetSmartz WorkshopContact • www.netsmartz.orgin<strong>for</strong>mation:Funder: • U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice <strong>and</strong>Delinquency <strong>Prevention</strong>; <strong>National</strong> Center <strong>for</strong> Missing & Exploited<strong>Child</strong>ren; Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAudience: • <strong>Child</strong>ren <strong>and</strong> youth grades K–12Focus/scope: • Safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography <strong>and</strong> otheroffensive materials; Internet citizenship; cyberbullying; identity theft<strong>and</strong> privacy concerns; Internet “addiction”Media: • Internet; activity cards <strong>for</strong> group or class projectsDelivery: • Classroom; afterschool programs; community education programsdelivered by law en<strong>for</strong>cement or others; independent exploration<strong>The</strong> NetSmartz Workshop® is an online interactive, educational safety resource from the<strong>National</strong> Center <strong>for</strong> Missing & Exploited <strong>Child</strong>ren® (NCMEC) <strong>and</strong> Boys & Girls Clubs ofAmerica (BGCA) <strong>for</strong> children ages 5 to 17, parents, guardians, educators, <strong>and</strong> law en<strong>for</strong>cement.<strong>The</strong> goal of the NetSmartz Workshop is to extend the safety awareness of children to preventtheir victimization <strong>and</strong> increase their self-confidence whenever they go online.c. Internet Crimes Against <strong>Child</strong>ren Task ForcesProgram name: • Internet Crimes Against <strong>Child</strong>ren Task ForcesContact • ojjdp.ncjrs.org/programs/ProgSummary.asp?pi=3in<strong>for</strong>mation:Funder: • U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice <strong>and</strong>Delinquency <strong>Prevention</strong>Audience: • Varies by state/regional task <strong>for</strong>ce; typically adults, children, <strong>and</strong>youthFocus/scope: • Varies by state/regional task <strong>for</strong>ce; may include safety in onlinerelationships; avoiding pornography <strong>and</strong> other offensive materials;<strong>and</strong> other topicsMedia: • Varies by state/regional task <strong>for</strong>ce; many task <strong>for</strong>ces have developededucational materials <strong>and</strong> presentationsDelivery: • Varies by state/regional task <strong>for</strong>ce; typically classroom or communityeducation programs; public service announcements<strong>The</strong> Internet Crimes Against <strong>Child</strong>ren (ICAC) Task Force Program helps state <strong>and</strong> local lawen<strong>for</strong>cement agencies develop an effective response to cyberenticement <strong>and</strong> child pornographycases. This help encompasses <strong>for</strong>ensic <strong>and</strong> investigative components, training <strong>and</strong> technicalassistance, victim services, <strong>and</strong> community education. Forty-five state <strong>and</strong> regional task <strong>for</strong>ceshave been established throughout the United States.<strong>The</strong> ICAC Program was developed in response to the increasing number of children <strong>and</strong>teenagers using the Internet, the proliferation of child pornography, <strong>and</strong> the heightened online113

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