Adam Walsh Act

The Adam Walsh Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2006 aimed at enhancing the monitoring and tracking of sex offenders. Named after Adam Walsh, a boy who was abducted and murdered in 1981, the Act established a national sex offender registry to help law enforcement and the public identify and locate offenders more effectively. It focuses on improving the system of registration and notification, categorizing offenders based on their risk to public safety, and ensuring that states comply with uniform standards for managing sex offender information.