STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: November 8, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Police Department
EXECUTIVE: Jon Fortune
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SUBJECT
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Authorize cooperative working agreements through the 2023-2024 Internet Crimes Against Children Grant with various Police Departments, District Attorney Offices, Sheriff Offices, and the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center as requested for the investigation, prosecution, education, and counseling activities related to the Dallas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force response to internet related sexual exploitation of children for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 - Not to exceed $300,000.00 - Financing: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
The Dallas Police Department has received the 2023-2024 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Grant for the period October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. The grant will provide funding to the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Collin County District Attorney's Office. Collin County Sheriff's Office, Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Denton County Sheriff's Office, Grayson County Sheriff's Office, Henderson County Sheriff's Office, Abilene Police Department, Amarillo Police Department, Arlington Police Department, Fort Worth Police Department, Frisco Police Department, Garland Police Department, Grand Prairie Police Department, Irving Police Department, Longview Police Department, Lubbock Police Department, Mesquite Police Department, Wichita Falls Police Department, Wylie Police Department, and the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center. This funding will support the Federal Dallas Crimes Against Children Task Force to reduce crime related to the internet sexual exploitation of children.
The ICAC Grant allows the Dallas Police Department to support inte...
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