Federal · Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

34 U.S.C. § 21114: Duties and functions of task forces

Civil

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This statute describes the duties and functions of task forces composed of state and local investigators, prosecutors, and specialists working to investigate and prosecute Internet crimes against children through coordination, forensic work, and information-sharing.

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consist of State and local investigators, prosecutors, forensic specialists, and education specialists who are dedicated to addressing the goals of such task force; work consistently toward achieving the purposes described in section 21113 of this title ; engage in reactive and proactive investigations, conduct digital forensic examinations, and engage in effective prosecutions of Internet crimes against children; provide forensic, preventive, and investigative assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, law enforcement, and others concerned with Internet crimes against children; develop multijurisdictional, multiagency responses and partnerships to Internet crimes against children offenses through ongoing informational, administrative, and technological support to other State and local law enforcement agencies, as a means for such agencies to acquire the necessary knowledge, personnel, and specialized equipment to investigate and prosecute such offenses; participate in nationally coordinated investigations in any case in which the Attorney General determines such participation to be necessary, as permitted by the available resources of such task force; establish or adopt investigative and prosecution standards, consistent with established norms, to which such task force shall comply; investigate, seek prosecution with respect to, and identify child victims from leads relating to Internet crimes against children, including CyberTipline reports, with prioritization determined according to circumstances and by each task force, as described in section 21112 of this title ; such reports and records as are required under this subchapter; and such other reports and records as determined by the Attorney General; and seek to comply with national standards regarding the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against children, as set forth by the Attorney General, to the extent such standards are consistent with the law of the State where the task force is located.

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