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You Know?. . .*
As
reported by the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children, sexual victimization of children
is overwhelming in magnitude and largely unrecognized
and under-reported. Statistics show that one in
five girls, and one in ten boys, is sexually exploited
before reaching adulthood. Less than 35% of assaults
are reported to authorities. In the six and one
half year period ending September 30, 2004, the
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s
Cybertipline received over 11,600 incidents of online
enticement of children for sexual acts.
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NCMEC’s
Congressionally commissioned “Online Victimization
– A Report on the Nation’s Youth”
reported in 2000 that one in five kids is solicited
for sex online, and that less than 10% of Internet-based
contacts are reported to police.
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National Incident-Based Reporting System data
shows that nearly 67% of all sexual assaults
are against juveniles, one in seven of whom
is under age six, and 1/3 of whom are under
age 12.
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Bureau of Justice state prison statistics show
that one in five violent offenders is reported
to have victimized a child.
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In fall 2004, Virginia State Police reported
over 12,800 registered sex offenders in the
state of Virginia alone. Over 10,600 are classified
as violent. Many are eligible for release in
coming years.
- It has been estimated that
there may be as many as 1,000-1,500 known sex offenders
in the Northern Virginia region. Most are categorized
as violent offenders.
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There
are an estimated 500,000 known sex offenders
nationwide.
How
Safe Are Your Children?
Residents
of Fairfax County may see the most recent available
location of registered sex offenders and their proximity
to Fairfax County Public Schools by viewing the sex
offender location map for that
region. Citizens of other jurisdictions may be able
to obtain comparable information for their communities
by contacting their local police departments. A link
to the Virginia Sex Offender Registry and a link to
state-by-state Sex Offender Registry information,
is provided in the Resources section to the left.
Download
map as a PDF by clicking here.
What
You Can Do To Help
The
P’CASO (Protecting Children
Against Sex Offenders) Program requires private
resources during its early implementation phase.
Once launched, P’CASO will
become a publicly funded program. Support from a
concerned community is vital in order to demonstrate
citizen determination to protect children from sex
offenders.
- You can help by
going to our “How
You Can Help” page and downloading, dating,
signing and mailing letters to Virginia Senators
George Allen and John Warner, and to your district
Congressman. Because of ongoing delays in Congressional
mail delivery, your letters should be mailed to
the ChildSafeNet
address provided for hand-delivery to our
Congressional offices.
- You
can help by making a charitable contribution
to support the work of ChildSafeNet.
Visit our “How
You Can Help” page to see the ways you
can help us make communities safer for kids. All
contributions, large or small, are much appreciated
and will help ensure that communities everywhere
can someday be safer for kids too.
- The
Fairfax County, Virginia Police Department is
ChildSafeNet's first law enforcement
partner to adopt the P’CASO (Protecting
Children Against Sex Offenders) Program.
Northern Virginia residents and other interested
parties can download
the most recent Offender Location Map for
Fairfax County below and share it with fellow
citizens, colleagues and neighbors.
- You
can help by visiting our FAQ (Frequently
Asked Questions) page and the many other resources
on this website to learn more about child safety
issues and how to help make your own community safer
for kids
*Data
on sex offenders in Virginia is maintained by the
Virginia State Police. Location data is valid only
to the extent that sex offenders provide accurate
information.
PDF
forms require Adobe reader. Download now for free!
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Making a Difference - ChildSafeNet’s
P'CASO Partnership Program
- Increases local law enforcement resources
to track, identify, investigate, and prosecute child sex
offenders who use the Internet to establish contact with
children.
- Increases local law enforcement resources
to monitor sex offenders who are released back into our
communities.
- Works to improve the interstate tracking
system for paroled offenders.
- Advocates for strict governance of
convicted sex offenders in accordance with the terms of
their release, parole and probation.
- Supports the right of citizens to have
access to all of the information about released sex offenders
that is necessary to better protect children.
- Increases public awareness of child safety
issues by presenting quality, community-based educational
programs to parents and children right in the neighborhoods
where they live.
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See How You Can Help
and Safety Tips for Kids/Resources
and Tools to learn what you can do
to help deter sex offenders on the Internet and in the open
community. Or email us at info@childsafenet.org.
Report suspicious or offensive Internet contacts to the National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s Cybertipline
at www.cybertipline.com,
or in Fairfax County, Virginia, to the Fairfax County Police
Department/Child Services Unit at (703) 691- 2131.
Thank you
for your interest in child safety and in the work of ChildSafeNet.
info@childsafenet.org
anne@childsafenet.org
Phone: (703) 768-9477
Fax: (703) 768-9227
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