Teens and Technology

1. Teens and Technology INFORMATION AND PREVENTION

4. Skip McGuire MS CFCE • LEO Since 1980 • Retired Major Crimes Detective Columbia PD • Investigations Manager STAT • Certified Police Generalist Instructor • Online Faculty Central Methodist University • Investigating Crimes Against Children Since 1998 • Certified Forensic Computer Examiner • Father of two teens

6. Missouri task force a national leader in preventing Internet crimes against children Monday, September 13, 2010 | 8:44 p.m. CDT BY DenizKoray COLUMBIA — The Missouri task force that works to prevent Internet crimes against children is among the most prolific and well trained in the nation, according to the first-ever study of such units by the U.S. Department of Justice. The study ranked each of the 61 task force units across the nation on a variety of statistics for fiscal 2008 and the first six months of 2009.  Missouri ranked: Second nationally among all task forces with 337 arrests, about 6 percent of all arrests in the United States. First in computer forensics with 1,441 examinations, about 5 percent of all exams in the United States. Second in officer training with 5,810 law enforcement officers having been trained, about 10 percent of all officers trained in the United States. Ninth in technical assistance with 567 cases of support to local officers from state and regional task forces. These placements are in spite of the state task force ranking only 20th in federal funding.

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9. Guilty plea in Moniteau Co. child porn case • By News Tribune • Tuesday, February 14, 2012 • A California, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to producing child pornography. • Timothy Lee Senkowski, Sr., 49, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey to the charge contained in a July 14, 2010, federal indictment. • Investigators recovered numerous images of child pornography of a 12-year-old girl, as well as the beginning framework for the construction of a Web site that was intended to feature photographs of the child victim. • Co-defendant Priscilla Ramirez Flores, 40, of Clarksburg, Mo., pleaded guilty to the same charge on April 15, 2010. • According to court documents, Flores told law enforcement officers that she was involved in taking some of the photos and had not objected to the photos being taken. • Flores also told officers that she had begun the construction of the Web site. • Under federal statutes, Senkowski and Flores are each subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 30 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $250,000.

10. Social Networking • The use of a website to connect with people who share personal or professional interests, place of origin, education at a particular school, etc. "social networking." Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.6). Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. 28 Nov. 2006. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/social networking> • Online communities

11. Internet Statistics • Internet Statistics • •41% of students do not share where they go or what they do on the internet with their parents. (2005-06 i-SAFE pre-assessment survey of 12,650 students in grades 5-12) • •55% of students report having given out personal information (name, age, gender, home address, etc) to someone they have met on-line. (2005-06 i-SAFE survey of 12,000 students in grades 5-12) • •19% of middle school students (grades 5-8) have met face to face with someone they met on-line. (2005-06 i-SAFE pre-assessment survey of 13,600 students in grades 5-12)

12. Digital World • Internet Access – Personal Computers, Cell Phones • Phones – Game systems (Xbox, PS) • Handheld devices- Blackberry (Crackberry) • IPod Touch- IPhone without the phone

13. An 18-year-old pleaded guilty • Vermont's first "sexting" case, in which he allegedly directed two teenage girls to videotape or photograph themselves performing sex acts

14. Sexting? • Sexting (a portmanteau of sex and texting) is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically, primarily between cell phones

15. Today… • Flickr • YouTube • Instant Messaging via Facebook • Blog • Twitter • Instagram • Snapchat

16. More Internet Statistics • Nearly one-sixth of teens who own cell phones have received nude or nearly nude images via text message from someone they know, according to a new survey on "sexting" • Pew Internet & American Life Project. 2009

17. Are you a user? • 87% of U.S. teens aged 12-17 use the internet, up from 73% in 2000. • 66% of adults use the internet, up from 56% in 2000. Lenhart, Amanda; Madden, Mary and Hitlin, Paul. Teens and Technology: Youth are leading the transition to a fully wired and mobile nation, Pew Internet & American Life project, July 27, 2005, http//www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Tech_July2005web.pdf, accessed on November 28, 2006.

18. “Their Space” • Socialize friends, classmates, world • Create writing, decorating • Connect similar interest communities

19. What are teens doing online? • 81% are playing online games • 76% get news • 43% are shopping • 31% get health information Lenhart, Amanda; Madden, Mary and Hitlin, Paul. Teens and Technology: Youth are leading the transition to a fully wired and mobile nation, Pew Internet & American Life project, July 27, 2005, http//www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Tech_July2005web.pdf,accessed on November 28, 2006.

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21. Internet Risks • Children can also be exposed to inappropriate content, child pornography, and harassment while on-line. Material on the internet can be sexual, violent, or hateful. The material may be transmitted to children through chat rooms, e-mails, or through the use of instant messaging.

22. Internet Risks • Children may be bullied on-line. They may receive messages that are threatening or harassing thru e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, or their cell phones. A child may be the subject of a demeaning web site or web log.

23. Events from the news • Florida Epidemic: Teachers Sleeping with Students By Tim Padgett / Miami Saturday, May. 30, 2009 Maria Guzman Hernandez • Dallas cop fired over nude photos sent to student January 15, 2010 A 30-year-old Dallas police officer has been fired after an internal investigation revealed he sent nude photos of himself to a high school student

24. What is Cyberbullying? • Cyber-bullying includes:  Threatening and intimidating E-Mails  Harassing and Threatening Instant Messages (IM)  Sending or posting cruel rumors about someone to damage their reputation  Posting inappropriate pictures of someone on-line (locker room pictures for example)

25. What is Cyberbullying? • Cyber-bullying includes:  Breaking into someone’s account, posing as that person, and sending messages that make the person look bad. (This is why it’s very important for children not to give out their passwords to their friends).  Web Sites created to humiliate another student

26. How Prevalent is Cyberbullying? • 22% of students know someone who has been bullied on-line. • 19% of students admit to saying something hurtful to others on-line. • 12% of students have personally became upset by strangers on-line. (2005-06 i-SAFE pre-assessment survey of 13,000 students in grades 5-12)

27. Why Do Kids Cyberbully? • Many times cyberbullying is an extension of bullying that is occurring at school. • Sometimes cyberbullying is based on hate or bias. • Some children see cyberbullying as being entertaining.

28. Why Do Kids Cyberbully? • When friendships or romantic relationships dissolve, one person may use the internet to bully the other person. • Sometimes the cyberbully may be a stranger to the victim. Many times when people use the internet, they feel as if they’re invisible. They will type things on-line they would not say in public.

29. Entertainment for Children a generation ago!

30. Phillip Alpert, now a registered sex offender, sent pictures of his 16-year-old girlfriend • CNN) -- When Vanessa Hudgens' naked photos hit the Internet, the "High School Musical" star quickly apologized. But sending nude or seminude pictures, a phenomenon known as sexting, is a fast-growing trend among teens.

31. STATS UNDERSCORE THE NEED FOR PARENTS TO GET INVOLVED IN THEIR KIDS’ ONLINE ACTIVITIES • 31 percent of those students have the skill to circumvent Internet filter software; • 61 percent of students admit to using the Internet unsafely or inappropriately; • 47 percent of parents feel that their ability to monitor and shelter their children from inappropriate material on the Internet is limited.

32. What is really going on?

33. Our idea of a criminal

34. Prevention Tips for Children and Teens • Children should never post their full name, age, address, name of their school, or any other identifying information on-line. They should not give out personal information to people they are “texting/chatting“ with on-line if they do not know them in real life. Friend’s names, ages, addresses, or other identifying information should not be posted on-line. Posting their information puts them at risk.

35. Prevention Tips for Children and Teens • Children and teens should not give out passwords to anyone but their parents or guardian. • The privacy settings of social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) should be set so that other users can only be added if the child approves them.

36. Prevention Tips for Children and Teens • Teens should not allow other internet users to read their blog or site if they do not know them. • Users should not be added to Instant Messaging lists unless the child knows them in “real life.”

37. Cyberbullying Prevention Tips for Children and Teens • Teens should not respond to inappropriate and lewd comments. They should report anything they see or receive on-line that makes them feel uncomfortable to their parents, guardian, or other trusted adult. Parents can then contact local internet service providers, local law enforcement, or the CyberTipline.

38. Catch-up • Parents need to become Internet savvy. • Mom and Dad need to learn how to access the social network pages. Will include making your own account. • Control Internet access at home and on cell phones. • Compromise… Texting but no Internet access??

39. Cyber Challenges • Cyberbullying is usually a misdemeanor. • Kid vs Kid • Sexting New Generation Dating • Self Exploitation • Distribution of Exploitive materials

40. Rapidly Changing Environment • Cyber bullying not completely covered by all statutes. • Rapidly changing cyber environment MySpace out ….Facebook going…what is next. Twitter? Instagram? Snapchat? KIK? • Kids harass adults vs 1st Amendment. Statute of limitations. Lampooning vs harassment • Modern version of spray paint on the local water tower.

41. Inconsistent Response in Missouri • Juvenile offices in Major urban areas largely ignore. • Medium sized communities try to respond. • Rural areas have little if any expertise or experience in dealing with these cyber issues. No specially trained investigators. Access to forensic support?

42. Parent Social Networking Tips • Be reasonable and try to set reasonable expectations • Be open with your teens • Talk with your kids about how they use the services • Consider requiring that all online activity take place in a central area of the home • Try to get your kids to share their blogs or online profiles with you

43. For More Information, Visit These Additional Websites: • Netsmartz (from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® and Boys & Girls Clubs of America), www.netsmartz.org • i-SAFE, www.i-safe.org • Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use, www.cyberbully.org • Play it Cyber Safe, www.playitcybersafe.com

44. State Technical Assistance Team Address: PO Box 208Jefferson City, MO 65102-0208 Telephone: (573) 751-5980(800) 487-1626(8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST, Monday – Friday) Email: dls.stat@dss.mo.gov