Rancho
Santa Margarita, California (PRWEB)
October 24, 2005 -- The American Youth Soccer Organization has chosen
APSCREEN , the world’s leading
full-service Consumer Reporting Agency, to provide searches for national sex
offenders to be included into AYSO’s background screening process. The AYSO,
an affiliate member of the US Soccer Federation, now joins numerous organizations
using this free service including the Girls Scouts of America.
Ellisa Hall, National Administrator for AYSO, “We are grateful for access to
APSCREEN ’s national sex offender
registry. For the last 40 years, the AYSO has provided a safe, fair, fun sport
experience for hundreds of thousands of youngsters all across the U.S. We take
seriously the charge to protect players, volunteers and family members, and
this valuable information provides one more critical layer to our Safe Haven
Program.”
There is no registration or fee for the service and anyone who has a computer
and access to the Internet and a web browser can use it. Should a person have
any reason to suspect that someone in their neighborhood, school district or
community might have a sex crime history they can go directly to
http://www.nationalsexoffenderregistry.net/ and enter the name of the subject
and have a good chance of locating information about a sex offender's history.
Currently the database covers 34 states and 12 local areas for a total of 46
jurisdictions. Most of the time, the sex crime records contain enough personal
information to verify the identity of a suspect, or provide a lead to pursue
further research.
Tom Lawson, CFE, CII & Founder of APSCREEN
, comments, "We practically invented background checks over 25 years ago when
few companies understood the need to screen prospective applicants. Now we want
to give this free service back to the community because we feel so strongly
about the protection and safety of our children. We mean it to be used in conjunction
with other tools including other sites such as the FBI’s national sex offender
registry and the Megan’s Law website provided by the California Attorney General’s
office.”
APSCREEN founded in 1980 is the
originator of the modern-day factual employment-screening concept. Other services
include tenant screening, employee locates, asset discovery, permissible credit
reporting, motor vehicle records, and fraud examination. Tom Lawson is a certified
fraud examiner, certified international investigator, expert witness and holds
key positions in several national trade associations. Lawson is available for
public speaking engagements and white papers can be obtained by calling 1 800
277-2733.
Company Contact: Tom Lawson (800) 277-2733
Public Relations Contact: Cathy Taylor (949) 635-4923
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