The Child Predator Unit is a group of specially trained agents and prosecutors across Pennsylvania to identify and capture online predators before they can harm children.
Lab capability: Child exploitation
Riverside Police Department – Computer and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team (CATCH)
CATCH was formed to help combat computer-related crimes such as network intrusions, computer hacking, theft of trade secrets, counterfeiting and piracy, telecommunications fraud, and theft of high tech related equipment and cargo. There are five regional task forces covering 31 counties within the State of California.
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation – Computer Crime Unit
The OSBI Computer Crimes Unit was created to address the increasing number of computer crimes in Oklahoma. The Unit provides specially trained Agents to investigate computer crime and perform forensic examinations of digital evidence.
Office of the District Attorney – Computer Forensics Unit
The Computer Forensic Unit is assigned to the Pennsylvania State Police Central Area Computer Crimes Task Force, as well as the Pennsylvania ICAC Task Force, with the primary purpose of responding to crimes committed through the use of a computer in any of its forms.
Pittsburgh High Tech Crimes Task Force
The Pittsburgh High Tech Crimes Task Force is a unit of consolidated federal, state, and local law enforcement, created with the purpose of pooling technical and investigative resources in order to prosecute cases, and provide forensic examination, intelligence, and technical assistance to agencies encountering computers during the course of their investigations.
Rhode Island State Police Computer Crimes Unit – Rhode Island Cyber Disruption Team
The Rhode Island Cyber Security Initiative works to address gaps in protecting critical infrastructure within Rhode Island from cyber attacks and cyber terrorism related events. The investigators prevent, protect against, detect, respond to and assist in the recovery of cyber terrorism related incidents. The Initiative also assists in the assessment of risks to Rhode Island’s critical cyber-infrastructure, identifying potential means of cyber attacks and recommending protective controls for critical information systems.
Pennington County SheriffÕs Office – Computer Crimes Unit
The Pennington County SheriffÕs Office is partnered with the Rapid City Police Department and the State Division of Criminal Investigation, and started a forensic computer unit to investigate crimes utilizing the internet and computers. The Unit is comprised of Investigators from the Pennington County SheriffÕs Office, Detectives from Rapid City Police Department and Agents with the State Division of Criminal Investigations.
South Dakota Office of the Attorney General – Division of Criminal Investigation
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation State Forensic Laboratory (SDFL) is dedicated to providing forensic science services to the law enforcement and judicial systems of South Dakota in the specialties of computer examinations.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigations – Technical Services Unit
TSU is responsible for developing and utilizing technology in support of TBIÕs investigative and homeland security responsibilities. The TSU also investigates cybercrimes related to children.
Office of the Attorney General – Cyber Crime Unit
The Unit proactively seeks out and arrests child predators who commit sex crimes against children using technology and the Internet. The Unit works in coordination and cooperation with public and private entities dedicated to the detection and prevention of online child exploitation. The Unit trains law enforcement personnel and teaches cyber safety awareness to school administrators, students, and the general public.
