Ohio ICAC Shaq Shield - Sex Offender Locator

Our world has gone high-tech. And so have child predators. According to research, 1 in 5 teenagers have received an unwanted sexual solicitation online. These predators prey on the millions of children who go online everyday to do their homework or chat with friends. Online predators are smart, motivated and technically savvy. That is why the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force teamed up with Shaquille O'Neal and created the Shaq Shield.

The Shaq Shield is a high-tech tool to protect kids online.

The Shaq Shield promotes Internet safety by giving you important safety tips and a glossary of Internet terminology and popular lingo used by children online. The Shaq Shield encourages you to take ownership of children's Internet activity by pledging to set rules and guidelines to keep children safe online. And the Shaq Shield provides instant, real time information about registered sex offenders in Ohio.

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Help Protect Our Children with These Features:
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A Message from Shaq
We are watching you online - Predators, stay away from our children.

Sex Offender Search
Our comprehensive search and locator tool allowing you to search the names, locations and photographs of convicted offenders.

Safety Tips
Vital steps you should take if a pedophile or sexual predator attempts to contact, intimidate, solicit or in any way communicate with your child.

ICAC Pledge
A promise you and your children can make together designed to promote Internet safety within your family.

Lingo
A "dictionary" of the terms, acronyms and codes children use online intended to help you gain a better understanding of how they communicate on the web.

Glossary
A quick reference guide that explains the meanings of terms and words used across the web and other technically based social mediums.

About Ohio ICAC
Information about the ICAC Task Force.


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About the Ohio ICAC Task Force
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Established in 2000, the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is a U.S. Department of Justice funded program. The Ohio ICAC is a collaboration of city, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies across Ohio dedicated to protecting our children from child predators on the Internet. Our mission is to identify and prosecute individuals who use the Internet to lure minors into illicit sexual relationships or produce, distribute or solicit child pornography online.