Are you sure you know who you’re talking to online?

In today's technological world, the Internet is a lifeline for most. While it has enhanced the lives of many, it also has made innocent people, especially children, easy targets for predators. The Internet has become a place where predators can reach innocent children without many of the risks of getting caught if they were to target them in person. Every year children are starting to use the Internet and computers at a younger and younger age.

Children are oftentimes trusting, naive, curious, and eager for attention, making them more vulnerable to predators who will target them online in order to take advantage of them. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, less than 5% of parents are aware of online sexual exploitation and even fewer think their child is at risk. It is important for parents, law enforcement and society as a whole to know of the dangers children face on the Internet and how to reduce the risks of being victimized.

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Take the S.M.A.R.T approach

The National ICAC Task Force Program was created to help State and local enforcement agencies enhance their investigative response to offenders who use the Internet, online communications systems, or other computer technology to sexually exploit children. The program is currently composed of 61 regional Task Force agencies and is funded by the United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

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