OffenderWatch Initiative (OWI) is a national non-profit 501(c) 3 organization which exists for three specific reasons:
• To aid law enforcement agencies who are responsible for registering, monitoring, and actively notifying citizens of the locations of s*x offenders who live and work in their communities.
• To aid law enforcement agencies with education and tools for presentation to their citiz
ens concerning s*x offenders.
• To help write and advocate stronger and enforceable s*x offender laws. In response to law enforcement agencies seeking a more expanded approach to meeting community notification inquiries, OWI provides a direct mail notification service to assist law enforcement, probation, and parole officers. In 2013 OWI mailed over 4 million community notification postcards nationwide, alerting citizens of s*x offenders living in their neighborhoods; in 2014 we are hoping to exceed 4.5 million postcards. The postcards include s*x offenders name, address, scars, tattoos, gender, race, hair, eyes, age, weight, & conviction code. To increase national public awareness of registered s*x offenders through education, community awareness, and increased government interaction. Supports legislation such as Megan’s Law, Jessica Lunsford Act, Adam Walsh, and future legislation.
