The new Netsmartz411 website was released by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. This new website presents important internet safety information for children and parents.
WHAT IS NETSMARTZ411?
* NetSmartz411 is a free,
first-of-its-kind online service
provided by the National
Center for Missing &
Exploited Children and
funded by the Qwest Foundation.
* NetSmartz411 is designed to raise
Internet safety awareness and
provide expert advice; the site is an effective tool for every audience
including: children, parents, guardians and educators.
* For the first time, the general
public-especially parents and
guardians-have direct access to experts at the National Center
for
Missing & Exploited Children who can respond to their specific questions
and concerns about online safety through NetSmartz411.
* Besides Internet safety
information, NetSmartz411 provides
families with general information on computers and the web (How to
navigate the Internet, What are browsers, Information on Social
Networking Sites, emerging technology, etc).
Thomson Reuters is a premium sponsor with NLC; its CLEAR (Consolidated Lead
Evaluation and Reporting) service provides public record information and
analytics geared to the unique needs of law enforcement and government
investigators. Since June 2006, the National Law Center has trained nearly
1,800 law enforcement professionals and prosecutors on child sexual
exploitation case law and investigation procedures in seminars from coast to
coast. Today the NLC PROTECTS seminars bring together public and private sector
forces to learn about new methods of defending children from exploitation
on-line.
