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The Internet is the most powerful information tool ever created and can
enhance a child's education like no other resource. However, its very
nature creates the potential for danger.
A recent survey revealed
that 1 in 5 teens has received an unwanted online request to engage in
sexual activities or provide sexual information. One in 4 has been exposed
to online pornography.
Two-thirds of Utah
households have a computer-more than any other state in the country. Almost
half of the homes in Utah have Internet access.
What is ICAC?
The Internet Crimes
Against Children Task Force (ICAC) is a multi-jurisdictional task force
that investigates and prosecutes individuals who use the Internet to exploit
children.
The task force is
funded by a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention and administered through the Utah Attorney Generals Office.
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