Mary Landrieu and John Breaux helped the St. Tammany consortium get the grant money. Four million dollars in federal money has thus far been brought in for parish law enforcement agencies. Jabeen Virginia State Police Special Agent C.D. Wells is one of seven agents involved in the Virginia Police's high-technology crimes unit. Created a little over a year ago, the unit investigates crimes committed via computers or the Internet. Potential offenses committed over the Internet include homicides, drug trafficking, credit card fraud, and child pornography and sex crimes.
Most cases involve child pornography and solicitation of sexual activity with a minor.
At the 20th Annual Printrak Users' Conference, which began Oct. 4 in Vienna, Austria, government officials from the United States and abroad will have the opportunity to assess new technology introduced by Printrak International. Attendees will be allowed to choose from more than 30 sessions, during which they may familiarize themselves with the newest Printrak technology. The world's top law enforcement officials were in attendance at the International Conference on Combating Child Pornography on the Internet, which was recently held in Vienna, Austria. During the conference, the Internet Alliance announced the establishment of the Law Enforcement and Security Council, which was created to handle international law enforcement and security concerns. The council will serve as a source for training, Internet safety information, industry monitoring, and industry assessment, as well as be a bridge between the industry and law enforcement.