Attorney General Webs:
Child Assault Prevention Failures
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Ben Franklin
Everyone would agree that it would be far better to enable children to avoid the trauma of molestation, abuse and abduction than to try to repair their damage afterwards. Why let them go through such tragic experiences in the first place? Why not train them to detect & avoid dangerous situations? Every year in the United States there are nearly 60,000 non-family child abductions, with many becoming homicides.
State Attorney Generals are the chief law enforcement officers in charge of protecting their citizens from criminals. We find that 100% of the state's chief cops are not doing a good job concerning child assault prevention--the feds are no better--and have failed to utilize the best crime prevention methods available to protect children.
Below are links to State Attorney General web sites we evaluated in terms of effective child assault prevention. By "effective" we mean the best way to teach young children: videos of kids teaching kids. Print brochures, no matter how cleverly illustrated, are ineffective compared to video. Kids learn from and listen to other kids...
Our inquiry is limited to high profile placement of child assault prevention videos on their home page (primary link), rather than an obscure link among other links (secondary link). Whether these videos are free or from private vendors is not a consideration. (Don't forget that the great Amber Alert system comes from private companies and not from government or not-for-profit organizations). We also checked state governor's web sites to see what they have in this regard.
It's time that the AGs & Governors take a good, hard look at their programs (or lack of) to protect children from unnecessary hardship and trauma. Perhaps they should consult local street police officers who frequently and personally deal with both the victims and perpetrators of childhood crimes and have valuable and practical insight...
We cannot review their efforts on a sliding curve, lest we accept failure as the norm and measure from there, which, in that case, they are all doing great! We have a different criteria: every child who is victimized who has not been trained in how to avoid and/or properly report such a traumatic experience, starting at the age of 4, has been failed by society.
Here's what we mean by a primary link:
A secondary link looks like this at best:
We only count primary links in our reviews, as they alone promote effective child assault education. Everything else is, as human development specialist G. I. Gurdjieff would say, "pouring from the empty into the void."
Here's what we found:
[States changing their web sites in regard to child assault prevention links are invited to Email us at:
Kekiongavillage@aol.com]
#Click state name or added link to view their web site
ATTORNEYS GENERAL:
Attorney General
State of Alabama
11 South Union St.
Montgomery AL 36103 *No child assault prevention videos> No Kid's Page> Governor has no Kid's Page | Attorney General
State of Montana
Justice Building
215 N. Sanders
Helena MT 59620-1401 *No child assault prevention videos> No Kid's Page> Governor has no Kid's Page |
Attorney General
State of Alaska
State Capitol
PO Box 110300
Juneau AK 99811-0300 *Links to U.S. Dept. of Justice/ATF Kid's Pages have no assault prevention videos> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Arizona
1275 W Washington St.
Phoenix AZ 85007 *No child assault prevention videos> Kid's Page has Arizona & Federal government history trivia but no videos to protect them from abduction, molestation or murder!> Governor's Kid's Page has no assault prevention videos | |
Attorney General
State ofArkansas
Tower Building
323 Center St.
Little Rock AR 72201-2610 *No child assault prevention videos> No Kid's Page> Governor has no Kid's Page |
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Attorney General
State of California
1515 K St.
Sacramento CA 95814 *No child assault prevention videos> No Kid's Page> Safe State Child Abuse Prevention programs limited to videos on reporting child abuse procedures & drugs for agencies & non-profits> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Colorado
Department of Law
1525 Sherman St.
Denver CO 80203 *No child assault prevention videos> No Kid's Page> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Connecticut
55 Elm St.
Hartford CT 06106 http://www.ct.gov/ag/site/default.asp *No child assault prevention videos> "ConneCTKids" home page has seven sections, none about assault prevention; link to Library of Congress Kid's Page has five sections, none about assault prevention> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Delaware
Carvel State Office Building
820 N French St.
Wilmington DE 19801 http://www.state.de.us/attgen/ *No child assault prevention videos> On "Kid'z Page" have "How to Become an Attorney" instead of assault prevention videos to protect them!> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Office of the Corporation Counsel
District of Columbia
414 4th St. NW
Washington DC 20001 *No child assault prevention videos> No Kid's Page> U.S. House of Representatives' "Kids in the House" page has no assault prevention videos> White House Kid's Page has silly dog videos | |
Attorney General
State of Florida
The Capitol, PL 01
Tallahassee FL 32399-1050 http://myfloridalegal.com/ *Lots of good secondary links> Governor's "Just for Kids" web has no assault prevention videos but a goofy "Flamingo Floyd" character |
Attorney General
State of Georgia
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta GA 30334-1300 *No Kid's Page> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Hawaii
425 Queen St.
Honolulu HI 96813 http://www.state.hi.us/ag *Lots of good links but no child assault prevention videos> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Idaho
PO Box 83720
Boise ID 83720-0010 http://www2.state.id.us/ag/ *Free video to protect teens from internet predators> No child assault prevention videos> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Illinois
J.R. Thompson Center
100 W Randolph St.
Chicago IL 60601 *Kid's Page has lots of good secondary links but no assault prevention videos> Governor has internet safety tips but no child assault prevention videos | |
Attorney General
State of Indiana
219 State House
Indianapolis IN 46204 *No Kid's Page> Governor's Kid's Page has no assault prevention videos | |
Attorney General
State of Iowa
Hoover State Office Building
Des Moines IA 50319 *No Kid's Page> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Kansas
Judicial Building
301 W 10th St.
Topeka KS 66612-1597 http://www.accesskansas.org/ksag/ *Lots of child links but no assault prevention videos> Governor's "Links for Kids" has no assault prevention videos | |
Attorney General
Commonwealth of Kentucky
State Capitol, Room 116
Frankfort KY 40601 http://ag.ky.gov/ *No Kid's Page> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Louisiana
Department of Justice
PO Box 94005
Baton Rouge LA 70804-4095 *"Children" page has no assault prevention videos> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Maine
State House Building
Augusta ME 04333 http://www.state.me.us/ag/ *No Kid's Page> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Maryland
200 Saint Paul Place
CENTER>Baltimore MD 21202-2202 *"Safeguarding Children" page has no assault prevention videos> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1 Ashburton Place
Boston MA 02108-1698 *"Children" page has no assault prevention videos> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Michigan
PO Box 30212
525 W Ottawa Street
Lansing MI 48909-0212 *No Kid's Page> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Minnesota
State Capitol
Suite 102
St. Paul MN 55155 http://www.ag.state.mn.us/ *No Kid's Page> Governor's Kid's Page has no assault prevention videos | |
Attorney General
State of Mississippi
Department of Justice
PO Box 220
Jackson MS 39205-0220 *Good secondary resources & links> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
Attorney General
State of Missouri
Supreme Court Building
207 W High St.
Jefferson City MO 65102 http://www.ago.mo.gov/ *No Kid's Page> Governor has no Kid's Page | |
