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DOJ outlines Internet Crimes Against Children work and proposes regional organized‑crime response teams
Summary
The Department of Justice told the Senate Committee on Public Safety about expanded Internet Crimes Against Children staffing, the elimination of investigation backlogs, and a policy proposal to create regional organized‑crime response teams and a law‑clerk pipeline to support district attorney offices across Oregon.
The Department of Justice described increases in investigative staffing for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC), recent workload patterns, and a multi‑part request to expand regional capacity to address organized crime during Monday’s informational hearing on House Bill 5014.
Michael Slauson, Assistant Attorney General and chief counsel of the Criminal Justice Division, told the committee the division has 95 employees and described programs that support district attorneys and local law enforcement, including the District Attorney Assistance Program, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Organized Crime section.
“We are 1 of 61 task forces in the country,” Slauson said of the ICAC program. He said ICAC staffing increased dramatically in recent biennia and that the division received nearly 10,000 cyber tips in 2024. Slauson explained that…
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