How to Search and Check for Registered Sex Offenders in Your Neighborhood
You never know who may be lurking next door or down the street. Have you ever wondered where registered sex offenders reside? Knowledge is power, and with this knowledge comes the power to help protect your family and loved ones. Search a national database of registered sex offenders to stay informed.
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Go to a site that searches a national database of registered sex offenders, such as Family Watchdog at http://www.familywatchdog.us/Default.asp or http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/OffenderSearchCriteria.aspx, or visit the U.S. Department of Justice: Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website at http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Portal.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 to find a registry for your local area.
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Enter in your street name, city, state and ZIP code, and click "Search."
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View a map of your area. Click on a red square to bring up additional information about the sex offender who is registered at that address, such as her name, address and most the time a photo for identification purposes. Also provided are tab with such categories as "alias" (other names they went by), "convictions" (information on the sexual charges), and "descriptions" (including date of birth, height, eye color, hair, tattoos, race, etc).
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