1. Learn the Facts.
2. Minimize opportunity.
3. Talk about it.
4. Stay alert.
5. Make a plan.
6. Act on suspicions.
7. Get involved.
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Ten Things Average People Can Do To Make Children's Lives Better
150 Ways to Show Kids You Care
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"YOU can bring Good-Touch/Bad-Touch®, research-based, effective, body safety and violence prevention education for children in Pre-K through 6th grades.
Good-Touch/Bad-Touch prevention education includes information and discussions about child abuse, sexual abuse, sexual harassment and bullying of all types, internet safety, stranger danger rules, by-stander responsibilities and answers to question about substance abuse."
More information on this program can be found at childhelp.org
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The National Association to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children is an organization dedicated to ending the sexual abuse of children through awareness, education, and the advocacy of children through legal reform.
More information on this program can be found at napsac.us
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Child Safety Coloring and Activity Book
It's OK to Tell Coloring Page from KidTips101
There's Safety in Numbers Coloring Page
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Note: Almost of all of the Catholic priests who have had credible allegations against them of child sexual assault or abuse have escaped being placed on any Sex-Offender Registry by the same reason they have escaped criminal prosecution for the rapes they committed against children. The Statute of Limitations expires in most cases of child sexual assault by clergy before the child feels safe enough to report the crimes or is mature and emotionally-developed enough to either remember the assualts or to recognize them for what they were - criminal acts. For more information, see our page on Dissociation. The sad message these Statutes of Limitations sends to criminals is, "If you want to get away with a crime, rape a child because the trauma to the child is so severe, you are all but guaranteed getting away with it until after the Statute of Limitations expires, and then it's too late to prosecute".
SEX-OFFENDER REGISTRATION
The 1994 Jacob Wetterling Act requires the States to register individuals convicted of sex crimes against children. Sex offender registration laws are necessary because:
COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION
Megan's Law allows the States discretion to establish criteria for disclosure, but compels them to make private and personal information on registered sex offenders available to the public. Community notification:
- Assists law enforcement in investigations;
- Establishes legal grounds to hold known offenders;
- Deters sex offenders from committing new offenses;
- Offers citizens information they can use to protect children from victimization.
THE AMBER ALERT
The Amber Alert is a critical missing child response program that utilizes the resources of law enforcement and media to notify the public when children are kidnapped by predators. Although the scope of the Amber Alert varies, the criteria for activation are fairly consistent. Whether it is a local, regional or statewide program, law enforcement activates an Amber Alert by notifying broadcast media with relevant indentifying and case information when circumstances meets the following criteria:
- The missing child is of a pre-determined age;
- The law enforcement agency believes the child has been kidnapped;
- The agency believes the missing child is under threat of serious bodily harm or death.
THE ADAM WALSH CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT
On July 27, 2006 President Bush signed this Act into law. One important component requires the U.S. Department of Justice to create a public accessible Internet based national sex offender database that allows users to specify a search radius across state lines. The result is the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website.
More information on these laws can be found at the Klaas Kids Foundation.
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