Federal · Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
34 U.S.C. § 20983: Grants to combat sexual abuse of children
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to any law enforcement agency that serves a jurisdiction with 50,000 or more residents; and to any law enforcement agency that serves a jurisdiction with fewer than 50,000 residents, upon a showing of need. hire additional law enforcement personnel or train existing staff to combat the sexual abuse of children through community education and outreach, investigation of complaints, enforcement of laws relating to sex offender registries, and management of released sex offenders; investigate the use of the Internet to facilitate the sexual abuse of children; and purchase computer hardware and software necessary to investigate sexual abuse of children over the Internet, access local, State, and Federal databases needed to apprehend sex offenders, and facilitate the creation and enforcement of sex offender registries. The Attorney General shall give priority to law enforcement agencies making a showing of need. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2009 to carry out this section.
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