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 Anchorage Police Department has been on the forefront of aggressively investigating and prosecuting manufacturers, distributors and consumers of child pornography and other technology-based crimes against children since the inception of the AK ICAC Task Force in 2007. As the largest law enforcement agency in the state, the Anchorage Police Department continues to provide leadership and guidance to 30 affiliate agencies in investigating technology-based crimes against children across the state. This grant proposal in the amount of $360,802.00 will greatly assist this State’s efforts in combating these crimes by providing funding to support travel, training, overtime, computer and investigative equipment to the Alaska Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The APD Cyber Crimes Unit Commander/Alaska ICAC Task Force Commander will attempt to increase the number of state law enforcement affiliate members to the Task Force by working with agencies individually and collectively to provide training and support that will enable them to investigate computer crimes against children. The Alaska ICAC Task Force will continue to conduct public outreach and education to law enforcement agencies, members of the judicial system and legislature, and community members on the dangers posed to children via the Internet and how to respond to this ever-increasing threat. The Alaska ICAC will educate the public at every opportunity and continue to providet high quality and timely educational presentations to the public.
