Stricter child safety legislation
Hundreds of law enforcement and children's advocacy organizations across the United States - including the dedicated team at Life-Prints - are working tirelessly to look out for child health and safety. In that effort, many of these agencies have continued to draft and support increasingly stringent child safety legislation aimed at the speedy recovery of missing children and more severe penalties for individuals who perpetrate crimes against children. Some of the most comprehensive laws to come out of this recent push for protection of minors is the enactment of child safety legislation designed to keep a much closer eye on known criminal offenders.
Child health and safety laws
The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2005 is a key piece of a national law that requires each state to keep a sex offender registry and requires all convicted sex offenders to register on the database and maintain updated information on that registry. The information required of a convicted offender includes: his/her name and aliases, place of residence, change of residence, Social Security number, place of employment or school, license plate number, recent photograph, fingerprints and palm prints and DNA samples. Each offender is required to appear in person every six months and to keep his or her registration information current. By maintaining a watchful eye over predators, parents and advocates stand a better chance of improving child health and safety over the long run by discouraging known criminals from preying on the young.
These laws demonstrate how important current data can be in aiding law enforcement. Now, parents can help do their part as well by also keeping their children's information current and relevant. With id cards, kits and software from Life-Prints, parents can quickly and easily create and update a vital statistics database for each of their children.