The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

vile images for sexual gratification increase the desire to sexually act against a child; does thetype of image used for sexual gratification, whether violent or of very young children, impact therisk to offend; does the sheer volume of images collected or trafficked affect that risk? TheDepartment, through the Office of Justice Programs will continue to fund this kind of criticalresearch, but non-governmental organizations should also join in this effort.D. Departmental Component GoalsIn addition to the goals noted above, the Department will strive to improve in other, concrete,ways.1. U.S. Attorney’s OfficesAs noted above, U.S. Attorney’s Offices have been allocated 38 additional Assistant U.S.Attorney positions to devote to child exploitation cases. Over the next several months, theDepartment will work to fill the outstanding vacancies and train the new Assistants in thiscomplex area of specialty. As Project Safe Childhood intended, U.S. Attorney’s offices willincrease their focus on coordination and training between federal agencies and ICAC task forces.The Department will also consider innovative strategies, like encouraging ICACs to providefunds for Special Assistant United States Attorneys for child exploitation cases, which wouldincrease cooperation with ICACs and the referrals of cases. The prior experience of theseSpecial Assistant United States Attorneys working with the ICACs will enhance the USAOrelationship with the ICACs, bring more specialization to federal child exploitationinvestigations and prosecutions, and increase the overall number of ICAC referrals for Federalprosecution.2. CEOSAt CEOS, the specialists there are committed to continuing their leadership in training forprosecutors and agents at the National Advocacy Center, and across the country and the world.They will also continue their strong commitment to aiding the AUSAs in the field in researchand prosecution support for cases, especially complex cases. The High-Tech Investigative Unitwill continue its leadership in forensics. CEOS will also continue to advise the Department onrelevant legislation and policy initiatives and will work with multiple domestic and internationalagencies and allies. As they have done in the past, CEOS will continue to develop complex,multi-jurisdictional investigations.3. OJPOJP will continue its efforts to increase the Nation’s capacity to prevent and control crime andreduce the impact of crime on victims and hold offenders accountable, including working toprevent and reduce the victimization of children. They will continue their efforts to oversee,coordinate, and distribute funding to the numerous groups that contribute to the fight againstchild exploitation. This will include assisting the ICACs with their continued aggressive pursuitof those who sexually exploit children, especially in the file-sharing network arena. They willalso assist with the creation and dissemination of NIDS. Further, they will assist in coordinating143