Governor Doyle Announces
Web Site Enhancements to Keep Communities SAFE from Sex Offenders
Mapping, E-mail Notification Now Available Through
Agreement with Family Watchdog
MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle announced today the state’s Sex Offender
Registry Web site now offers a mapping feature as well as an e-mail
notification system for residents through collaboration with Family
Watchdog.
“Thousands of parents, grandparents and neighbors have looked to our
Sex Offender Registry Web site for information about sex offenders who
reside in their communities, and our new mapping and electronic
notification features will equip users with more information than ever to
keep their children and loved ones safe,” Department of Corrections
Secretary Rick Raemisch said. “We are pleased to be partnering with Family
Watchdog to provide these new options for the public to stay safe.”
The new features are the latest enhancements to the Sex Offender
Registry Web site under Governor Doyle’s Sex Offender Apprehension and
Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Initiative, an agenda launched in 2005 to hold
sex offenders accountable and to prevent them from becoming anonymous in
Wisconsin communities.
Under an agreement with the non-profit Family Watchdog, users of the
state’s Sex Offender Registry Web site at
www.WIDOCOffenders.org can link directly to
www.FamilyWatchdog.us, where they can map the location of
sex offenders within a certain distance from their homes or other
locations. In addition, Wisconsin users can enroll in Family Watchdog’s
automatic e-mail notification system, which will send enrollees a notice
when the registry is updated with new information about a sex offender’s
move to a particular neighborhood. As part of the agreement, Family
Watchdog will receive Wisconsin’s registry data daily, so map and email
notification information will be as current as the Sex Offender Registry
Web site.
“Family Watchdog is happy to partner with the state of Wisconsin,” said
Steve Roddel, President and CEO of Family Watchdog. “Our service is
trusted by millions of Americans because of its simple, easy-to-use
interface and because we keep our data as current as possible. This
partnership enhances both of these features and provides a better solution
to Wisconsin residents seeking to find registered sex offenders nearby.”
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