OJJDP FY 09 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program Continuation

Using OJJDP funds, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will continue its efforts to provide an effective statewide response to technology facilitated exploitation of children in Georgia. This will be accomplished by not only expanding the investigatory and forensic capabilities of the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, but by strengthening its community outreach capabilities as well. More specifically, the Georgia ICAC will continue to promote its website (http://www.familyinternet.info) to provide a mechanism where requests for Internet Safety programs, developed by the Internet Safety Coordinator, can be made. The resulting programs will then be stored on the website and be made available to community groups and school groups, as well as other civic forums. Finally, the Georgia ICAC Task Force will work to develop a web site that would allow affiliate agencies to report their statistical information in order to streamline their reporting to OJJDP, as well as receive information on ICAC events occurring in Georgia.

Pursuant to Section 104 of the PROTECT Act, the ICAC Task Force 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, educator, prosecutors, law enforcement, and other concerned with Interne crimes against children; 4) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency responses and partnerships 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 resource of such task force; 6) establish or adopt investigative and prosecution standards consistent with 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 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; 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.

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Using OJJDP funds, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will continue its efforts to provide an effective statewide response to technology facilitated exploitation of children in Georgia. This will be accomplished by not only expanding the investigatory and forensic capabilities of the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, but by strengthening its community outreach capabilities as well. More specifically, the Georgia ICAC will continue to promote its website (http://www.familyinternet.info) to provide a mechanism where requests for Internet Safety programs, developed by the Internet Safety Coordinator, can be made. The resulting programs will then be stored on the website and be made available to community groups and school groups, as well as other civic forums. Finally, the Georgia ICAC Task Force will work to develop a web site that would allow affiliate agencies to report their statistical information in order to streamline their reporting to OJJDP, as well as receive information on ICAC events occurring in Georgia.

Pursuant to Section 104 of the PROTECT Act, the ICAC Task Force 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, educator, prosecutors, law enforcement, and other concerned with Interne crimes against children; 4) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency responses and partnerships 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 resource of such task force; 6) establish or adopt investigative and prosecution standards consistent with 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 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; 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.

NCA/CF