Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
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The Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section is a specialized unit of the U.S. Department of Justice that investigates and prosecutes federal crimes involving child sexual exploitation, obscenity, and related offenses.
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| instanceOf |
federal law enforcement unit
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section of the United States Department of Justice → |
| basedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| collaboratesWith |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Homeland Security Investigations → National Center for Missing and Exploited Children → United States Attorneys’ Offices → foreign law enforcement partners → state and local law enforcement agencies → |
| country |
United States
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| employs |
federal prosecutors
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investigative support staff → policy and training specialists → |
| fieldOfWork |
child pornography enforcement
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child sexual exploitation → child victim identification → coordination of international child exploitation enforcement → coordination of national child exploitation enforcement → extraterritorial sexual exploitation of children → human trafficking involving minors → international child exploitation investigations → internet-facilitated child exploitation → obscene materials involving adults → obscene materials involving children → obscenity law enforcement → policy development on child exploitation → prosecution of federal child exploitation crimes → prosecution of federal obscenity crimes → sex tourism involving minors → sexual exploitation of children → training on child exploitation investigations → |
| jurisdiction |
federal jurisdiction of the United States
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| legalAuthority |
federal criminal statutes on child pornography
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federal criminal statutes on obscenity → federal criminal statutes on sex tourism involving minors → federal criminal statutes on sex trafficking of children → federal criminal statutes on sexual exploitation of children → |
| mission |
to develop and implement national strategies to combat child exploitation
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to investigate and prosecute federal crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children → to investigate and prosecute federal obscenity crimes → to provide training and guidance to federal, state, local, and international law enforcement on child exploitation cases → to support and coordinate child exploitation investigations nationwide → |
| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Justice
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| partOf |
Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice
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| responsibleFor |
complex and multi-district child exploitation prosecutions
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developing best practices for investigating child exploitation → policy and legislative initiatives related to child exploitation and obscenity → providing subject-matter expertise in child exploitation cases → |
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Criminal Division
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