Internet Crimes Against Children Training and Technical Assistance

This award will support the training and technical assistance program for the Internet Crimes against Children Task Force initiative
CA/NCF

This supplement to cooperative agreement # 2005-MC-CX-K032 will be used to support training through the ICAC Training & Technical Assistance Program for Project Safe Childhood in 2007. This supplement will cover costs associated with the training in Alexandria, VA in February 2007 and in Miami, FL in April 2007.

NCA/NCF

The FY 1998 Justice Appropriations Act Congress provided $2.4 million to OJJDP create the Internet Crimes Against Children Program. In the Conference report that year specific language provided that OJJDP stimulate the creation of "State and local law enforcement cyber units to investigate childsexual exploitation" by offenders using the Internet or online communications technology.

OJJDP developed the ICAC Task Force Program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies to acquire the necessary knowledge, equipment, and personnel resources to prevent, interdict, or investigate ICAC offenses. In FY 1998, ten agencies (1st Tier) received ICAC Task Force cooperative agreements. Subsequent annual funding has allowed for the expansion of the ICAC program to grow to 46 Task Forces. Under this program, these agencies serve as regional sources of prevention, education, and investigative expertise to provide assistance to parents, teachers, law enforcement, and other professionals working on child victimization issues.

This award supports the training and technical assistance program to the ICAC Task Forces.

CA / NCF