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Authorities Publish Sex Offenders Database Online

A new national website that lists addresses and other details of convicted sex offenders will launch very soon now that 50 approved their participation in the project. The platform "provides real-time access to public sex offender data nationwide with a single Internet search," the Department of Justice said in a statement.

Local sex offenders are required to register their address with local authorities so the community could keep an eye on them and protect itself. More than 500,000 convicted sex offenders are listed on the online database. The site "allows parents and concerned citizens to search existing public state and territory sex offender registries beyond their own states," the Justice Department said.

All major business companies are using the internet as their main platform for public interaction. The United States government is adopting this approach and more services are offered for the public online. The new database is a needed and welcome step as the information on the site is something that needed be accessed easily and frequently by the community.