west point leadership program final examination by sergeant troy gay
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West Point Leadership Program
Final Examination
by
Sergeant Troy Gay
The need for a unit to investigate crimes against child on the
Internet!
The growth of the Internet
• The Internet has grown fast than all other technologies that have proceeded it!!!!
– Radio
– Television
The growth of the Internet
• Currently there are over 150,000,000 people that use the Internet
• Over half of the user are in the United States– 1993 US had 90,000 users– 1999 US had 118,000,000 users
Austin and the Internet
• The Internet has penetrated to about 40% of the adult US population
• Austin is one of five cities that has reached
50% usage
Children and the Internet
• 32% of Children 2-12 use the Internet
• Expected to grow to 63% by 2005
• Teens use the Internet an average of 10.3 hours
- 8.5 chatting and e-mails
- 1.8 for school work
Who Should Monitor the Internet?
• Community
• Law Enforcement
• Parents
• Everyone
Need for Law Enforcement
• There is no one company or law enforcement agency that can monitor the Internet
• The Internet has allowed easier access to children
• Pedophiles have a support group
APD and Child Exploitation
• Vice unit handled this case prior to 1998
• 1998 APD had a re-organization
• Exploitation cases including the Internet were split up with three units:– Major Crimes Task Force– Hi-Tech– Child Abuse
Who Should take responsibilities for these cases?
• Major Crimes Task Force main focus is drugs!!!!
• Hi-Tech main focus is Crimes committed in the hi-tech community
• Child abuse main focus is Protecting Children
Getting Started
• Training
• Equipment
• Staffing new section
Theories
All
Apply
Staffing the New Section
• Selection• Over coming
perceived inequities• Cohesion• Job re-design• more unit input
Assess
• Monthly Statistic's
• Case management log
• Number of Arrest etc.
• feedback from detectives at individual and group monthly meetings
APD needs to get in the front of the line on fighting crimes
against children over the Internet
The End
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