There are various steps that can be taken to ensure that pedophiles are not allowed near children in your community. Parents should ensure that all organized activities such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, football, hockey, basketball, camps, babysitters and 4H Clubs insist that volunteers engage in screening. If a particular organization does not, ask them why. If an organization does not screen their volunteers and workers, many parents offer to volunteer their time or efforts towards this goal. Organizations may find the financial burden of screening too much or may not have the employees to do this kind of paper-work.
Parents can alway offer to help with fundraising or donating time.
This may re-assure parents that their child, and the children of the community, are safe. Organizations that claim that they would not be able to attract enough volunteers, or are concerned with an adults privacy are usually not thinking of a child's best interest. Any legitimate volunteer that would like to work with children should not be deterred by a simple background check. If an organization is not checking volunteers for these reasons, parents should seriously re-consider whether participating in this particular program would be in the best interests of the child. The protection of our children is a goal that everyone agrees should be the priority of our government.