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Protecting Youth: Law Enforcement Sting Operations

Explore statistics on child predators, the dangers of online interactions, state and federal laws, Perverted Justice organization, and the impact of sting operations. Understand why posing as minors online can help catch offenders and safeguard children against harm.

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Protecting Youth: Law Enforcement Sting Operations

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  1. Law Enforcement SHOULD be able to pose as minors on the Web in order to Catch Online Predators By: Courtney E. Toomer Section 3

  2. The Statistics of Child Predators • The average pedophile will commit 117 sexual crimes in their lifetime. • According to the U.S. Justice Department, 33% or girls & 14% of boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. • Majority of child sexual abuse cases are never reported.

  3. Statistics on Online Child Predators • It is predicted that 1 out of every 5 children have been sexually solicited on the web this past year • Only 5 % of sexual offenders hide the fact they were adults from their victims. • 80 % of sexual offenders were honest about their intentions with youth on the web. • In 73% of reported crimes, the offenders meet their victims on repeated occasions.

  4. Predators & the Web • The web gives sexual predators access to millions of potential victims. • Allows the predators to gain the trust of the victims • Lets the predators identity remain anonymous.

  5. Overly Trusting • Many children feel comfortable communicating with strangers on the web. • They will reveal personal information about themselves • Full Name • Age • School & Residential Information • Our society needs to protect these children from potential harm

  6. State & Federal Laws Justice • There are 43 states that have online protection laws. • Pennsylvania has the Unlawful Contact With Minor Law • The only state that has a law that does not directly talk about computer communications. • The most popular among Federal Laws there is Megan’s Law.

  7. States Without • Currently there are 7 states that still do not have any Online Predator laws • Oregon • Washington • Montana • Wyoming • Iowa • South Carolina • Massachusetts

  8. Perverted Justice is an agency that exposes online sexual predators. • They work with law enforcement by posing as minors in order to catch the offenders. • They are responsible for 544 convictions, with the most recent conviction on April 8, 2011. • They became more popular for their assistance on Dateline NBC’s: To Catch A Predator.

  9. To Catch A Predator • Premiered on November 2004, on Dateline NBC • Gives a behind the scene look of how the police and Pervert Justice catch on online predators • Hosted by Chris Hansen

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  11. Top 10 States With Convictions Through Perverted Justice

  12. Benefits of these Sting Operations • These operations allow police to capture 1000s of sexual offenders. • Has the potential to intimidate offenders not to solicit minors online. • Offenders cannot lie there way out of the situation because everything they said online is documented. • Every arrest helps protect more & more children

  13. Conclusion Support this Effort!! • Child predators are never going to be eliminated from society • The rapidly growing digital world is opening new avenues for them • New methods of committing crimes = new methods of convicting criminals • Setting up predators is a beneficial to society because it protects our children and punishes the offenders.

  14. Reference Page “Internet Crime Conference Targets Child Predators.” dontletthemhurtourchildren.blogspot.com. Madeleine, The Icon of Missing Children. 8/4/09. Web. 4/13/11. http://dontletthemhurtourchildren.blogspot.com/2009/08/internet-crime- conference-targets-child.html Online Sex Predators. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2007. Web. 4/11/11. http://www.unc.edu/courses/2007spring/law/357c/001/chrishansen/ Perverted Justice. 2004. Web. 4/13/11. http://www.perverted-justice.com/ “Shocking Statistics.” sentrypc.com. 4/13/11. http://www.sentrypc.com/statistics.htm “Statistics: Online Sexual Predators.” enough.org. 4/16/11. http://www.enough.org/inside.php?id=2uxkjwry8 “The Gay Teacher.” Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator. NBC. 2007. Web. 4/16/11. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZhsfT9wGp0>

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