Internet SafetyOfficer Joseph R. Hale

Topics

• Rutgers Suicide• 18 years old vs. 17 years old• Online Relationships• Warning Signs• Facebook• Real Life Stories• Who is looking at you online?• Think before you post pictures

Rutgers FreshmanTyler Clementi

• Not LOL?• Asks roommates to have the room in

private.• Roommates Web cast gay tryst• Post Message on Facebook: “JUMPING

OFF THE GW BRIDGE, SORRY.”• Invasion of Privacy 5 yrs

17 years old vs. 18 years old• Slap on the Wrist• Mommy & Daddy• Realizing Potential

& Changing Futures • Rehabilitate• Young people the

opportunity to become independent, productive and law abiding citizens.

• Morris County Jail• PTI• Punishment• Loss of Job and $$$$• Should know better

by 18 plus.

Possession of CDS in a Motor Vehicle

• State of NJ has Zero Tolerance– Everyone goes– Driver loses NJ License for 2 years– Heavy Fines $$$$$$!!!!

How do Online Predators Work?• Find kids through social networking, blogs, chat rooms,

instant messaging, e-mail, discussion boards, and other Web sites.

• Seduce their targets through attention, affection, kindness, and even gifts.

• Know the latest music and hobbies likely to interest kids. • Listen to and sympathize with kids' problems. • Try to ease young people's inhibitions by gradually

introducing sexual content into their conversations or by showing them sexually explicit material.

• Might also evaluate the kids they meet online for future face-to-face contact.

How can you reduce the risk of being a VICTIM?

• Never downloading images from an unknown source-they could be sexually explicit.

• Telling an adult immediately if anything that happens online makes you feel uncomfortable or frightened.

• Choosing a gender-neutral screen name that doesn't contain sexually suggestive words or reveal personal information.

• Never revealing personal information about yourself (including age and gender) or information about your family to anyone online and not filling out online personal profiles.

• Stopping any e-mail communication, instant messaging conversations, or chats if anyone starts to ask you questions that are too personal or sexually suggestive.

Online Relationships• Listen to your gut. • Never give out personal information too soon. • Usually a person trying to take advantage of you is

one who communicates first with you. • Set up an anonymous email account. • When going on a first date, make sure you meet in a

public place.• If you have enough information on the person you

are dating, then consider running a background check.

• Learn self defense. • Drive yourself to the date destination.

First Confirmed Murder back in 2003 from the Internet

• 13 years old• 6th Grader from

Connecticut• Missed her whole life

• Had good grades• Led the cheerleading

squad • An altar girl• But on the Internet,

she used provocative screen names and routinely had sex with partners she met in chat rooms.

Judy Cajuste 14, 2006Roselle, N.J

• She frequented teen web sites • Myspace.com and friendster.com • Chatting with strangers online can be

dangerous and meeting with one of those strangers in person could be deadly.

• Strangled body was found in a dumpster in Weequahic Park in Newark.

Kara Borden 14-year-old girl from PA

• Met 18 year-old David Ludwig on myspace• Night before murder stayed out all night.• Day of murder David was confronted by

father of Kara.• Kara stood by as David shot and killed her

mother and father.

Who is Looking at you on-line?

Teachers

Employers OnlinePredators

Colleges

Parents

Friends

Think Before You Post Pictures

Things Not to Post on Facebook

• Inappropriate pictures • Pictures of your ex • Constant status updates of your daily activities • Mean comments about other people • Crude jokes • Drunken thoughts • Negative comments about your employer

Online Safety: Top 10 Things NOT to Post Online

• Your Photo• Your Journal• Your Schedule• Gossip/

Cyberbullying• Party Details

• Your School• Your Address• Your Phone

Number• Your

Passwords• Where you are

right now