I.3: Crimes Against Children
Reduce the incidence of crimes against children. Other Information:
Our nation’s children constitute our most vulnerable and easily victimized population segment. Child abductions and homicides
affect entire communities and often shatter the victim families. The “Amber Alert” system has raised public awareness about
child abductions and has served as an effective tool in the quick resolution of some cases. However, other incidents require
long-term, resource intensive investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice. Additionally, the problem of child prostitution
is just now being fully recognized. Thousands of children per year are forced into this illicit industry in order to survive.
They are exploited by organized criminal organizations that often operate across state lines. Priority Actions: Expand the
intelligence base in order to identify and prioritize those criminal enterprises engaged in child prostitution. Increase the
solution rate of child abduction cases by enhancement of the Child Abduction Response Plan and by FBI field offices providing
immediate, effective response to reports of child abductions. Fully develop and implement a Child Prostitution National Initiative
and conduct multi-divisional, enterprise-based investigations of child prostitution criminal enterprises. Disrupt and dismantle
child prostitution enterprise infrastructure by appropriate use of sophisticated investigative techniques, asset forfeiture,
and incarceration of enterprise leaders.
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