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Internet Safety for Kids

School Resource Officer Kiyomi Roberts

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Agenda

Introduction

Social Media Platforms

Cyberbullying

Law Enforcement Response

The Parent Solution

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Kiyomi Roberts

Burbank Police Officer

School Resource Officer

Assigned to Domestic and Family Crimes Unit

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Popular Social Media Platforms

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How long do you think it would take for a stranger to groom your child online?

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Innocuous or Dangerous?

  • Geolocation is turned ON by default
  • “Discovery” feature allows people to scroll through nearby people
  • Public Sharing of pictures
  • Two minute window to view pic
  • Personal information from phone

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Innocuous or Dangerous?

  • Wizz – Make New Friends. Essentially a teen dating app with swiping modeled after Tinder

  • Discord – All anonymous, difficult for even LE to get information, “servers” for various interests

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Cyberbullying

  • Talk with your child and see what the issue is to see if there is an easy resolution.
  • If able, speak with the parents – use caution.
  • Bring to the school’s attention. “Bullying” is not illegal, but there are options.

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Law Enforcement Response

  • Preventing child abductions
  • Recovering missing children
  • Combat child sexual exploitation

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Law Enforcement Response

Online Enticement/Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)

  • 78% involved girls
  • 15% involved boys
  • 8% of reports, the gender of the child could not be determined.

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Law Enforcement Response

By the Numbers

  • The CyberTipline has received over 82 million reports
  • Child Victim Identification Program has reviewed over 322 million images/videos
  • Over 19,100 victims have been identified by Law Enforcement

Help to remove CSAM from the Internet

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California Penal Codes

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Law Enforcement Response

  • 311 PC – Child Pornography
  • 647(j)(4) PC – Revenge Porn
  • 518 PC - Extortion
  • 261.5 PC or 288 PC – Sex crimes
  • Victim / Suspect complications

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  • They should not have privacy regarding devices.
  • You should know your children’s passcodes and passwords.
  • Read their messages, look at what apps they have.
  • They should not have their own Apple ID or Google Play Store accounts.
  • Regular device and app check.
  • Who is teaching your kid?

Parent Solutions

Child Privacy

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Parent Solutions

  • Consider keeping phones, tablets, and computers in a common area, not in their room.
  • Talk with them about talking to people they know in real life, not just online.
  • Please don’t assume. They may not know about common scams.
  • Know who your children spend time with.

Child Privacy

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Parent Solutions

  • Establish ground rules as the parent
  • Keep ground rules in place and do not bend the rules
  • “If you want this device, you agree to the house ground rules.”
  • Child will sometimes get themselves in bad situations, but are afraid of telling their parent.
  • Be open and listen if your child discloses an issue

Set Ground Rules

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Parent Solutions

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Questions?

Kiyomi Roberts

BPD School Resource Officer

200 N. Third St., Burbank

Kroberts@burbankca.gov

818-238-3253