Laura Ahearn Quotations

What we really would like to see is lifetime supervision and GPS monitoring.

Risk assessment has not proven itself infallible. A lot of this is subjective. We want to ensure that the community has as much information as possible.

Using the Internet, a sexual predator can be in any parent's living room without them knowing.

We are expecting them to go and visit their parole officers so that we can be informed of their presence in a community. It's outrageous.

You have all these offenders in that area who could be anywhere. There is no mechanism in place for them to be registering as they should be.

We are vehemently opposed to these types of crimes; unfortunately, when these things happen, it gives fuel to people who are already against the release of this information.

This is the first time I have seen an entire state create task forces to reduce registration failure. I have not seen such an improvement . . . as I have in Illinois.

It's rare that we see them abscond and go completely missing.

That's one of the largest betrayals. People have been led into this false sense of security.