Sites, such as MySpace, Xanga, and Facebook, allow our children to have a personal web presence, but at what cost? Incidents involving Internet crimes against children are being frequently reported in the media. Blogs and social networking sites where people can meet, communicate, and interact are increasing in popularity, creating a perfect place for people who would harm children to identify their victims. This presentation discusses the impact of social network internet sites on our youth and offer tips on keeping children and teens safer when using such sites.
Scott Christensen has been a member of the Nebraska State Patrol since 1984. He has spent the last seven years creating and supervising the state’s efforts in internet crimes against children and computer crime enforcement. Additionally, Sgt. Christensen is experienced in road operations, field intelligence, narcotics investigations, and forensic computer data recovery and investigations. He is trained as an AMBER Alert verification officer and was instrumental in the state of Nebraska changing its statute on child pornography to a felony and creating the crime of enticement of a minor by computer.
Click the video clips below to watch a web safety video presentation by Sgt. Scott Christensen, Nebraska State Patrol Internet Crimes against Children Unit:
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