How to Find out if Someone Has a Criminal Record?

Awareness is a key aspect of safety; safety for yourself, your family, your children, and for your neighbors. It takes just a few moments, and a few mouse clicks to determine if a person has been listed in the United States Department of Justice’s “Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website.”

Steps

  1. Type the following into your computer browser’s address field: http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Conditions.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
  2. Push the Enter key or click your browser’s navigation button.
  3. You will be presented with a screen allowing you to read and agree to the “Conditions Of Use.” If you agree to the Conditions, click the ‘I Agree” button.
  4. Type the Last and First names of the person for whom you wish to research. Click on the ‘Search’ button, or push the ‘Enter’ key.


Tips

  • Information about this website, formally known as the “National Sexual Offender Public Registry,” can be found at the following site:
  • http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/smart/pdfs/NSOPWFactSheet.pdf
  • Crime prevention, detection, and criminal apprehension require proactive involvement. One of the very best methods of involvement is to participate in, or start, a Neighborhood Watch group. The National Crime Prevention Council provides helpful tips for starting a group: http://www.ncpc.org/topics/neighborhood-watch . The site also provides information regarding many related safety topics.

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