What is a Child Advocacy Center?
A Child Advocacy Center (CAC) such as Jessie’s Place is a child-friendly
facility, based in Citrus County, Fla., that functions as a central location to
coordinate all needed
services for unfortunate children who have been abused or neglected.
The idea for Citrus County Children’s Advocacy Center bloomed from a
community meeting, held April 2005, which focused on a national trend towards
child-oriented, victim sensitive methods for delivering services to abused
children. Over the following months and years, countless volunteers came
together to create the center, known as Jessie’s Place.
The goal is to get this type of support center to be common place around the
country for victims to get minimally invasive support.
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FEDERAL LEGISLATION
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any political affiliation or endorsement of any party, office or
person--they are provided for you as points of contact.
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 Synopsis
For a more detailed look at the act please go
here.
1) Creates a national public sex offender registry. Provides the
public with better and more uniform information about sex offenders
so that all communities benefit from the same kind of information.
States will be required to list all, not merely some, sex offenders
on their web site registries.
2) Provides for consistent sex offender requirements in all
states. Sex offenders will no longer be able to take advantage of
different state requirements to avoid registering. It mandates that
sex offenders be registered before they are released from prison or
three days after a sentence of probation.
3) Penalizes failure to comply with registration duties as a state
and federal felony.
4) Enhances the ability of law enforcement to track sex offenders
when they move, cutting down on the number of "missing" sex
offenders in the system. It requires sex offenders to verify
registration in person to law enforcement rather than by mail.
5) Makes important changes in the way law enforcement handles
missing child reports. Reports must be entered into the FBI’s
National Crime Information Center within 2 hours. It also prohibits
the removal of a missing child report when the child turns age 18
before being recovered.
6) In response to the growing problem of commercial child
pornography and the exploitation of children online, the bill
increases the number of Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces
across the nation.
