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Practical materials for online safety and digital investigations readiness.

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A practical library for online safety and investigations readiness.

The resource hub gives each audience a clear place to find GOSET-owned guides, practical checklists, official reporting pathways, and authoritative external references.

  • Family and school safety guides
  • Agency and legal professional training briefs
  • Sponsor, partner, and grantmaker materials

Resource library

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Search by audience, topic, or program track. Every GOSET resource can be read online, and each PDF is unlocked after a short email form for follow-up and delivery.

12 resources shown

FamiliesGuide

Family Online Safety Conversation Guide

A practical guide for starting calm, ongoing conversations about privacy, boundaries, gaming, social media, and trusted adults.

ConversationPrivacyTrusted adults

8 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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FamiliesResponse guide

What To Do If a Child Is Threatened, Sextorted, or Exploited Online

A calm response checklist for urgent online exploitation concerns, including reporting, evidence preservation, and support steps.

SextortionReportingCyberTipline

7 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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FamiliesChecklist

Parent Device and Account Safety Checklist

A home checklist for account security, privacy settings, location sharing, app permissions, and phishing awareness.

PasswordsMFAPrivacy

6 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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FamiliesChecklist

Gaming, Messaging, and Social Media Safety Checklist

A practical checklist for safer profiles, direct messages, gaming chats, livestreams, and cross-platform contact.

GamingSocial mediaLivestreaming

6 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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SchoolsPlanning guide

School Online Safety Program Planning Guide

A planning guide for building online safety education into school culture, parent engagement, staff response, and prevention programming.

SchoolsPreventionProgram planning

10 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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SchoolsStaff guide

Trusted Adult Response Guide

A staff-facing guide for responding when a child discloses an online safety concern, threat, exploitation attempt, or image-sharing issue.

DisclosureTrusted adultSchool response

7 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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Public SafetyChecklist

Digital Evidence First Responder Checklist

A field-oriented checklist for recognizing, documenting, preserving, and escalating digital evidence without compromising integrity.

Digital evidenceFirst responderDocumentation

9 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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Public SafetyField guide

Mobile Device Evidence Preservation Field Guide

A mobile-device preservation guide focused on lock state, network risk, power risk, documentation, and escalation to qualified examiners.

Mobile forensicsPreservationNetwork isolation

8 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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Public SafetyReadiness checklist

Agency Digital Evidence Training Readiness Checklist

A planning checklist for agencies assessing digital evidence training needs, policy gaps, role-based audiences, and partner coordination.

Training readinessPolicyAgency planning

9 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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Public SafetyPlanning guide

Cloud and Platform Records Request Planning Guide

A planning guide for identifying cloud/platform evidence, preservation needs, provider details, time zones, identifiers, and legal process questions.

Cloud evidencePlatform recordsLegal process

8 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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LegalPrimer

Digital Evidence Courtroom Primer for Prosecutors and Judges

A plain-language primer on digital evidence integrity, authentication, chain of custody, metadata, expert testimony, and courtroom presentation.

CourtroomProsecutorsJudges

9 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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FundersBrief

Grantmaker and Sponsor Program Brief

A funder-facing brief explaining GOSET's two-track model, program logic, deliverables, funding priorities, and reporting plan.

Grant readinessSponsorshipImpact

7 min read | Reviewed April 23, 2026

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Official external resources

Authoritative references

GOSET resources point visitors back to official reporting, prevention, cybersecurity, and digital evidence references when those sources are the right authority.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

CyberTipline

Report suspected child sexual exploitation online. Immediate danger should be reported to 911 or local police.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

NetSmartz

Age-appropriate online safety education videos, tip sheets, lesson materials, and presentations.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Take It Down

A free service that can help limit the spread of nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images or videos taken before someone was 18.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers

FBI guidance on online risks, sextortion, open conversations, privacy settings, and reporting concerns.

Federal Trade Commission

Protecting Kids Online

FTC resources for parents and caregivers on children's online privacy and safety.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Secure Our World

Public cybersecurity guidance on strong passwords, multifactor authentication, software updates, and phishing.

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program

Online Child Exploitation Prevention Initiative

Prevention best practices and school/youth-serving guidance developed by online child exploitation prevention experts.

National Institute of Justice

Digital Evidence Policies and Procedures Manual

A starting point for agency policies and procedures for collecting, handling, and processing digital evidence.

National Institute of Justice

Forensic Examination of Digital Evidence

A law enforcement guide covering evidence assessment, acquisition, examination, documentation, and reporting.

National Institute of Justice

Digital Evidence in the Courtroom

Guidance for law enforcement and prosecutors on digital evidence issues in court.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1

Guidelines on mobile device forensics, including preservation, acquisition, examination, analysis, and reporting.

Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence

Mobile Device Evidence Collection and Preservation

Best practices for mobile device evidence collection, preservation, handling, and acquisition.

Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence

Cloud Service Provider Digital Evidence

Best practices for acquisition, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence from cloud service providers.

U.S. Department of Justice

Project Safe Childhood Fact Sheet

DOJ context on technology-facilitated crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children and the role of coordinated partnerships.

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How to use this library responsibly

These resources are educational materials and planning tools. They are not legal advice, clinical advice, emergency services, or a substitute for agency policy, school policy, or trained investigative support.

For immediate danger, call 911 or local police.

For suspected child sexual exploitation, use NCMEC's CyberTipline.

For agency investigations, follow law, policy, legal process, and qualified examiner guidance.

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