Sex Offender Registration – The 1994 Jacob Wetterling Act requires the States to register individuals convicted of sex crimes against children. Sex offender registration laws are necessary because:

• Sex offenders pose a high risk of re-offending after release from custody;
• Protecting the public from sex offenders is a primary governmental interest;
• The privacy interests of persons convicted of sex offenses are less important than the government’s interest in public safety;
• Release of certain information about sex offenders to public agencies and the general public will assist in protecting the public safety.

  Community Notification – Megan’s Law allows the States discretion to establish criteria for disclosure, but compels them to make private and personal information on registered sex offenders available to the public. Community notification:

  • Assists law enforcement in investigations;
  • Establishes legal grounds to hold known offenders;
  • Deters sex offenders from committing new offenses;
  • Offers citizens information they can use to protect children from victimization.

Access to community notification laws to better serve America’s society. Young parents considering day care providers or businesses and organizations whose employees or volunteers have unsupervised access to children should require this critical information so that they can make informed choices based on the best information available.

 

Megan's Law in:

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky

Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota

Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

 

 

Sex Offender Registration & Community Notification Internet Access
The best source of information on the registered sex offenders in your community is quite often your local sheriff's office police department. If a Website does not represent your community, you should check with local law enforcement.

A list regarding registered sex offenders websites for each state can be found at www.klaaskids.org.

 

Other resources: Following sites provide resources for families of missing children or adults, and education assistance to help keep children safe.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
U.S. Department of Justice AMBER Alert information
Association of Missing and Exploited Children Organizations, Inc.
A Child is Missing
Center for Hope
Child Cyber Search
Child Find of America
Child Protection Agency of America
Child Quest
Child Watch of North America
Find the Children
The Doe Network
Families of Missing Loved Ones
Gabriel's Gifts
Gone Missing UK
Laura Recovery Center
Lost Children's Network
Missing Children Information Clearinghouse
Missing Children Society of Canada
Missing Irish People
Morgan Nick Foundation
National Missing Children's Locate Center
North America Missing Child Association
National Missing Person Help Line (UK)
Operation Locate our Children
Our Missing Children (Canada)
Polly Klaas Foundation
Team Hope
Vanished Children's Alliance
Voice for the Children
Youth Education in Safety


 

 

A Child Is Missing, Inc. is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization; free and serving law enforcement since 1997

A Child Is Missing (ACIM), a Fort Lauderdale-based non-profit organization founded in 1996, was created because no community-based program existed for locating missing children, the disabled and elderly during the crucial first hours of disappearance.

Activated only by law enforcement, the ACIM program is available nationwide. ACIM has physically launched the program in 35 states.

OUR MISSION:
ACIM is devoted to assisting law enforcement in the search and early safe recovery efforts of children / the elderly (often with Alzheimer's) / disabled persons and college students via a rapid-response neighborhood notification program utilizing high-tech telephony.

THE NEED:
A child goes missing every 40 seconds in the United States. Your child has a 1 in 42 chance of going missing.

THE ACIM PROGRAM WORKS LIKE THIS:
An officer has verified that an individual is missing and an ACIM technician is called. The officer gives the technician the pertinent information about the missing person, including description, clothes worn and time/location last seen. The technician records a personalized message with case details asking residents for information and to check their premises. Answering machines can pick up ACIM calls so that residents can hear the alert when returning home.

ACIM can place 1,000 calls in sixty seconds, can process multiple cases simultaneously, and can work without jurisdictional boundaries. ACIM success stories abound.

ACIM also has a sexual predator / offender program, offered in states that allow law enforcement to notify residents that a predator has moved into their neighborhood.

THE PROGRAM OFFERS:
1. Educational programs on child safety and parental awareness.
2. Law enforcement training and refreshers; training videos and brochures.
3. A Child Is Missing media kits including video footage for TV spots upon request.
4. An ACIM Speakers Bureau to enhance community involvement.


FUNDING:
Financial support comes from special events, sponsorship, private, corporate donations, state and federal funding. Appropriations from each state are used to help maintain the program in that state.



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