All of us must constantly work to keep our children safe---to protect them from harm.
One of the key efforts of Mothers Against Predators is to stop the placement of sex offenders in our neighborhoods.
Public meetings are being held to provide information about the organizations promoting this and how to protect neighborhoods from released sexual predators.
The lack of notification as to where these felons are placed is a scandal that MAP is addressing.
We are bringing information to our communities regarding the placement of sexual offenders without prior notification to cities, towns, and unincorporated communities and their residents.
Each time representatives of the organizations promoting such placements are forced to address the community, whether through public meetings or on an individual basis, we are another step closer to changing the laws that now outrageously provide protection to sex offenders at the expense of our communities and our children.
Why You Should
Get Involved

· Laws have too many loopholes
· Judges need to be accountable
· Firmer laws are needed against sex offenders
· Criminals don't serve just sentences
· Children are targets for predators
· Raping a child gets less prison time than raping an adult
· Children can't play in their own neighborhood without fear
· Community safety must be strengthened

Things You Can Do That Count
Register and vote! Your vote DOES count!
View the voting records of officials. Know how they vote.
Read pending BILLS. See the concerns of your officials.
Attend City Council Meetings. Know your community.
Attend School Board meetings. Are your school bus stops safe?
Volunteer for Citizens on Patrol. Patrol School bus stops.
View Megan's Law Website: meganslaw.ca.gov
View National Association to Protect Children Website: www.protect.org
View Mothers Against Predators Website: www.mothersagainstpredators.org

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· Do not buy items that have your child's name on them such as a hat, jackets, and T-shirts. It is an easy way for an abductor to learn your child's name and start up a friendly conversation.
· Make a game of reading license plate numbers. By learning the various numbers and state colors your child will be able to recognize license plates.
· Be sure their day care center or school will not release children to anyone but their parents or someone designated by their parents. Instruct the school to call you if your child is absent.
· National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) recommends that children not take self-defense training (such as the martial arts) for the sole purpose of thwarting an abduction. Young children, in particular, should not attempt to defend themselves in this manner. However, the martial arts, or other methods of self-defense, can help a child develop self-confidence and athletic ability.
· Be leery of gadgets and gimmicks that purport to protect your child.
What to Do if Your Child Is Missing
Below are recommendations from The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Crime Prevention Council on steps to take in the event a child is missing.
· Act immediately. Search your house thoroughly, including closets, piles of laundry, in and under beds, old, stored, refrigerators, or wherever a child might hide, fall asleep, or get trapped.
· If you still haven't found your child, think where he or she could have gone. Check with your neighbors, your child's friends and school; if you are divorced, call your ex-spouse.
· If you still haven't found your child, call the police and start procedures immediately. Provide as much precise information as possible, including the clothing your child was wearing when he or she disappeared. If your child is under 13 years of age, is mentally incapacitated, or drug dependent, police response may be expedited.
· Make sure the police put information about your child into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Persons File to ensure that any law enforcement agency in the country will be able to identify your child. If your local police refuse to do this, the FBI will enter your child's name into the NCIC computer. There is no waiting period for entering a child's information and this entry will not give your child a police record.