The ICAC Task Force helps Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies enhance their investigative responses to offenders who use the Internet, online communication systems, or computer technology to sexually exploit children. The Program is funded by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The ICAC Program is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing over 3,000 federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies that are engaged in proactive investigations,
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Gillette Police Department
The Gillette Police Department investigates violations of computer crimes and suspected violations involving the sexual exploitation of children, and conducts foresic examination of computers and other digital evidence.
Office of the Attorney General – Computer Crime Section
The Computer Crime Section is dedicated to combating computer crime and to ensuring the safety of VirginiaÕs citizen by investigating and prosecuting cybercriminals for offenses under the Virginia Computer Crimes Act, the Virginia identity theft statutes, and the Virginia child exploitation statutes. In addition, the section engages VirginiaÕs citizens through its comprehensive educational programs concerning Internet safety and cyber security.
Western District of Virginia U.S. AttorneyÕs Office – Project Safe Childhood
Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide Department of Justice initiative that began in 2006 to reduce the number of children who are victims of child sexual exploitation. The goals of Project Safe Childhood include collaborating with federal, state, and local partners to most effectively combat the threat of child sexual exploitation by maximizing investigations and prosecutions and maximizing the resources available to identify and help victims of these horrific crimes. The program also supports training law enforcement officers to enhance investigations of these often complex cases as well as educating the public about Internet safety.
Virginia State Police – High Tech Crimes Unit
The High-Tech Crimes Division (HTCD) was created in an effort to consolidate the agencyÕs multiple cyber initiatives under a single command, and enhance the agencyÕs capacity to conduct cyber-crime investigations, digital forensic analysis, and child exploitation/pornography investigations. This endeavor incorporates High-Tech Crimes Section with agents from each geographical field division, the Computer Evidence Recovery Section, the Northern Virginia/District of Columbia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (NOVA-DC ICAC), and the Technical Support Section.
Wisconsin Department of Justice
The Criminal Litigation Unit provides advice and assistance to law enforcement and prosecutors on a variety of issues including specialized areas such as ICAC and other computer crimes. Unit attorneys also review and comment on criminal related legislation. In addition, DCI Special Agents, criminal analysts and support staff work as a team to investigate computer-related crimes.
Wood County SheriffÕs Department – Investigative Division
The Wood County SheriffÕs Department Investigative Division assists the citizens of Wood County by conducting professional, objective and complete criminal investigations centered on solving crimes and holding perpetrators accountable.
Office of the Attorney General – Child Predator Unit
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.
Pittsburgh Financial Crimes Task Force
The Financial Crimes Task Force is charged with the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses involving split-deposit schemes, counterfeit checks, internet fraud, stolen government checks, identity thefts and identity take-overs within Southwestern Pennsylvania, placing an emphasis on organized activity. The task force is committed to aggressively investigating and prosecuting offenders, of these financial crimes, in state and federal courts.
National Cyber Forensics Training Alliance
NCFTA was created as an extension of the Pittsburgh High Tech Crimes Task Force. NCFTA is a non-profit corporation focused on identifying, mitigating, and ultimately neutralizing cyber crime threats through strategic alliances and partnerships with Subject Matter Experts (SME) in the public, private, and academic sectors.
