Virginia and other states have initiated sex offender registries that include not only pedophiles but also other sex offenders, including rapists and voyeurs. Convicted sex offenders must register with law enforcement, providing name, address, finger print, photograph, and vehicle license number. Anyone with access to the Internet can access Virginia sex offender list and find out who lives in your neighborhood. Sex offender registries have been one of the more litigated areas of free public records on the Web. On the Internet you can view a picture of the offender and obtain his address and conviction record.
Actually, knowing that sex offender live in your neighborhood is not enough to protect your children. The best defense from sex offender is giving your children the skills to recognize when an adult is acting inappropriately with them, as well as a sense of what to do if an adult tries to engage them in inappropriate behavior.
