Innocent Images National Initiative is an undercover operation to disrupt and dismantle online groups, organizations, and for-profit enterprises that seek to exploit children. Hundreds of agents are working undercover at more than 30 operations nationwide. The unit also works with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which aids in indentifying victims.
Lab capability: Incident response
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency – CyberCrimes Unit
The CyberCrime Unit within the State Bureau of Investigations is made up of members from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and other Agents with specialized training in Fraud investigations. These Investigators are housed throughout the State of Alabama and conduct a variety of criminal investigations.
Alaska State Troopers – Technical Crimes Unit
TCU has the capacity to forensically analyze most digital media to document any technology-facilitated crime. The unit recovers electronic evidence from hundreds of cell phones per year. Personnel assigned to the unit are highly trained and competent in the use and application of technology. In addition to computer forensics, TCU personnel assist the Department of Public SafetyÕs Office of Professional Standards (OPS) and other state agencies in significant or high profile investigations, as well as crimes involving the abuse of state resources.
Alaska State Troopers – Financial Crimes Unit
FCU routinely conducts investigations in conjunction with the Department of Law’s Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals; district attorney’s offices throughout the state; and various federal agencies such as the IRS, FBI, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Secret Service and U.S. AttorneyÕs Office. FCU personnel investigate significant high-value financial crimes, fraud cases and crimes involving the abuse of state resources.
Arizona Department of Public Safety – Central and Southern Narcotics Districts
These two computer crime units serve law enforcement agencies statewide, offering a state-of-the-art computer forensic laboratory, along with detectives who provide assistance and investigate computer related crimes, including child pornography, cyber-stalking and fraud.
Arizona Office of the Attorney General – Criminal Prosecutions and Special Investigations Section
The Criminal Prosecutions and SIS provide expertise in specialized areas of law covered under the Attorney General’s statutory criminal jurisdiction, which is not usually available at other law enforcement agencies, including vulnerable adult abuse, consumer fraud, money laundering, white collar crimes, high technology crimes and more.
Arizona Office of the Attorney General – Criminal Prosecutions and Special Investigations Section
The Criminal Prosecutions and SIS provide expertise in specialized areas of law covered under the Attorney General’s statutory criminal jurisdiction, which is not usually available at other law enforcement agencies, including vulnerable adult abuse, consumer fraud, money laundering, white collar crimes, high technology crimes and more.
Arizona Office of the Attorney General – Criminal Prosecutions and Special Investigations Section
The Criminal Prosecutions and SIS provide expertise in specialized areas of law covered under the Attorney General’s statutory criminal jurisdiction, which is not usually available at other law enforcement agencies, including vulnerable adult abuse, consumer fraud, money laundering, white collar crimes, high technology crimes and more.
Arkansas State Police – Crimes Against Children Division
The Crimes Against Children Division is comprised of a central administrative office, hotline operations and 9 area investigative offices. The Hotline Call Center is staffed by a team of specially trained personnel and may launch an investigative based on reports which meet the criteria of state and federal laws. Reports of child maltreatment can be reported by anyone, 24-hours a day, and 7 days a week.
Arkansas Office of the Attorney General – Special Investigations Division Cyber Crimes Unit
The Attorney General’s Special Investigations Division, also a member of the Arkansas ICAC task force, are committed to protecting Arkansas’ children by investigating and arresting individuals who engage in the viewing, possession or distribution of Internet child pornography. Investigations are not limited to online activity or cell-phone use, and cover a variety of fields. The Task Force also provides education to parents, children, and educators regarding safe online behavior.
