Department of Justice allots millions to protect online child exploitation
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has allotted $141 million for initiatives aimed at improving judicial systems handling online child abuse. The funding will be awarded by the DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP).
Further $37 million will be allotted to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), and $29.5 million for conducting forensic examinations and investigations and prosecution of technology-facilitated online child sexual exploitation across the USA under the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program.
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