Nevada ICAC Task Force Program

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 Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children (NV ICAC) Task Force intends to increase its pro-active investigations, arrests, affiliate memberships, forensic examinations, information technology (IT) assistance and members' education and training on relevant subject matter. The funds received through this request will serve approximately 3.1 million citizens in the state of Nevada, as well as, millions of tourists who choose Nevada as a vacation destination each year. The Las Vegas Police Department will maintain a task force consisting of state and local investigators, prosecutors, forensic and education specialists dedicated to addressing the goals of this program. The task force will engage in proactive investigations, forensic examinations, effective prosecutions and provide forensic, preventative and investigative assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, law enforcement and others concerned with technology facilitated crimes against children.
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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 Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children (NV ICAC) Task Force intends to increase its pro-active investigations, arrests, affiliate memberships, forensic examinations, information technology assistance, and members' education and training on the relevant subject matter. The funds received through this request will serve approximately 3.1 million citizens in the state of Nevada and millions of tourists who choose Nevada as a vacation destination each year. The Las Vegas Police Department will: (1) maintain a task force consisting of state and local investigators, prosecutors, forensic and education specialists dedicated to addressing the goals of the task force; (2) engage in proactive and reactive investigations, forensic examinations and effective prosecutions of internet crimes against children; (3) provide forensic, preventative and investigative assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, law enforcement and others concerned with internet crimes against children; (4) increase productivity through various means and increase arrests of offenders who choose to victimize and exploit children; (5) increase staffing; (6) collaborate with other law enforcement agencies and legal professionals; and (7)  comply with investigative prosecution standards.

Using OJJDP funding, the Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children (NV ICAC) Task Force will increase its pro-active investigations and arrests, affiliate memberships, forensic examinations, information technology assistance and education and training on relevant subject matter. The funds received through this award will serve approximately 3.2 million citizens in the state of Nevada, as well as approximately 31 million tourists who choose Nevada as a vacation destination each year. The goals of the NV ICAC Task Force are to continue to grow the program and protect children from exploitation. Specifically, the funding will be used to: maintain a task force consisting of state and local investigators, prosecutors, forensic and education specialists dedicated to addressing the goals of such task force; engage in proactive investigations, forensic examinations and effective prosecutions of internet crimes against children; provide forensic, preventative and investigative assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, law enforcement and others concerned with internet crimes against children; increase the number of affiliate agencies who comply with ICAC standards; assist other policing agencies; increase staff and collaborate with law enforcement agencies, forensic examiners and legal professionals to prosecute suspects who are involved in electronic criminalities involving crimes against children.