The national white collar crime center (NW3C) proposes to develop and disseminate a comprehensive toolkit designed to train law enforcement and educate communities about the newly enacted tools to…

The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to Nw3C, Inc. on October 1, 2025, to develop and disseminate a comprehensive toolkit designed to train law enforcement and educate communities about the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which empowers minors and guardians to request removal of nonconsensual sexually explicit images, including AI-generated content, from online platforms.

The toolkit includes a self-paced online training course for law enforcement officers and civilian staff, scenario-based exercises, and community-facing materials to guide public understanding of the act's protections and procedures. Nw3C will also develop outreach and educational tools for schools, youth-serving organizations, parents, and community groups to raise awareness about online safety, consent, and available legal remedies.

The award is funded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). Work is performed in Richmond, Virginia, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. Nw3C, a Virginia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit specializing in digital forensics, cybercrime prevention, and law enforcement training, passes a portion of the work to sub-recipient Aequitas, a Washington DC-based nonprofit focused on violence against women and related crimes, which will develop and disseminate outreach and educational tools for schools, youth-serving organizations, parents, and community groups.

The national white collar crime center (NW3C) proposes to develop and disseminate a comprehensive toolkit designed to train law enforcement and educate communities about the newly enacted tools to address known exploitation by immobilizing technological deepfakes on websites and networks act, known as the take IT down act (the act). This legislation empowers minors and their guardians to request the removal of nonconsensual, sexually explicit images, including AI-generated content, from online platforms. NW3CS project addresses these challenges by creating a scalable, accessible toolkit to increase law enforcement capacity, educate the public, and enhance collaboration among key stakeholders. The toolkit will include a self-paced online training course for law enforcement officers and civilian staff, scenario-based exercises, and community-facing materials to guide public understanding of the acts protections and procedures. Additionally, the project will develop outreach and educational tools for schools, youth-serving organizations, parents, and community groups to raise awareness about online safety, consent, and available legal remedies.