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eNewsletter: Volume 29, Number 6 - June 2008
In This Issue
Editorial
Our Top Stories
- Net Banging: Street Gangs Answer the Digital Craze
- FBI Infiltrates World of Child Pornography
- Rapid Response Initiative Aims To Keep People Calm, Aid Prevention
McGruff Corner
Resources
The Toughest Job of All
Crime prevention practitioners, social workers, and many other
specialists are all too familiar with the horrors of child abuse. They know how children can be damaged for life and families ripped apart by this terrible crime. According to Justice Department figures, more than 20 percent of all children are sexually abused before the age of eight,
and one in five children is solicited sexually while on the Internet.
Net Banging: Street Gangs Answer the Digital Craze
Net banging transforms the Internet into a potential battleground for gangs in which young people can become innocent bystanders or even future accomplices.
FBI Infiltrates World of Child Pornography
The Innocent Images Initiative aims to break up the rings of child pornographers that operate outside decent society.
Rapid Response Initiative Aims To Keep People Calm, Aid Prevention
When crime strikes, people may shrink from action if they’re frightened by what they hear on the news.
The Safer Foundation Successfully Reduces Recidivism
Of the 600,000 prisoners released every year, an overwhelming majority are rearrested within three years. However, participants in the Safer Foundation’s programs who found jobs had a remarkable three-year recidivism rate of only 24 percent.
A Busy McGruff in Omaha!
Officer Sonia Elkins and Officer Nikki Lassiter of the Omaha, NE, Police Department shared an amazing fact with us about their crime prevention work: In 2007, McGruff the Crime Dog made 60 appearances at events supported by schools, businesses, and community groups! Recent events where McGruff shared his message include the Safety Expo at the Mall and the 6th Annual Scout Day at the Northwest Precinct. Boy and Girl Scouts of all ages were given the opportunity to earn badges and patches by participating in activities at the event under the watchful eye of McGruff. NCPC thanks Officer Elkins, Officer Lassiter, and all of their colleagues for successfully using McGruff to reach out to their community. —Deborah Boone
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This publication was made possible through Cooperative Funding Agreement No. 2008-DD-BX-K071 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Opinions are those of NCPC or cited sources and do not necessarily reflect U.S. Department of Justice policy or positions. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime.
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