ADF News

Meet LEO: ADF Digital Forensic Mascot

You first met LEO in September 2018 when ADF shared an announcement about the upcoming Crimes Against Children Conference in Dallas, Texas. We came up with the idea of LEO one day when our team was..

What is CAID: The Child Abuse Image Database in the UK

The Child Abuse Image Database (CAID) is the United Kingdom’s national system used by law enforcement to help fight the growing problem of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The system helps police..

What is CSAM? Key Terminology in the Fight Against Child Exploitation

Child pornography- more properly identified as Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). It’s appalling that there is a need for a definition for this kind of material. U.S. Federal Law defines child..

The END Network Abuse Act and the Fight Against Child Exploitation

The numbers surrounding pornographic images of children, and the child abuse that creates it, are so staggering that it’s difficult not to be disheartened. According to the National Center for..

OJJDP Announces New Wounded Veterans Hiring for ICAC Task Forces

As communities search for new ways to employ wounded, injured, or ill special operations veterans, there's a new federal government program that offers hope. 

The program which provides financial..

2020 ICAC Task Force Training Conferences in the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Justice launched the ICAC Task Force program in 1998 to help law enforcement learn how to prevent, combat and investigate Internet Crimes Against Children. ICAC Task Force..