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The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

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activity by predators searching <strong>for</strong> unsupervised contact with underage victims. <strong>The</strong> fiscal year1998 Justice Appropriations Act (Pub. L. No. 105–119) directed OJJDP to create a nationalnetwork of state <strong>and</strong> local law en<strong>for</strong>cement cyberunits to investigate cases of child sexualexploitation (i.e., ICAC Program). In addition to assisting law en<strong>for</strong>cement with investigations,many ICAC Task Forces also sponsor community outreach to help families underst<strong>and</strong> rules <strong>for</strong>safe 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.htmin<strong>for</strong>mation: • Corresponding list of safety rules <strong>for</strong> children posted atwww.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htmFunder: • U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CrimesAgainst <strong>Child</strong>ren ProgramAudience: • ParentsFocus/scope: • Safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography <strong>and</strong> otheroffensive materialsMedia: • Online guideDelivery: • Individual use by parents<strong>The</strong> Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crimes Against <strong>Child</strong>ren Program produced A Parent’sGuide to Internet Safety to in<strong>for</strong>m parents of the risks children face online of encountering adultswho might sexually exploit them <strong>and</strong> how to recognize child behaviors that might indicate thechild is at risk <strong>for</strong> being exploited. <strong>The</strong> guide is available in hard copy <strong>and</strong> online atwww.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm. <strong>The</strong> FBI also posts a list of safety rules <strong>for</strong>children using the Internet at www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm.e. Cybercitizen Awareness ProgramProgram name: • Cybercitizen Awareness ProgramContact • www.cybercitizenship.org/aboutus/aboutus.htmlin<strong>for</strong>mation:Funder: • U.S. Department of Justice with the In<strong>for</strong>mation TechnologyAssociation of AmericaAudience: • <strong>Child</strong>ren <strong>and</strong> youth; parentsFocus/scope: • Cyberethics; Internet citizenship/“netiquette”; cybercrime; identitytheft <strong>and</strong> privacy concerns; copyright, plagiarism, <strong>and</strong> intellectualproperty theft; hacking <strong>and</strong> malicious programmingMedia: • OnlineDelivery: • Self-exploration<strong>The</strong> Cybercitizen Awareness Program is intended to educate children <strong>and</strong> young adults about thedangers <strong>and</strong> consequences of cybercrime. By reaching out to parents <strong>and</strong> teachers, the program isdesigned to establish a broad sense of responsibility <strong>and</strong> community in an ef<strong>for</strong>t to develop inyoung people smart, ethical, <strong>and</strong> socially conscious online behavior. <strong>The</strong> Cybercitizen114

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