FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 3, 2006 https://ojp.gov/ |
Office of Justice Programs
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Contact: Sheila Jerusalem
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Phone: (202) 307-0703
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TTY: (202) 514-1888
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ALL 50 STATES LINKED TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER PUBLIC REGISTRY WEB SITE
South Dakota
and
Oregon
Registries are Final States to be Linked to Web Site
WASHINGTON
– All 50 states are now participating in the National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR) Web site, the Justice Department
announced today.
South Dakota
and
Oregon
have now been added to the Web site, which provides real-time access to public sex offender data nationwide with a single
Internet search. The Department of Justice-sponsored site allows parents and concerned citizens to search existing public
state and territory sex offender registries beyond their own states.
"As of July 1st, an important child protection tool will be a truly comprehensive one, with information for all 50
states available nationwide,” said Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. “The full completion of the structure of the National
Sex Offender Public Registry is very good news for parents and law enforcement officers nationwide. The constant effort to
safeguard our children from sex offenders is never finished, but today's announcement marks a clear accomplishment on the
side of protection."
The Justice Department announced the activation of a national registry Web site last year and initially linked 22
states to the site.
Oregon
and
South Dakota
recently passed the sex offender legislation that now allows the state to be included in the NSOPR as of
July 1, 2006. With the addition of these two states inclusion, the registry connects 50 states, the
District of Columbia
and the
territory of
Guam
the site. The list of the states and territory currently available through NSOPR follows.
"With the inclusion of the last two states to the registry, the capacity grows for parents and communities to be informed
and aware of sex offenders residing in their neighborhoods. We commend
Oregon
and
South Dakota
for making the site truly available nationwide." said Regina B. Schofield, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice
Programs. "The coordination among states, private organizations, and the Department of Justice moves us closer to making information
about all registered sex offenders available to parents and concerned citizens.”
The NSOPR provides an opportunity for all states and territories to participate in an unprecedented public safety
resource by sharing comprehensive, public sex offender data with citizens nationwide. NSOPR searches public state and territory
sex offender registries to deliver matched results based on a name, state, county, city/town or zip code through a single
query on its Web site located at www.nsopr.gov.
The technology for NSOPR is both time and cost-effective. Web services and DOJ’s Global Justice eXtensible Markup
Language (XML) establishes a link between existing state and territory public sex offender registries. The link allows data
from different hardware and software systems to be recognized and shown through the national search site.
With more than 500,000 registered sex offenders nationwide, access to national public registry information is essential
for citizens to help identify sex offenders beyond their own streets or neighborhoods.
States/Territory Linked to the National Sex Offender Public Registry:
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Alabama |
Missouri |
Alaska |
Montana |
Arkansas |
Nebraska |
Arizona |
Nevada |
California |
New Hampshire |
Colorado |
New Jersey |
Connecticut |
New Mexico |
Delaware |
New York |
District of Columbia |
North Carolina |
Florida |
North Dakota |
Georgia |
Ohio |
Guam |
Oklahoma |
Hawaii |
Oregon |
Idaho |
Pennsylvania |
Iowa |
Rhode Island |
Illinois |
South Carolina |
Indiana |
South Dakota |
Kansas |
Tennessee |
Kentucky |
Texas |
Louisiana |
Utah |
Maine |
Vermont |
Maryland |
Virginia |
Massachusetts |
Washington |
Michigan |
West Virginia |
Minnesota |
Wisconsin |
Mississippi |
Wyoming |
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control
crime, administer justice, and assist victims. OJP is headed by an Assistant Attorney General and comprises five component
bureaus and two offices: the Bureau of Justice Assistance; the Bureau of Justice Statistics; the National Institute of Justice;
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and the Office for Victims of Crime, as well as the Office of the
Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education and the Community Capacity Development Office, which incorporates the Weed and
Seed strategy and OJP's American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Desk. More information can be found at: www.ojp.usdoj.gov.
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