DC Public Safety (Audio)

Category: Internet Crime

Offenders on the Internet and Social Media Sites–DC Public Safety–230,000 Requests a Month

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Welcome to DC Public Safety – radio and television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

See http://media.csosa.gov for our television shows, blog and transcripts. We now average 228,000 requests a month.

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at http://twitter.com/lensipes.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/05/offenders-on-the-internet-and-social-media-sites%E2%80%93dc-public-safety%E2%80%93230000-requests-a-month/

The show interviews Shannon Blalock, Parole and Probation Officer for the Kentucky Department of Corrections-Parole and Probation. Shannon specializes in intelligence, fugitive apprehension and offenders on the Internet. Her e-mail address is shannon.blalock@ky.gov.

Note that requests for material used by Shannon MUST be conveyed in writing on letterhead. Requester MUST provide the name and telephone number of a superior officer and a telephone number. Materials will NOT be conveyed to anyone not a member of a government criminal justice agency.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Meta terms: victims, crime victims, victim’s rights, violence, violence reduction, violence prevention, crime, criminals, criminal justice, prison, incarceration, parole, probation, corrections

November 10, 2009
Identity Theft 2-10 Million Identity Thefts a Year-NOVA-DC Public Safety-177,000 Requests a Month
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Welcome to DC Public Safety – radio and television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

See http://media.csosa.gov for our television shows, blog and transcripts.

The transcript for this radio program is available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2009/10/identity-theft-2-10-million-identity-thefts-a-year-nova-dc-public-safety-177000-requests-a-month/

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at http://twitter.com/lensipes.

The show addresses identity thefts which are estimated to occur at least 10 million times a year. Those interviewed include Will Marling, the Executive Director of the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) and Robert “Wayneâ” Ivey, Resident Agent in Charge, Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The web site for the National Organization for Victim Assistance is www.trynova.org. The phone number is 1-800-TRY-NOVA.

For additional information on identity theft, see the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov. See “Internet and Fraud Safety” and “Identity Theft” and “Free Credit Reports.”

This is the third in a series of six radio shows with NOVA. This is the second program on identity theft.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Program meta terms: Identity Theft, fraud, identity, credit cards, internet crime

Meta terms: victims, crime victims, victim’s rights, violence, violence reduction, violence prevention, crime, criminals, criminal justice, prison, incarceration, parole, probation, corrections,
August 5, 2009
10 Million Identity Thefts a Year-NOVA-DC Public Safety-162,000 Requests a Month

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Welcome to DC Public Safety – radio and television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

See http://media.csosa.gov for our television shows, blog and transcripts.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/05/10-million-identity-thefts-a-year-nova-dc-public-safety-162000-requests-a-month/

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at http://twitter.com/lensipes.

The show addresses identity theft which are estimated to happen at least 10 million times a year. Those interviewed include Will Marling, the Executive Director of the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) and Robert “Wayne” Ivey, Resident Agent in Charge, Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The web site for the National Organization for Victim Assistance is www.trynova.org. The phone number is 1-800-TRY-NOVA.

For additional information on identity theft, see the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov. See “Internet and Fraud Safety” and “Identity Theft” and “Free Credit Reports.”

This is the second in a series of six radio shows with NOVA.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Program meta terms: Identity Theft, fraud, identity, credit cards, internet crime

Meta terms: victims, crime victims, victim’s rights, violence, violence reduction, violence prevention, crime, criminals, criminal justice, prison, incarceration, parole, probation, corrections

July 30, 2009
INTERNET PREDATORS–DOJ’S PROJECT SAFE CHILD INITIATIVE
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Welcome to DC Public Safety – radio and television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

See http://media.csosa.gov for our television shows, blog and transcripts.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=179

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at twitter.com/lensipes.

The show features an interview with Marsali Hancock, the President of the Internet Keepsafe Coalition on the subject of minors and Internet safety. The Internet Keepsafe Coalition works in partnership with the US Department of Justice/Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to create the Project Safe Childhood initiative. The initiative involves the Department of Justice and an array of agencies to protect the Internet experience of children.

Please see http://www.projectsafechildhood.gov for an array of public service announcements. Please see www.ikeepsafe.org for the web site of the Internet Keepsafe Coalition.

Facts on child Internet safety:
- One in four students have been exposed to unwanted pornography or asked about sex while on-line.
- Fourteen percent of students had requests from from strangers to meet them.
- Seven percent of students were asked for a nude photograph.
- Parents having conversations with children about on-line safety results in their children being six time less likely to meet an on-line stranger.
The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes. Lou Ann Holland produced the show for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Meta terms: Internet crime, minors, child safety, crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison.
January 15, 2009