Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing an Interagency Agreement with the Washington State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Acting through the City of Seattle Police Department
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Resolution authorizing an Interagency Agreement between the City of Olympia and the Washington State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Acting through the City of Seattle Police Department.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the Resolution authorizing an Interagency Agreement between the City of Olympia and the Washington State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Acting through the City of Seattle Police Department.
Staff Contact:
Al Weinnig, Detective Sergeant, Olympia Police Department, 360.570.3882
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) have created the (ICAC) Task Force Program. The mission of the national ICAC Task Force Program is to assist state, county and local law enforcement agencies in developing an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation. This assistance encompasses digital forensic examinations, investigative techniques, specialized training, technical assistance, victim services, and prevention and community education. Due in large part to the technological aspects of these cases, the ICAC Task Force Program promotes a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency, team approach to investigating and prosecuting ICAC cases.
The ICAC Task Force Program is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing more than 3,500 federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies with each task force having an agency designated by the OJJDP as the "Lead Agency" which is the agency awarded federal funding to assist with overseeing the taskforce...
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