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ICAC Task Force: Cook County-IL

Award Information

Awardee
Award #
2011-MC-CX-K018
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
Total funding (to date)
$974,408

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2011, $319,143)

Using OJJDP funds, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office will pay the salary and benefits of a 100% Assistant State's Attorney dedicated to the Cook County ICAC Task Force. This ASA is responsible for prosecuting all technology facilitated sexual abuse or assault crimes against children within suburban Cook County. The State's Attorney's Office will also pay the salary and benefits of an ICAC Administrative Assistant/Outreach Coordinator responsible for assisting in the collection of monthly reports from all Cook County ICAC affiliate agencies as well as collating the data for monthly reports and assisting in the preparation of quarterly and semi-annual reports as required by the ICAC grant program. Additionally, the State's Attorney's Office will cover the salary and benefits of an ICAC Forensic Examiner dedicate to conducting forensic examinations of ICAC cases generated throughout Cook County.

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

Date Created: August 4, 2011