This week Raven was in Washington, D.C. again transforming our nations response to child exploitation. On Tuesday February 14th, Raven CEO, John Pizzuro, MA, CFE,
Raven exists to transform our nation’s response to child exploitation.
As the first and only 501(c)4 group focused on child exploitation in the United States, we work with lawmakers, advocates, agencies, and organizations who are willing to challenge the status quo and fight to protect our most vulnerable citizens.
Online crimes against children continue to increase, but funding levels for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) programs have stayed the same since 2008.
Vital information and data are currently unable to be efficiently shared with law enforcement.
Children who have experienced exploitation are more vulnerable to future exploitation, as the psychological effect of trauma is often long-lasting and challenging to overcome.
We can “raise all boats,” ensuring ICAC teams and other organizations share best practices and resources.
The discrepancies in state laws often mean perpetrators are not held accountable, leaving them to continue to exploit children.
Social media platforms are protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 law that removes legal liability, even if the content is unlawful.
Vulnerable children are more likely to be exploited, re-exploited, trafficked, and introduced to drug use.
Number of children seen in images waiting to be rescued
SOURCE: Combined Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP) databases
Suspect leads not being worked due to a lack of resources
SOURCE: National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC)
SOURCE: Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
We’re a team of subject matter experts in child protection, policy, and research throughout the Unites States.
We’re protecting children from harm by finding resources, obtaining funding, increasing awareness, advocating for legislative changes and securing protective measures on social media platforms.
Online child sexual exploitation refers to the use of the Internet as a method to facilitate the sexual abuse of children. It includes a wide range of behaviors and situations that can take place directly online or through a combination of offline and online interactions.
Most commonly this includes grooming, live streaming, producing and trading child sexual exploitation material, and coercing and blackmailing children for sexual purposes.
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A 501(c)4 political lobby, Raven protects children from victimization by raising awareness of the threat of online child exploitation, increasing resources and funding to law enforcement, and lobbying for policy changes on the local and federal level.
