Most communities are under the false impression that if a sex offender moves into the neighborhood, law enforcement would knock on their door, but that's just not the case.

We are vehemently opposed to these types of crimes; unfortunately, when these things happen, it gives fuel to people who are already against the release of this information.

It's rare that we see them abscond and go completely missing.

Risk assessment has not proven itself infallible. A lot of this is subjective. We want to ensure that the community has as much information as possible.

Using the Internet, a sexual predator can be in any parent's living room without them knowing.

This is the first time I have seen an entire state create task forces to reduce registration failure. I have not seen such an improvement . . . as I have in Illinois.