Senator Patty Murray
Ms. Trish:
Thank you for contacting me about S. 1738, the Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2008. It was very good to hear from you.
The Combating Child Exploitation Act was introduced by Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) to provide additional resources, strategies and coordination to combat crimes against our children. The bill is currently before the full Senate for consideration. You will be happy to know that I am a cosponsor of S. 1738 and I fully support this effort to give our children greater protection from those who would harm them.
As you may know, S. 1738 would increases penalties for crimes against children. It would create a National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction and establish within the U.S. Department of Justice a National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. It would also create a grant program to support state and local ICAC task forces. Finally, the Combating Child Exploitation Act would authorize increased numbers of agents in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agencies to combat these types of crimes.
As a U.S. Senator, I have made the health and safety of our children one of my top priorities. I will continue to fight for strong federal support for programs that prevent child exploitation, aid victims and assist in the investigation and prosecution of these despicable crimes. Please rest assured that as the Senate considers legislation on this issue, I will keep your concerns in mind. Please keep in touch.
I hope all is well in Woodinville.
Senator Patty Murray
"Senator@murray.senate.gov"
posted by Community Threads @ 8:49 AM
1 Comments:
At October 1, 2008 at 4:22 AM,
Dr. Kardasz said…
Hon. Senator Murray,
Thank you for your work on this important legislation.
Here are my thoughts:
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Investigating Internet crimes against children:
Seeking a new law enforcement paradigm
Dr. Frank Kardasz
April 14, 2008, Revised: September 27, 2008
Abstract
For the first time in history, law enforcement officers in the 21st century possess proactive methods to
identify and bring to justice those who sexually abuse minors. In years past, law enforcement had to wait for
reports of child abuse before investigations could begin. But today, using innovative undercover techniques
and the Internet, investigators can proactively seek out and apprehend offenders. Although this is one of the
greatest advancements in the history of the enforcement of crimes against children, investigators still
cannot take full advantage of the innovations. This work explores some of the stakeholders in the cyber-
struggle and the troubling reasons that more resources are not devoted to the growing problem. The work
explores legal, systemic, societal and psychological hurdles related to Internet crimes against children and
suggests a new law enforcement paradigm that better recognizes such crimes.
See: http://kardasz.org/ICAC.html
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