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Lantern: Protecting Children from Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a global epidemic, and technology companies have a responsibility to do everything they can to combat it. That’s why the Tech Coalition, a group of leading technology companies, has launched Lantern, a new initiative to help technology companies

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Using Digital Forensic Software to Investigate Crimes Against Children

Digital forensic software is a powerful investigative tool that law enforcement and investigators have turned to for solving crimes against children. Perpetrators have found new avenues to exploit and harm vulnerable children by obtaining sexually explicit content.

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5 Things Every ICAC Commander Needs to Know

Child sexual abuse materials are defined as images or videos which show a child engaged or depicted as being engaged in explicitly sexual material [1].

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How to Stop Human Trafficking: Anti-Human Trafficking Investigations

Stopping human trafficking and modern slavery is a priority for many law enforcement agencies around the world, with specialized investigators leading the fight. The Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign defines human trafficking as involving the “use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type

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2021 NW ICAC Conference

The 2021 Northwest Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Conference has returned this year. The conference is a multi-state, multi-disciplinary Internet Crimes Against Children event which provides training to prosecutors, digital forensic examiners, sheriffs, police investigators and ICAC Task Force members.   Dates: October 6-8, 2021 Location:

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Crimes Against Children Conference 2021

The 2021 Crimes Against Children Conference will be the 33rd annual conference organized by the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) and the Dallas Police Department. More than just another law enforcement conference, the event brings together child advocacy, child protective services, and law enforcement investigators.   

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5 ICAC Investigation Best Practices (UPDATED JULY 2022)

Today’s access to technology and the Internet is unfortunately making it easier for cyber criminals to commit crimes can oftentimes go undetected. It is the job of ICAC Task Forces, high tech crime units and police leaders to find the most effective ways to fight cybercrime

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Law Enforcement Conferences

Each year, ADF works to pull together a comprehensive list of Law Enforcement conferences and events from around the world to help make it easy for professionals and industry to search and find the best events to attend. 

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Meet LEO: ADF Digital Forensic Mascot

You first met LEO in September 2018 when ADF shared an announcement about the upcoming Crimes Against Children Conference in Dallas, Texas. We came up with the idea of LEO one day when our team was sharing stories about the many successes our Law Enforcement customers

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