NAR Registry | Protect Your Children | Child Predators

Parents caught on the crossroads normally opt for one of two decisions. One is to put their careers on hold while the other is to continue to work while raising a family. Parents who opt to stay at home have the advantage of being able to better look after their children - after school, at the little league game or after girl scouts. Other families aren't so blessed to be able to carefully monitor the whereabouts of their children. Given the daily reminders of the child predators in our midst the most worrisome time of day for parents are those awful hours between when school gets out and they get home from work. This is a very common worry amongst parents today - and with good reason.

The good news is that advances in technology and high quality criminal investigative work has led to a great many child predators being caught. Once caught they are required to register their whereabouts - in the NAR Registry. The great blessing of this process is that ordinary citizens like you and I have fingertip access to this vital information. Names, addresses, and photo identification is all available on line.

Ever been concerned about that guy on the corner who makes it a point to say hello to little Sally every day as she walks home from school? What about that fellow thats always volunteering to help on trips and hikes with the children? Wouldn't you feel better knowing whether or not these people had been convicted of a child related offense in their past?

You can find out because of the NAR Registry. The NAR Registry is a database of registered child predators which includes all the vital information you need to know to inform and protect your children. Lets face it, you can't be there all the time but you can give your child a fighting chance by preparing him or her with photos and locations of child predators. Don't you think you have an obligation to do so? Consider these frightening statistics.

A study by the US Department of Justice found
- 67% of all victims of assault were juveniles, under 18 years old
- Thirty-four percent of the victims were younger than 12
- One of every seven was less than 6 years old

This is such a tragedy but at least parents are becoming more aware of the problem. They're taking steps to safeguard their children by keeping them from going out alone or from going anywhere unsupervised. They're checking the NAR Registry and keeping track of what child predators are living in their neighborhood.

What are you doing? Not sure what to do?

The very first thing you should do is to visit the NAR Registry and find out if any predators are living in your area. Your child's first defense against attack is knowledge and the NAR Registry is going to have the information you need to properly prepare your child.

If convicted child predators is living in your neighborhood your child's second line of defense is preparedness. Where does the creep live? Check the NAR Registry and figure out which neighbor's or friend's houses can Johnny or Sally run to if they feel threatened. Coordinate with those neighbors. What are the best ways to get to and from school or the bus stop or ball field to avoid going near the predator's home? Instruct your child to avoid dark alleys and places where there are few people or poor sight lines. Learn all you can about Child Predators in My Neighborhood