I called the cops today, because I read on our state's website, that I have a convicted offender right next door. I have two little girls and a teen age son. The cops won't tell me anything...nor can they do anything! Really, what good is it?
These guys need to be locked up forever, or killed--never let out.
I don't know if your state makes the distinction between sexual predators & sexual offenders like Florida, but here the ones you really have to worry about are the sexual predators. In any event, what are the public records laws like in your state? Again, if it's anything like Florida, with its strong emphasis on public records, you can do what my family did. When we discovered we had a sexual offender just around the corner, my brother went to the courthouse and got a copy of the police affidavit detailing the guy's crime. That affidavit, or other info in the court file, can give you a lot of information about the sort of potential victim who might be in danger from him.