Do you know where they are?
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
I, myself believe in the idea of giving anyone a second chance in life to turn into a new leaf. This applies even to sexual offenders. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, out of 664,731 past sexual offenders, only about 14% will commit again. Considering 86% may not do it again, 14% isn’t great a number.
Yet, when you do a little calculation, you will end up finding a chance of 2 of those 14% of offenders who will commit the crime again living in your very own backyard. Scary thought isn’t it? Hence, a forgiving society we should be, we should not be complacent and need to keep our eyes peeled. Especially if you are a woman or have young children both boys and girls.
Perhaps with this in mind, nowadays, there are websites where you can do a little search in your area - using your zip code- to track sex offenders who may be living near you. A tool ideal for potential employers and also those who care to know. This sex offenders lookup search engine can be found at tracksexoffenders.net.
