SUPPORTING, CONNECTING, EVOLVING
Provincial strategy to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation on the internet
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Frank Goldschmidt
Detective Staff Sergeant
Provincial Coordinator
Federal Symposium on April 27th,
in commemoration of National Victims
of Crime Awareness Week 2009
Victim Education & Awareness Campaign
- Pivotal objective is Self-Identification of Victimization
- Child victims don't understand they have been victimized
- 60% of child victims thought they were in love with the offender
- 90% of child victim-offender meetings-a sex act took place
Partnership with YTV
- In 18 million homes across Canada
- Audience is 2-18 and their families
- Prime audience is 7-12
- YTV.com – over 1 million visitors
- Best choice to get the Educational and Awareness message out to the target audience in a short period of time
- TV media spots & The Cyber Safety Circuit game
YTV Results
- Media Spots ........4,015,000 viewers
- The Game...........
- 50,649 users spent an avg. of 30.47 minutes. on the Tips page (Avg. is 5 minutes)
- 27,581 users played The Game
- Click Rates exceeded industry averages by 3 – 5 times
The Results
- Enhanced Province-Wide provision of Victim Support
- Promotion of Multi-Disciplinary teamwork to ensure a coordinated response
- Publication of Arrests to increase Awareness
- Broaden partnerships with additional stakeholders, CBSA, P&P, M of Education
- Recognition as a National leader because of the Coordinated response
- Significant increase in arrests, charges and investigations
- Identified Victims
- 100% support from JMT to continue The Strategy
Strategy Statistics
| Period Ending Mar 31, 2008 | Period 2006 - 2007 | Present Increase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investigations | 2120 | 1112 | 91% |
| Charges | 793 | 484 | 64% |
| Arrests | 250 | 180 | 39% |
Strategy Statistics
| Period Ending Mar 31, 2008 | Period 2006 - 2007 | |
|---|---|---|
| Victims Identified Provincial Assisted International | 31 12 |
38 18 |
| Provincial Counseling | 21 | 2 |
| Crime Stoppers CP Tips Referrals |
153 1 |
The Future
- 100% support from JMT to continue The Strategy
- Strategy Extension Treasury Board document completed and submitted for this year
- Enhancements were sought in several areas
- The timing is Right
- Capitalize on the Momentum and the Results
- Without it are we back to Silo Policing
- Too many negatives if we don't continue *
Contact
Provincial Strategy .Child Sexual Exploitation Section.Project "P"
- Frank Goldschmidt
- Detective Staff Sergeant
- Provincial Coordinator
- (416) 235-4528 – Toronto
- (416) 807-5995 - Cell
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