Fresh Thinking From An Internet Crime Expert
Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Frank Kardasz, who heads up the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, offers some fresh thoughts on the legal, systemic, societal and psychological hurdles related to Internet crimes against children in a new paper posted on his blog. He suggests a new law enforcement paradigm that better recognizes such crimes. The document comes on the heels of a recent Senate Judiciary Crime Subcommittee hearing on online child sexual exploitation.
A few of his recommendations:
(1) Citizen Internet users may be willing to designate a dollar from their monthly Internet service bill to be dedicated specifically towards the investigations of crimes against children.
(2) Law enforcement basic training academies need to recognize Internet threats by providing a block of instruction regarding Internet crimes against children for entry-level employees.
(3) Permanent funding sources specifically designated for the purpose of supporting proactive investigative (not citizen education) efforts should be designated. As of 2008, the ICAC program remained an optional congressional earmark with no guarantees of continuation.
(4) ISPs should be legislatively mandated to retain subscriber data and required to respond promptly to legal process from law enforcement.
(5) A small luxury tax on ISPs with the proceeds dedicated toward supporting investigative (not citizen education) efforts to apprehend Internet sex offenders.
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