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The Easiest Way for Registered Sex Offenders to get Close to Children May be through a Paint Can

At People Search News, we like to look at safety from every angle. Therefore, PSN is urging homeowners looking to have their homes painted this winter to help keep their families safe by screening potential painters through online background checks.

Whether they are expecting friends or family members to stop by for the holidays, or just feel its time for a new look for their home, many homeowners opt to have their homes painted during the winter. However, for numerous reasons, most painters are not properly screened by homeowners for past criminal behavior. The most common reasons that homeowners don’t perform background checks on their painters are:

Quick Results: When most homeowners decided to get their homes painted, they want the process completed as quickly as possible (No one wants to have scaffolding and tarps laying around in the front yard!). Therefore, if a homeowner finds a painter with a great turnaround time and good price, he or she will usually hire that painter immediately.

Informal Job Postings: Painters are also often hired informally through free classified services like Craig’s List, neighborhood flyers, or door-to-door solicitation, which further exacerbates a lack of safety because most people think background checks should only be conducted on white collar workers.

Read Full Article... | Comments (0) | Posted on Dec 17, 2007

The Most Important Map Parents Should Use this Halloween Does Not Come From Google

Use Sex Offender Maps for Halloween Safety

Each year, online mapping technology gets more and more sophisticated. With just a click of a mouse, you can now view a map of your city, street or even your house with new satellite technology. While most online mapping web sites such as MapQuest and Google Maps are great for directions or finding out geographic information, they offer little in terms of other important uses. This is where online registered sex offender maps come in.

One of the newest uses of online mapping technology is the registered sex offender map. Designed to protect children, online registered sex offender maps allow parents to discover the locations of registered sex offenders living in their neighborhoods. By simply entering a zip code, most people search web sites can now provide users with a detailed map of registered sex offenders in a specific radius to that zip code. Though these maps vary in terms of quality by website, most typically include a photo of the offender, conviction details and risk level information. The majority of people search websites usually charge a fee to generate a local sex offender map ($19-$50), however, PeopleFinders.com recently came out with an email program which provides local sex offender maps and activity updates via email for free (Visit PeopleFinders.com to sign up).

Read Full Article... | Comments (0) | Posted on Oct 26, 2007

House Sitter or House Predator? Who is Really Looking After Your Home?

Background Checks for House Sitters

There is a stranger in your home sitting on your couch. He is eating your left over lasagna and watching your television. A few moments go by and he goes outside to play with your dogs. Eventually he packs up his things and leaves, as if he was never there.

Sounds disturbing, right? You have nothing to worry about, it’s just Bill, the house sitter you hired to watch your home while you are on vacation. Bill is harmless and lives down the street from you. In fact, Bill has watched your house several times before. I guess it doesn’t matter to you that Bill is a registered sex offender and that you have children living with you. You probably also knew that he has done time for breaking and entering in Wyoming. Wait, you are unaware of Bill’s criminal past? This situation doesn’t seem so safe now, does it?

Strangely, the criminal background of a house sitter is rarely checked by homeowners when they select someone to watch their home while they are away. More often than not, house sitters are neighbors or come recommended by friends. Besides, what type of damage could a house sitter really do? Surprisingly, more than you think.

Read Full Article... | Comments (0) | Posted on Oct 02, 2007

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