KILLING OR INJURY TO CHILDREN ON RISE WEB SERVICE HELPS PARENTS
At a time when violent crime nationwide is on the decline
--murders down 13 percent from 1999 --one crime statistic is
haunting the criminal justice system. The killing or injury of
children by their parents or stepparents shows an alarming rise.
Between 1976 and 1997, approximately 11,000 children were
murdered by those who gave them life or were supposed to give
them care. Thousands more were the victims of life-threatening
injuries.
So it is no surprise that in this era of information and
cyber-technology, concerned parents and grandparents are turning
for help to one new website on the Internet. WhoisHe.Com and
WhoisShe.Com reports having received thousands of requests from
parents and grandparents to do background and criminal record
checks on the new stepparent or significant other of their
ex-spouse.
" In the past year there has been a tremendous increase in the
number of persons wanting us to do investigations of this
nature," notes Linda Alexander, a Southern California attorney
and website founder. "Parents and grandparents want to protect
these children from potential abuse."
Alexander 's online company specializes in a wide variety of
comprehensive background checks and criminal record searches
designed to verify if persons are who they purport to be. Have
they ever used an alias? Do they have a criminal record? Have
they committed domestic violence? Are they a registered sexual
offender? A pedophile? Finding the answers to such questions is
all in a day