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.
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 (http://www.apscreen.com/), 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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