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Tips for Protecting Your Child from Sexual Predators

By Steven Rodriguez

To protect our children from the violence of sexual predators, every state in the U. S. now has a Megan’s Law in place, including California. California’s Megan’s Law requires convicted sex offenders to register with their local law enforcement agency. The law also makes it possible for the public to obtain the identity and addresses of registered sex offenders. Most states track the locations of registered sex offenders on easily accessible Internet websites. California’s sex offender registry is managed by the office of the state’s Attorney General. Proactive in its efforts to halt sexual predators from preying on children, California has required sex offenders to register with local law enforcement offices for 50 years, but it was not until the enaction of Megan’s Law that the information was readily available to the public...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on January 23, 2009 (boomark / email).