These Are the Perverts in Your Neighborhood
Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:14PM EDT
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As a father of two, I know how important it is to keep an awareness of my surroundings when it comes to child safety, whether that's paying extra attention at a dangerous intersection or making sure knives and other sharp objects are out of reach. I don't like to think about it, but being aware of sex offenders in the immediate area is also important.
Vision 20/20 is the latest service to offer free access to the national sex offender registry. It's also one of the most useful: Using a Windows Live Maps mashup, Vision 20/20 plots offender locations near any address you specify. Rollover a name to see where they live, what they did, and what they looked like when they got their mugshot taken. My nearest sex offender is a mere two blocks away.
Vision 20/20 also has an alert service that lets you get an email update when any new criminals move into your neighborhood.
This isn't the only service on the web to pinpoint sex offenders on the map. Family Watchdog isn't as pretty, but its plots include (some) work addresses as well, and they're color-coded by the type of offense. Many states offer their own search interfaces, too. Be aware that all this information is free: Don't get suckered by services that try to charge you money for neighborhood reports!
LINK: Vision 20/20 (via TechCrunch)
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2 Posted by zman6919 on Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:27PM EDT Report Abuse
Recidivism * Of the 272,111 persons released from prisons in 15 States in 1994, an estimated 67.5% were rearrested for a felony or serious misdemeanor within 3 years, 46.9% were reconvicted, and 25.4% resentenced to prison for a new crime. * The 272,111 offenders discharged in 1994 accounted for nearly 4,877,000 arrest charges over their recorded careers. * Within 3 years of release, 2.5% of released rapists were rearrested for another rape, and 1.2% of those who had served time for homicide were arrested for a new homicide. * Sex offenders were less likely than non-sex offenders to be rearrested for any offense –– 43 percent of sex offenders versus 68 percent of non-sex offenders. * Sex offenders were about four times more likely than non-sex offenders to be arrested for another sex crime after their discharge from prison –– 5.3 percent of sex offenders versus 1.3 percent of non-sex offenders. up arrow To the top of summary findings Sex offenders * On a given day in 1994 there were approximately 234,000 offenders convicted of rape or sexual assault under the care, custody, or control of corrections agencies; nearly 60% of these sex offenders are under conditional supervision in the community. * The median age of the victims of imprisoned sexual assaulters was less than 13 years old; the median age of rape victims was about 22 years. * An estimated 24% of those serving time for rape and 19% of those serving time for sexual assault had been on probation or parole at the time of the offense for which they were in State prison in 1991. * Of the 9,691 male sex offenders released from prisons in 15 States in 1994, 5.3% were rearrested for a new sex crime within 3 years of release. * Of released sex offenders who allegedly committed another sex crime, 40% perpetrated the new offense within a year or less from their prison discharge. up arrow To the top of summary findings Child victimizers * Approximately 4,300 child molesters were released from prisons in 15 States in 1994. An estimated 3.3% of these 4,300 were rearrested for another sex crime against a child within 3 years of release from prison. * Among child molesters released from prison in 1994, 60% had been in prison for molesting a child 13 years old or younger. * Offenders who had victimized a child were on average 5 years older than the violent offenders who had committed their crimes against adults. Nearly 25% of child victimizers were age 40 or older, but about 10% of the inmates with adult victims fell in that age range.
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3 Posted by zman6919 on Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:28PM EDT Report Abuse
I just saw an interview with Mark Lunsford. He is such a hypocrite. He's been pushing for strong laws for ALL SEX OFFENDERS and now his son was accused of a sex crime and DOES NOT have to be on the sex offender registry, why? Because of who he is, period... http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2007/05/brother-of-jessica-lunsford-faces-sex.html Also, his other son appears to be a criminal as well: http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2007/06/looks-like-mark-lunsfords-other-son.html Mark Lunsford had child porn on his machine, why was he not prosecuted? http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2007/03/couey-trial.html There is another man, who lost his daughter (CoralRose) and he had child porn on his machine, guess where he is now? In prison, so why isn't Mark Lunsford? http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2007/07/fl-father-of-slain-girl-pleads-no.html I am against abuse of any kind, but once someone is sentenced and does their time, they should be able to integrate into society and live a normal life, these sex offender registries do not allow that, they are punished for life, even for small crimes like urinating in public in a drunken stupor. What about murderers, drug dealers/users, gang members, DUI offenders, thieves, etc? Why don't we just have one CRIMINAL registry with ALL criminals on it, regardless of their crime? It's only fair. Right now, it's discrimination. So we can tell if our neighbors are murders, drug dealers/users, gang members, etc? You can read more of my thoughts (if you will) here: http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-thoughts-sex-offender-law-issues.html And what about these people? I don't recall any news about them, why not? http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/search/label/%2FCrime-Celebrity http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/search/label/%2FCrime-Government http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/search/label/%2FCrime-Judge http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/search/label/%2FCrime-Lawyer http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/search/label/%2FCrime-Mayor http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/search/label/%2FCrime-Media http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/search/label/%2FCrime-Police http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/search/label/%2FCrime-Probation Why do we not see the FACTS in the news? To instill fear for ratings maybe? Why do we not see all the above hypocrites on the news? These are the people who are suppose to be protecting us, from what? Them raping and molesting everyone? These laws, IMO, are a pre-cursor to see what the government can get away with, how many rights they can wipe out. And the sheeple are asleep and not even seeing it. What class of people will be next? Maybe you? Then I'm sure you will say "You know, that ZMan was right!"
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4 Posted by icosier on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:22PM EDT Report Abuse
read this but as it appertains to US it did not help me.Cinders UK.
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5 Posted by rogueist on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:49PM EDT Report Abuse
Mmm, a lot of people listed in this registery (a) have never been charged with anything, (b) have zero criminal records, or (c) dont live there anymore. These records seem to only be based on the time of arrest and are not updated to reflect reality - I can see some lawsuits easily coming out of this.
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6 Posted by rogueist on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:49PM EDT Report Abuse
And aside from that I appear to be living in sex offender central according to the maps... I think 1 out of 3 people living in my neighborhood are sex offenders according to this service... wheeeee...
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7 Posted by zman6919 on Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:08AM EDT Report Abuse
This web site is inaccurate. I posted a name of a person I know is a sex offender and is on the National Sex Offender registry, Family WatchDog, etc, and they are not on this on. So what good is it??
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8 Posted by rivashugo@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:42PM EDT Report Abuse
i'm dissapointed in you chris null. you should know that acquittal doesn't equal innocence. And just as tragic conviction doesn't equal guilt. These are horrible horrible tools. Should you be aware of sex offenders? sure. Should you be able to track their every move? omg no. Unless you know the truth and were there at the trial hearing all the facts than it's not smart to assume that all the convictions are of horrible horrible persons that should never be trusted. That would be stupid. stupid stupid stupid stupid. stupid.
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9 Posted by jhtbear64 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:34PM EDT Report Abuse
If you want another place to check out about sex offender/ former sex offenders then go to sohopeful.com. There is a forum that has educational informationabout sexual abuse juv and adults. This organization doesn't advocate more sexual abuse nor domestic violence and any type. If you want to make society better than you must face the facts and fight it with logic and educate your self against the enemy of all abuse.
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10 Posted by determinedpj on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:42PM EDT Report Abuse
This article is being targeted by a pedophile who is a registered sex offender. http://wikisposure.com/ZMan6919
1 Posted by jhtbear64 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:34PM EDT Report Abuse
I commend you for having such information BUT you lack the intellengence of knowing where sex offenders come from. Most sex offenders come from around (within the household, 80+%). This is based upon Federal Statisticts B. Who I might inform the public that verifies such things. Sex offenders come from all backgrounds and don't even have a record by the majority. They have the least reoffending chance to reoffend than any other class (other than murderers). SO if your saying my child might be offended by a sex offender I would have to say your child has a better chance than mine based upon such statistics. It's time to grow up and face facts. Ignorance is bliss when one wants to point the finger the other way while politions steel the money and screw the public on so called "good feel" laws. Your child isn't safe because the sex offender is in your home or around the immediate circle of your friends. So how well do you know friends and family members and what are they thinking about doing next. It maybe the difference between your child being sexually abused.