Video Will Give Parents Another Tool to Protect Their Children From Sexual Predators
(ALBANY, NY) Senator Dale M. Volker (R-C-I, Depew) today announced that he has passed legislation (S.1653) that would require the Division of Criminal Justice Services to produce an instructional video educating parents on how sex predators lure children.
"Over the past several years, the State Legislature has passed bills to aggressively pursue and prosecute sex offenders who prey on our children and young people," said Senator Volker. "My bill will allow the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services the ability to create a video on how sex offenders lure children. This video will be distributed to parents and caregivers, and allow them to know what to look for if their child is being sexually exploited and preyed upon by a sex offenders. As a father of three children, I understand that we all worry about the well-being of our children. This is simply another tool that parents can used to better protect their children, so that they can lead healthy and productive lives."
Sexual predators are cunning and highly skilled at what they do. As parents and caregivers, it is our responsibility as well to learn how to keep children safe from such predators. Unfortunately, we may not have the information or education on how to accomplish this. This legislation seeks to assist parents and caregivers by mandating the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop a training video that will instruct parents on how sexual predators trap children into becoming their victim. This video will be distributed to all public libraries and police precincts for availability
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