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Child
Advocacy
I will be building this page every few
days...so make sure you check back frequently.
I am designing this page for members
of the law enforcement community, in order to give them a heads up on
the latest in child advocacy, as well as giving them a forum to share
what they're doing with other members of the law enforcement community
and child advocacy groups.I also want parents to know what law enforcement
is doing to keep their kids safe.
I hope to highlight the problems law
enforcement faces, with lack of adequate funding and trained technology
experts. I also hope to try to form some partnerships between private
and public groups to address kids online safety issues and education.
I'd like you to share your successes
and programs with us...we'll try to get the word out...together!
In the meantime, I'll provide a few
links here, and will be building this page as fast as I can...
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(to access their site, click
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| Charged with the task of finding
imports and exports of child pornography, this group has found
itself smack on the firing line when it comes to online abuses
of children. Their hotline number, 1-800-BE-ALERT, will take
calls from people who have information on child pornography
or other abuses of children online and forward it to the appropriate
law enforcement agency. These are terrific and motivated people,
but lack sufficient funding to get the massive job done... |
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| The FBI has jurisdiction over
online crimes against children. There are lots of programs run
by the FBI to keep kids safe, online and off.
Last year, the FBI was awarded
a recurring $10 million grant. It's a start! (Click on the
graphic to access their kids and youth educational page...We're
all in this together!)
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| The FTC handles online scams
and is especially concerned about advertising to children online
and abuses of information gathered online from children. If
you have a complaint or concern about a scam you think you've
found online...or a site that gathers information and doesn't
tell you what they're doing with it...drop an e-mail to the
FTC. (Click on their logo to go to their site...) If you want
more info on their online privacy program, click
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SOC-UM is a
not-for-profit organization devoted to helping keep our children
safe form predators online and off. Run by Debbie Mahoney, one
of my favorite people in the world, this organization makes
a real difference. Check out the website, by clicking on their
logo, and make sure to tell Debbie that Parry sent you... |
| The National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children is the most well-known out of all of
the child advocacy groups. Recently, together with the U.S.
Government, they created a hotline for online child abuse, child
pornography and child stalking cases...Got something you want
to report? Call 1-800-THE-LOST. The NCMEC will make sure it's
forwarded to the right law enforcement agency. To check out
their site, click on their logo. |
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