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Free Ways To Learn More About Your Neighbors… Legally
Megan's Law
California has required sex offenders to register with their local law enforcement agencies since 1947. California's Megan's Law provides the public with certain information on the whereabouts of sex offenders so that members of our local communities may protect themselves and their children.
Family Watchdog
This is a great website that allows you to do more than just research your neighbors to see if they have a criminal record. You can also find out about food, drug, and product recalls, get a free family safety guide, and get free safety alerts via e-mail (or even on your cell phone or pda). This website is geared towards keeping you and your family safe and has lots of useful information.
Free Background
Free Background Checks USA is a site that tells you state by state how to do free background checks on your neighbors. It has a 3-step process where you can find the address of a person, then check the National Sex Offender Registry, and then contact the local law enforcement groups for the different areas of the state for which you checking. It’s quite thorough. It makes it much easier to find out if your neighbor has any kind of a criminal record.

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