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Internet Child Safety

As most people know the internet can be an amazing resource and provide hours of fun for kids, but there is a side to the internet that can be worrying for any parent.

Chat rooms have been a main cause of concern for years, with adults posing as young children and chatting to unsuspecting kids, and in extreme cases trying to organise secret meetings with the child. Things are changing slowly and a lot of chat rooms are starting to monitor their sites more closely, but unfortunately not everyone is following suit.

Websites with explicit images are another problem that children may be exposed to, a few of these websites have a warning on their homepage alerting the user to the fact that the site contains this sort of material, but unfortunately not all of them.

Another major worry for a parent is spam email containing explicit images, most of this type of spam gets sent from countries where any type of law is not easily enforced and therefore the culprits can go on sending, hopefully one day we will see the end of this type of marketing but unfortunately at the moment it is here to stay.

There are things that can be done to protect your children from this type of exposure on the internet, and below we will cover a few of these things.

http://www.helpwithpcs.com/internet/child-internet-safety.htm

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Innocent Images National Initiative

It’s heartbreaking—our nation’s children being lured away from their families by sexual predators using the Internet to disguise their intentions. We’re firmly committed to stopping these crimes through our Innocent Images National Initiative. Based in Maryland, it teams FBI agents and local police in proactive task forces around the country, where they work online undercover to investigate those who prey on children. Learn more here about our efforts and how you can help.
http://www.fbi.gov/innocent.htm

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National Sex Offender Public Website
The National/State Sex Offender Public Website— http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Conditions.aspx

coordinated by the Department of Justice—enables every citizen to search the latest information from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for the identity and location of known sex offenders.

To run a search: Enter the site, select the "I agree" button under Conditions of Use, fill out the Search form, and select "Search."

You can also search registry websites maintained by individual states by following the links below. Note: the information contained in the national registry and the state registries is identical; the national registry simply enables a search across multiple states.

For more information: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/registry.htm

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Child Safety Resources
Additional Child Predator Web Sites & Information
National Alert Registry: Locate registered child offenders in proximity to your house, school or work place.

Stop Sex Offender: Source for child and family safety information TM; National Sex Offender Registry; Registry News; free Child ID System & more

Parents for Megans Law: Not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) national community and victim's rights organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of childhood sexual abuse through the provision of education, advocacy, counseling, policy and legislative support services.

DOJ Registered Sex Offender Site: U.S. Government sponsored website used to identify registered sex offenders.

Sex Criminals: Sex Offender Registry and Sex Crime Search, News and Discussion

SexualOffenders.com: Nationwide Safety Network

MAKO: Listing Australian Paedophiles/sex offenders. Referral and assistance for victims of sex crime.

Alerts and Information regarding Missing Children
Team Amber Alert: Non-for-profit group that broadcasts Amber Alerts for missing children to parents and internet users across america. Developed the first web ticker for up-to-date information on missing children for home PC's or websites.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Official site for current information on Missing and Exploited Children, search for missing children, view wanted posters, submit child "sightings" and more. Great child safety information for parents.

Klaas Kids: Site dedicated to stop crimes against children. Fingerprint your kids, check sex offender registries by state, help with what to do if your child disappears.

Parenting Safety Resources
Safe From Harm Child Safety Video: A family oriented video that demonstrates the techniques which some predators may try to use to approach your children. Site aims at informing, educating, and helping children and parents.

Safe Kids Card:Child ID kits and products to keep your child safe. Also, news and information on child safety for parents.

Hudson Safety Products:The one stop site for your safety and security needs. Home security and surveillance, child protection and injury prevention, travel safety, non-lethal self defense, practical and unique gift ideas and an extensive links directory.

Putting Kids First: Parenting Classes: The original and most accepted nationwide, court approved, online parenting classes. Two immediate certificates of completion.

Net Nanny: Family-safe searching on Net Nanny.com: keep kids and family safe while searching any site online. Block pop-ups & check out hints and tips for safe search powered by LookSmart, checked by Net Nanny.

People Searching: People Searching helps users find reviews, ratings, pricing information, customer comments, and more on people search products.

Public Records Search: Read reviews of public records search sites.

http://www.registeredoffenderslist.org/child-safety-resources.htm

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