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Child Protection Division Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention UPDATE

Child Protection Division Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention UPDATE. Ron Laney, Associate Administrator Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention SEARCH Winter Meeting Arlington, Virginia. National Missing Children’s Day. May 23, 2007

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Child Protection Division Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention UPDATE

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  1. Child Protection DivisionOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionUPDATE Ron Laney, Associate Administrator Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention SEARCH Winter Meeting Arlington, Virginia

  2. National Missing Children’s Day • May 23, 2007 • Awards for AMBER Alert Coordinator, State Clearinghouse Chairperson, Missing Children’s Non-Profit Organization, Foundation, Corporation, Internet Safety Organization for service to missing and exploited children • Focus on recovery and hope

  3. Sibling Survival Guide • Authored by a sibling working group • To be released at Missing Children’s Day in May • Potential additional publications - guide for children who return home, guide for children who are abducted by family members

  4. AMBER Alert:A National Overview

  5. AMBER Alert History • In 1996, in Arlington, TX, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered.

  6. AMBER Alert ProgramMission Statement The mission of the AMBER Alert program is to develop and coordinate the efforts of law enforcement, the media, and transportation in order to increase public participation in safely recovering abducted children through targeted education, increased communication, and effective sharing of resources.

  7. AMBER Alert Program National Strategy Law enforcement, the media, transportation, and other partners working together to disseminate information to the public in response to the most serious child abduction cases. + +

  8. AMBER Alert Program National Strategy cont’d • December 2001: 4 States had statewide plans • All 50 States now have statewide plans • Another 65 local and regional plans exist

  9. Summary of 2006 AMBER Alert Study • In 2005, there were a total of 338 children involved in 275 AMBER Alerts cases within the U.S. • Thirteen (13) children were recovered deceased • As of April 24, 2006, when the data was gathered for this study, three children in two AMBER Alert cases remain missing

  10. Successful AMBER Alert Recoveries • A successful AMBER Alert recovery is one in which the child(ren) is safely recovered as a direct result of the AMBER Alert • Of the 275 AMBER Alert cases in 2005, 60 children were successfully recovered because of AMBER Alerts

  11. Missing & Exploited Children Training Programs

  12. Missing & Exploited Children Training Programs Offered Through NCMEC • Protecting Victims of Child Prostitution • Protecting Children On Line for Prosecutors • Protecting Children On Line for LE • Chief Executive Officer • PCO for Unit Commanders • Responding to Missing and Abducted Children

  13. Offered through Fox Valley Technical College • Child Abuse Investigations • Child Fatality Investigations • Child Sexual Exploitation • Police Juvenile Services • Team Investigative Process • Police-School Campus Partnerships • Executive Officer-Safe Schools Briefing • Safe Schools Interagency Team Planning Program

  14. Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program

  15. ICAC Program Mission Statement The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to cyber enticement and child pornography cases. This help encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, and community education.

  16. Task Force Responsibilities • Five core components of the program • Investigations • Forensics • Prosecution • Capacity building • Public education

  17. Proactive & Reactive Investigations • Citizen complaints • Cybertipline referrals • TF Referrals • Requests from other LE units • AMBER, CAE, Narcotics, etc. • Commercial Web Sites • Child Sex Tourism • Peer to Peer • On-line enticement • Traveler cases

  18. ICAC Program AccomplishmentsTotals from 1998 - 2006

  19. Arrests

  20. Victims ID (Victim ID Collection Started 2004)

  21. Project Safe Childhood

  22. Project Safe Childhood http://www.projectsafechildhood.gov/

  23. Project Safe Childhood ICAC Task Force NCMEC AG, USA’s & Fed. LE Primary Partners

  24. Project Safe Childhood • Integrated federal, state and local law enforcement partnerships • Increased participation & coordination of national initiatives • Increased federal involvement in child exploitation cases • Training of federal, state & local law enforcement • Increased efforts to raise community awareness and educate the public

  25. QUESTIONS?

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