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glitter-graphics.com * Links for My Cause * Activists Handbook (http://protest.net/activists_handbook/) A Critical Look At the Child Welfare System Defensive Social Work (http://www.liftingtheveil.org/defensive.htm) A Critical Look At the Child Welfare System Falsification of Records (http://www.liftingtheveil.org/falsification.htm) "A System Out of Control: The Epidemic of False Allegations of Child Abuse" ~ by Armin A. Brott, 1994 (http://childprotectionreform.org/policy/trends/outta_ctrl.htm) "ACLU of PA Sues Beaver County Child Welfare Agency Over Wrongful Seizure of Newborns" (http://www.aclu.org/WomensRights/WomensRights.cfm?ID=14047&c=177) American Family Advocacy Center (http://www.profane-justice.org/) "Big Brother Takes Children, Again" (http://www.pacificjustice.org/resources/articles/focus.cfm?ID=ART709944791) Child Abuse Organizations (http://www.angelfire.com/mi/oaxamaxao/abuselinks.html) Children's Rights Advocacy (http://www.angelfire.com/mi/oaxamaxao/index.html) Children's Rights Council (http://www.gocrc.com/) CTF ~ Resources & Links (http://www.ctf4kids.org/edu/ctf_edulinks_topnav.html) DECISION MAKING IN CHILD WELFARE A Critical Look At The Child Welfare System (http://www.liftingtheveil.org/decision.htm) Fight Child Abuse ... Fight CPS! (http://www.cafeshops.com/fightcps) Fight CPS & Win The Ideas Project (http://www.fightcps.com/) From Their Own Mouths...Put Kids in Foster Care so WE can GET PAID! The Ideas Project (http://www.cpswatch.com/oldsite/proof/getpaid.htm) "GOVERNMENT RUN CHILD MARKETING SCAM (Your Child Is A Gov't. Commodity)" by Nev Moore (http://www.rangeguide.net/children.htm) Ideas For Activists from the "Fight CPS & Win" web site (http://www.fightcps.com/ideas.htm) "Imprecise child abuse laws do more harm than good" ~ Guest Editorial by Rep. Bill Backlund (http://www.olywa.net/preblelaw/Backlund.htm) Lawyers For Children ~ A new Weapon (http://www.geocities.com/vocalofseattle/newweapon.html) Legal Research (http://www.fightcps.com/research.htm) Lifting the Veil The Reasonable Efforts Requirement - Part II (http://www.liftingtheveil.org/reason02.htm) National Coalition for Child Protection Reform (http://www.nccpr.org/index.html) Social Law Library ~ State Resources (http://www.socialaw.com/irg/sl.html) Tyranny in Wenatchee (http://stop-abuse.20m.com/) (Tyranny in Wenatchee) L-I-N-K-S (http://stop-abuse.20m.com/cps-abuse.html) Washington Index (http://www.parentsrights.org/states/wa/wa_index.html) "When Child Protective Services Calls" (http://www.pacificjustice.org/resources/articles/focus.cfm?ID=ART513510669)
glitter-graphics.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A NEW REFORM PURPOSAL BILL FOR cps cps reform petition http://www.gopetition.com/online/21684.html JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN At first brush it would seem that the rights of children (or minors) are covered from every angle. There are Federal laws and State laws that seem to address every avenue of possible wrongs to children. The wrongs are explicitly described and carry various penalties. To carry out the laws, many agencies have been formed and each given a specific mandate. One of these agencies is the Children's Protective Agency. The actual name varies from state-to-state and the laws, procedures and mandates vary from state-to-state. Hereinafter, the agencies will be collectively referred to as CPA. The CPA has handled literally hundreds of thousands of cases since its inception. With that volume of work, it is understandable that there would be some stories of abuse of the system. However, the stories of abuse are horrific. The stories are all about the high-handed actions of CPA workers and involve physical, sexual and mental abuse of children by CPA workers and have occasionally resulted in their death. Most of the misfeasance and malfeasance by the workers goes without sanctions.. Some of the actions are a result of bad judgment, some as a result of negligence, some as a result of carelessness and some as a result of covert criminal activity. There seems to be some kind of unspoken law that if a CPA worker thinks, feels or decides that a child MIGHT be endangered that all Constitutional and human rights of the child are suspended until further notice. Due process is non existent and the right of representation is replaced by representation by the CPA.
glitter-graphics.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Child Protective Services, CPS, has devastated and destroyed hundreds of thousands of families in America during the last thirty years leaving a trail of broken hearts, broken dreams, and shattered childhoods. Rather than helping families, government agents have used unconstitutional laws in Juvenile Court to rip children away from their loving parents, break asunder God-given, natural, parent-child bonds, and adopt the children of the grieving out to others who profit financially with large monthly adoption subsidy payments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Child Abuse Statistics 2006 Statistics(PDF) Experts cannot agree on a single reason for this increase, but most attribute it to both a population increase and aNational Child Abuse Statisticsn increase in reporting. Other factors that are sometimes cited include changing a wider definition of child abuse, increased reporting requirements, states providing more accurate information, better recording systems, and changes in data collections. Child Abuse Statistics in the USA An estimated 906,000 children are victims of abuse & neglect every year. The rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1,000 children Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse. About 1 in 50 U.S. infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect in a year, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group done by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention along with The Federal Administration for Children and Families.1 1,500 children die every year from child abuse and neglect. That is just over 4 fatalities every day. 79% of the children killed are younger than 4. What can be done? Treatment, Prevention and Research are key. Childhelp, one of the largest and oldest national, non-profit organizations dedicated to treatment and prevention of child abuse, provides a broad continuum of programs that directly serve abused children and their families. Childhelp also leads public awareness campaigns to educate the public and rally communities behind the child abuse. What can I do? By supporting Childhelp, you are playing a direct role in the treatment and prevention of child abuse. Your donations, purchases from the Childhelp store and the Gift of Hope gift catalogue, and time spent volunteering help a dedicated and passionate staff carry out Childhelp's mission of meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children. Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect in USA 80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21 (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder) Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime. 14.4% of all men in prison in the United States were abused as children and 36.7% of all women in prison were abused as children Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse Children who have been sexually abused are 3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions Nearly 2/3’s of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children Cycle of Abuse in USA 1/3 of abused and neglected children will eventually victimize their own children Additional Statistics on Child Abuse inUSA There are nearly 3 million reports of child abuse made annually In 2003, there were 906,000 child abuse convictions The rate of child abuse is estimated to be 3 times greater than is reported. The rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1,000 children Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse. They are victimized at a rate of 16.4 per 1,000 79% of the children killed are younger than 4. These statistics are from the Administration for Children & Families of the US Department of Health & Human Services “Child Maltreatment Report 2003” Consequences of Child Abuse in the USA 80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21 (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder) Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy Abused teens are 3 times less likely to practice safe sex, putting them at greater risk for STDs These statistics are from the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect Information. Long-term Consequences of Child Abuse & Neglect 2005 The Link Between Abuse As a Child & Future Criminal Behavior 14.4% of all men in prison in the USA were abused as children 36.7% of all women in prison were abused as children Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime. These statistics are compiled from US Department of Justice Reports The Link Between Child Abuse & Substance Abuse Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse Children who have been sexually abused are 3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions Nearly 2/3’s of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children These statistics are compiled from the National Institute on Drug Abuse 2000 Report & Child Abuse & Neglect Study by Arthur Becker-Weidman PhD--------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: 1. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and The Federal Administration for Children and Families. The CDC publication: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr Click here to download the publication in .pdf format. Prevent Child Abuse America: Current Trends in Child Abuse Reporting & Fatalities: The 2000 Fifty State Survery National Center on Child Abuse Prevention Research: Prevent Child Abuse America; Current Trends in Child Abuse Reporting and Fatalities: The Results of the 1997 Annual Fifty State Survey Lung, C. & Daro D. (1996) Current Trends in Child Abuse Reporting and Fatalities: The Results of the 1995 Annual Fifty State Survey. Chicago: National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse. http://www.childabuse.com/fs9.htm US Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families. Child Maltreatment 2003: Summary of Key Findings National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect Information. Long-term Consequences of Child Abuse & Neglect 2005 US Department of Justice Child Abuse & Neglect Study by Arthur Becker-Weidman PhD National Institute on Drug Abuse 2000 Report -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, May 21, 2008 RE WE DID IT Judiciary Committee Passes Biden Bills to Protect Families Biden's legislation protects families from violence inside the home and on-line May 15, 2008 Washington, DC – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed two bipartisan bills by U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-DE) designed to protect families from violence at home and on the Internet. The legislation provides greater roles for federal leadership and increased resources to protect children against exploitation online and create a network of volunteer attorneys to combat domestic violence. "When it comes to protecting communities from violence, federal resources and attention are sorely lacking," said Sen. Biden, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. "We need to give law enforcement and community organizations the tools they need to help protect families across the country from becoming victims. And, we need to connect victims with the resources they need to move on with their lives." The Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007 (S.1738) and the National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act (S.1515). Before these bills can be signed into law, the full Senate must vote on the legislation. Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007 "At the same time when the Internet has given children access to the world – it has also given the world access to our kids," said Sen. Biden. "Protecting them requires continuing and constant vigilance – in our neighborhoods, in our homes and on-line. We need to give law enforcement the funds and the tools to pull the plug on Internet predators." At Senate and House hearings to explore the magnitude of online child exploitation in this country, the Department of Justice and the FBI testified that child exploitation is growing rapidly. Last month, a USA Today story examined new investigative techniques that have allowed law enforcement to identify over 600,000 unique computers trafficking child pornography over the Internet. Due to the lack of resources at the Federal, state and local level, however, we are investigating less than 2 percent of these cases. Research shows that if we were to investigate these cases we could rescue a victim of child exploitation at least 30 percent of the time. The Combating Child Exploitation Act, passed by the House of Representatives in October 2007, takes a bold step forward in addressing the growing problem of child exploitation by creating a strong nationwide network of highly trained law enforcement experts to track down these offenders and put them away. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice to develop and implement National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction. Requiring the Department to develop this strategy will ensure that we are taking a comprehensive, forward-looking approach to address this growing problem. In addition, the bill increases the number of federal agents focused on child exploitation and builds upon the critical Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program to ensure that we have at least one cyber unit in each state dedicated to these cases. National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act "Thousands of victims of domestic violence go without legal representation every day in this country. We can't allow this to continue," said Sen. Biden. "When victims can obtain effective protection orders, initiate separation proceedings and can rely on safe child custody hearings, they are more likely to come out of the shadows." Fourteen years after the initial passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), domestic violence remains a stark reality for 1 in 4 American women. Experts estimate at best, less than 1 out of 5 low-income victims ever see a lawyer. The National Domestic Violence Hotline reports a total of 236,907 callers in 2007 alone, an average of 4,556 calls a week. The second most frequent reason victims call the Hotline is to ask for legal help. Escaping violence at home can involve complex legal matters, and the National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act ensures comprehensive training for volunteer attorneys, hands-on oversight and management by local experts, and coordination with statewide legal coordinators. The National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act taps into a wealth of resources – lawyers who want to volunteer to represent domestic violence victims. This legislation creates, for the first time, a streamlined national system to recruit and train volunteer lawyers and match them with domestic violence victims. Under the bill, an Internet-based National Domestic Violence Attorney Network would be coordinated and managed by the American Bar Association; statewide legal coordinators would manage legal services in their individual states; and the National Domestic Violence Hotline and Internet-based services would provide legal referrals to victims. The historic partnership forged in this bill will link lawyers quickly and seamlessly to training and new clients. And at the same time desperate victims will be referred to a statewide coordinator and quickly connected to a lawyer. For more information about the individual pieces of legislation, please see the fact sheet below. BIDEN BILLS PROTECT FAMILIES - FACT SHEET The Senate Judiciary Committee approved two Biden bills designed to provide the federal leadership and resources to protect children against exploitation online and create a network of volunteer attorneys to combat domestic violence. Combating Child Exploitation Act (S.1738) The Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007 will authorize $1.06 billion over the next eight years to: Enhance the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Grant Program The Attorney General will be required to establish a formula grant program for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, funded at $60 million for FY 2008, increasing to $100 million in FY 2015. This will ensure that local agencies have the additional resources necessary to create robust cyber units with highly trained investigators; Increase Federal Agents The bill will authorize over $40 million per year over the next eight years for 250 new federal agents at the FBI, the Immigrations and Custom Enforcement Agency, and the U.S. Postal Service. These new agents will be dedicated to child exploitation cases and; Increase Forensic Capacity $7 million per year to establish increased forensic capacity for child exploitation cases at the Regional Computer Forensic Labs (RCFL). National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act (S.1515) The National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act: Creates a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Referral Project to be managed by the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence. With $2 million of new federal funding for each of the first two years, the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence will solicit for volunteer lawyers and then create and maintain an electronic network. It will provide appropriate mentoring, training and technical assistance to volunteer lawyers. And it will establish and maintain a point of contact in each state – a statewide legal coordinator – to help match willing lawyers to victims. Enlists the National Domestic Violence Hotline and Internet sources to provide legal referrals. The bill will authorize $500,000 of new federal spending to the National Domestic Violence Hotline to update their system and train advocates on how to provide legal referrals to callers in coordination with the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence. Legal referrals may also be done by qualified Internet-based services. Creates a Pilot Program and National Rollout of National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network and Referral Project. The bill designs a pilot program to implement the volunteer attorney network in five diverse states with $750,000 grants. The Office on Violence Against Women in the Department of Justice will administer these monies to qualified statewide legal coordinators to help them connect with the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and the volunteer lawyers. After a successful stint in five states, the bill will rollout the program nationally with annual appropriations of $8 million each year. Establishes a Domestic Violence Legal Advisory Task Force. Mandates the National Institute of Justice to study each state and assess the scope and quality of legal services available to battered women and report back to Congress within a year. An excellent roundtable of groups reviewed and contributed to this legislation, including the National Network to End Domestic Violence, the Legal Resource Center for Violence Against Women, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the American Bar Association, WomensLaw.org, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the Legal Services Corporation, the American Prosecutors Research Institute, National Legal Aid and Defenders Association, National Center for State Courts, National Association for Attorneys General, Battered Women's Justice Project, National Association of Women Judges, National Association of Women Lawyers, National Crime Victim Bar Association and National Center for the Victims of Crime. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recent Press BIDEN/LUGAR/MARTINEZ Resolution Condemning Russian Aggression Against the Republic of Georgia Passes Foreign Relations Committee » BIDEN: The Bush-McCain Continuum in Foreign Policy » BIDEN: The Bush-McCain Continuum in Foreign Policy » Sen. 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glitter-graphics.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction The Merriam-Webster dictionary's definition of pedophilia is: "A sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object." Now the thought of this is twisted to most adults and especially to those of us who work with children as educators. We know that a child who is a victim of a pedophile can suffer devastating damage to their well-being, both physically and emotionally. The Internet has provided us with a window to the world. It has provided pedophiles a new and anonymous form of access to children and each other. The Web can bring the predator into the child’s home, school, and life. It is more important now than ever that children and their families are aware of these dangers to be found on the Internet. Issues It might start in a chat room. A 13 year-old girl meets a 18 year-old boy from another state. They talk and compare school, parents, and life. He tells her she’s very mature for her age and how glad he is to have met her. They talk again and again. He convinces her that she’s really not appreciated by her family and it’s obvious to him that her parents prefer her sister. It’s OK though, because she has him. They switch to phone calls. He knows when to call her when she can talk alone. He convinces her they should meet. She has a two-day swim meet in another town and he says he’ll meet her there. The team spends the night in a hotel and she is in a room with 3 other girls. He parents came to the meet and are staying in the same hotel. He calls her and tells he, too, has taken a room in the hotel. Since her parents are there, they have to be careful. Could she come to his room at 10:00? She tells her friend where she’s going and leaves. The friend becomes fearful and decides to call her mom. The mom calls hotel security and when they get to the room, instead of an 18 year old boy, they find a 43 year-old man with their 13-year old daughter. Now this may seem far-fetched to many parents and teachers. The girl was an honor student, cheerleader, champion swimmer, and seemed to have plenty of friends. She was not the kind of girl one would expect to fall prey to this sort of man. However, kids are not always what we see on the surface. During their teen years they face peer pressure to fit in, insecurities about who they are, and an intense desire to be liked. Following are some of the results found in a survey of 5,001 youths which was co-authored by David Finkelhor, the director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, which teamed with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on the study. Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation's Youth released in 2001 found that: One in five teens who regularly hang out on the Net have run into a stranger who suggested cybersex. In 75% of the occurrences, the teen brushed the offender off. One in thirty-three received aggressive online solicitation, where they were asked to meet, was called on the phone, or received mail or gifts. One in four children last year were subject to undesired exposure of photos of people having sex or of naked people. This was true even in the 33% of the households that used Internet blocking software. One in 17 of the children last year received threats, including those where they were threatened with harm to friends or family. 66% of those reporting a sexual advance were female. 70% of incidents happened while the youngster was on a home computer. 65% occurred while in a chat room; 24% came by instant message. 29% of kids told a friend or sibling; 24% told a parent. 25% reported at least one unwanted exposure to sexual pictures. The report warns that simple cautions such as "Don't talk to strangers" are unrealistic. Such cautions also are likely to go unheeded, especially by older teens, which are targeted most often by online sexual solicitors: 77% of kids propositioned were 14 or older. ( Tech Report http://www. usatoday. com/life/cyber/tech/cti055. htm and Protecting Children Online http://itmatters. com. ph/column/yam_07192001. html ) The above statistics stand on their own to represent the enormity of the problem before us. As more and more homes are connected to the Internet, more children are subject to these kinds of dangers. Minimizing Potential The issue, then, become how do we protect children from these unsafe situations? Again, education is a big part of the answer. We simply must educate our students, and when possible, their families, about the unpleasant dangers that can occur when they are on the Internet. This is so they will recognize the danger and know how to handle it. Of course, educators and parents monitoring students while on the Internet must be a given. Most contact with pedophiles occurs in chat rooms and most schools don’t allow the use of chat rooms. This is a double-edged sword, in that children’s only experience in the chat rooms are when they are in places where they are most vulnerable, at home and in libraries. Children need to learn that chat rooms are anonymous and that they should be wary of information given to them there. It’s not too hard to pass yourself off as someone’s 14 year-old cousin in another state. They need to stop and think about how easy it could be to pass themselves off as someone they aren’t who is in a different place than they are. It makes you feel safe when someone tells you they’re three states away, but they could be in your town. They need to learn not to give out any personal information about themselves. They may think certain things are OK, so they must be shown how easy it would be to find someone named Jenny in a town called Somat with two middle schools. She’s a cheer leader and she’s blond. She also is a swimmer and plays clarinet. Most of that information could just slip during a conversation when a child thinks they aren't telling any personal information. With the resources available on the Internet, a predator could find this child fairly easily. Then to be sure or to eliminate some information, he could drop the name of her school into the conversation. She might not even notice that she confirms it. Educators also need to make it clear that if approached by someone inappropriately, it is not the child’s fault, and they need to tell an adult they trust immediately. No one will blame them and their safety must come first. Be aware of the most common profile, but realize that we don’t always recognize these things in children. These children usually have low self-esteem that may or may not be visible. They may be kids that put up a good front and appear to be popular, but feel they don't fit in. They can be shy and lonely, overweight, or they may be having difficulties at home, such as an ongoing divorce or a problem brother or sister who takes up their parent’s attention. Keep in mind, even when kids appear popular, they may feel they have to be someone they’re not in order to fit in. Someone who accepts them readily would be a relief to them. If you think a child may be having difficulties, try to befriend them as they may be in need of a safe adult friend to talk to. Talk to your school counselor, who may have a better grasp on the child’s background. Encourage parents to stay involved in their child’s online life. Listen at parent/teacher conferences when they talk about the amount of time their child spends online. Some of the signs that should alarm you would be: if their child is spending an excessive amount of time online and telling them it’s for school if they catch them online when they think they've gone to bed if their child turns off the computer when they walk into the room, if they are receiving mail and phone calls from people the parents don’t know if the child has become withdrawn and angry. Offer them sites that will help them understand what they need to do. Parents also need to know that it’s OK for them to demand to know what their children are doing on the Internet. Even if they have filters on their computers, it’s not enough to protect their children. Communication between parent and child on these issues is imperative. So many teens go through insecure times and seek the approval of others. Parent involvement is crucial to safety. See sites to suggest below in Annotated Web Site Directory. Sites to report suspected pedophiles or pedophile activity: Pedowatch http://www. pedowatch. org/pedowatch/guide. htm Safeguarding out Children http://www. soc-um. org/predator. html National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - Please include as much information as possible about the persons and sites involved if known, to include URL addresses, their E-mail addresses, FTP site, and any other helpful information. http://www. cybertipline. com Legal Implications From an educator’s prospective, since this is unlikely to happen at school, there is little we can do legally. Some of the same legal battles that are affecting child pornography are also affecting the ability of law enforcement to control the safety of children. The Illinois Attorney General’s Office was quotes recently as saying, “It is common knowledge in the business of pedophiles and child pornography to go to your public library and download it because it is there…When there is communication online, there is an IP address. I can’t tell you how many times we trace that IP address back to public libraries.” This was in reference to the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 that would require libraries to use filtering software. This law is currently being challenged and an injunction has been filed to prevent libraries from using filters. There are many undercover policemen and even citizen volunteers who work to protect children from pedophile by trying to attract them. Since pedophiles can use the Internet anonymously, so can the police. They must be very careful, though, as they must be able to prove the pedophile has the intent to follow through and break a law. They must not do anything that can be called entrapment, which is a very fine line to walk. Pedophiles break no laws in talking to children. They must act for it to be illegal, by trying to meet with the child or sending them illegal material, such as photographs. Pedophilia is strongly tied to child pornography, as pedophiles are the main users. They often are caught sending child pornography to the children they are communicating with. This kind of activity must be reported at once. Sometimes when these photo are turned in, police are able to solve missing children cases as well. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Sexual Abuse happens to girls. Why should we worry about it when it comes to the boys? Sexual abuse of children happens to both boys and girls, and within every economical, social, and ethnic background. What can suggest to parents I do to protect their child? Share your child's email account and password Talk with your child about the people he or she is meeting online Set a rule that your child never arranges an in-person meeting without you present Complain to the sender of unsolicited email and to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) about unwanted email. Place the computer in a busy part of the household, like the family room, so you can see what your child is doing What can I do as an educator, to protect children from online predators? Do what you do best…educate them as to the dangers and care enough about them when you see a change in behavior to follow-up on what’s going on with them. Annotated Web Site Directory Safety Ed International – Safety Ed International is a non-profit organization founded in 1998 and run by volunteers with many years experience in Internet safety education, child advocacy and child protection. This site has many links to safety resources, as well as having a site to go to for immediate help if you think your child may be in danger. http://www. safetyed. org/ Safeguarding Our Children – United Mothers – There is a lot of information on this site. They have areas for prevention, education, and help for survivors. http://www. soc-um. org/ Web Wise Kids – Equipping Children to Make Wise Choices on the Internet - A flash site of Internet safety that could be used by parents, kids, and/or teachers. An excellent excise to use for teaching kids safety. http://www. webwisekids. com/ The Internet Safety Group - A not for Profit group out of New Zealand with downloadable safety education materials for schools. Also has information for parents and kids on Internet safety. http://www. netsafe. org. nz/ie/young_adults/young_adults_predators. asp ChatDanger – This is a good site to show kids how to be careful when conversing on the Internet. The purpose of the site is “to raise awareness among children and parents about the potential dangers of unmoderated Internet chat rooms, and to seek to put pressure on those companies providing chat to do more to protect children. " http://www. chatdanger. com/ A Cybercop’s Guide to Internet Child Safety – This is a rather sizable free downloadable book that has a myriad of information for those educators and parents who need information about how things work. It covers everything from newsgroups and chat software to unsolicited emails. It was written by a police detective who’s sister was kidnapped and killed when he was 15. He later became a detective and has received training from many of the major computer companies. Detective Kinkhart is currently assigned to the High Tech Computer Crime Unit and spends his time investigating Internet related crimes http://www. cybercopguide. com/ Protecting Library Patrons from the Dark Side of the Internet – This PowerPoint report, by Donna Rice Hughes, was given before a senate subcommittee as testimony supporting the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000. It includes a lot of information about the dangers presented to children when there are no filters and little control over library patrons using the computers. http://www. protectkids. com/donnaricehughes/powerpoints/ChesterfieldCounty Hearing.
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