When registered sex offenders travel outside of their home state, they are supposed to inform law enforcement of their plans. Each state and territory has maintained their own sex offender registry, which make regulations difficult to enforce when there is no standard across state lines.
The Adam Walsh Act was passed to help create a uniform approach to protecting our nation’s children, by creating some consistency across state laws.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has been a tireless advocate for enforcement of these laws, and a partner to law enforcement in the fight to prevent sex offenders from slipping through the cracks.
4 Comments on "Tracking Sex Offenders: NCMEC and the Adam Walsh Act"
Scooter Gregory
I say that ALL sex offenders be equipped with a GPS devise so that they will be easier to keep track of.
And if they remove the devise they go back to prison.
Personally, I think pedophiles should be put behind bars for life, no parole, PERIOD!
Midwestdad
Fact even the hate group KKK is backing ideas such as this. NBC news Kentucky his. NBC news Kentucky
shunasgirl
I know first hand what it’s like to suffer at the hand of a sex affender. My daughter was a victom at the age of four by my own dad who I found after 25 years,and all he got was 10 years probation, and registered 2 sex affender . they say because there was no priers but that was false if they investergated or let me show his sisters letter they would have seen he molested his own sister and my sister too thats why we were removed from him but I was to young to know and no one told me now i live with my own despare because I’m afraid to trust anyone.
Sex Offender Issues
Why does AMW have a comment section when they delete all opposing comments?
I left several comments as well, yet you continue to delete them.
As to be expected..
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