The National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program, consists of state and local law enforcement task forces dedicated to developing effective responses to online enticement of children by sexual predators, child exploitation, and child obscenity and pornography cases. Each State and local task force that is part of the national program shall: 1) consist of State and local investigators, prosecutors, forensic specialists, and education specialists who are dedicated to addressing the goals of the task force; 2) engage in proactive investigations, forensic examinations, and effective prosecutions of Internet crimes against children; 3) provide forensic, preventive, and investigative assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, law enforcement, and others concerned with Internet crimes against children; 4) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency partnerships and responses to Internet crimes against children offenses through ongoing informational, administrative, and technological support to other State and local law enforcement agencies, as a means for such agencies to acquire the necessary knowledge, personnel, and specialized equipment to investigate and prosecute such offenses; 5) participate in nationally coordinated investigations in any case in which the Attorney General determines such participation to be necessary, as permitted by the available resources of such task force; 6) establish or adopt investigative and prosecution standards consistent with established norms, to which such task force shall comply; 7) investigate, and seek prosecution on tips related to Internet crimes against children, including tips from Operation Fairplay, the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline, ICAC task forces, and other Federal, State, and local agencies, with priority being given to investigate leads that indicate the possibility of identifying or rescuing child victims, including investigative leads that indicate a likelihood of seriousness of offense or dangerousness to the community; 8) develop procedures for handling seized evidence for ICAC task force lead agencies and affiliate agencies; 9) maintain reports required by OJJDP and other reports and records as determined by the Attorney General; and, 10) seek to comply with national standards regarding the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against children, as set forth by the Attorney General, to the extent such standards are consistent with the law of the State where the task force is located.
The Michigan State Police, Michigan Internet Crimes Against Children (MIICAC) is the lead agency in the state of Michigan for investigating digital crimes and conducting forensic analysis of digital media and provides both investigative and forensic support for over 570 law enforcement agencies supporting 10,077,331 citizens in the state of Michigan. The MIICAC strives to improve effectiveness in responding to online enticement of children by sexual predators as well as child exploitation, child obscenity, and child sexually abusive material by maintaining and expanding state and regional task forces to prevent, interdict, investigate, and prosecute Internet crimes against children. The MIICAC will increase investigative efforts by providing training, software, and hardware support to maintain current prosecution success rates for forensic data recovery specialists and high-tech crime training events. The task force will work to upgrade state-of-the-art technology for forensic recovery on computers and mobile devices, to include mobile device hardware and software, and provide related specialized training. The MSP ICAC is proud of the positive working relationships established, the state-of-the-art tools, and the training provided to partner agencies. MIICAC will continue to increase public awareness and education regarding Internet and emerging technology safety issues related to the sexual exploitation of children. MIICAC will also continue to respond to online enticement of children by sexual predators as well as child exploitation, child obscenity, and CSAM and successfully prevent, interdict, investigate, and prosecute Internet crimes against children.
