Wagner: Megan's Law Site Has Improved, But Still Has Problems
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 22, 2010 – Auditor General Jack Wagner said today that the state’s Megan’s Law website has improved in recent years but it still has significant problems with accuracy and usefulness.
In a special report released today, Wagner gave the state’s Megan’s Law website an overall grade of C-, with marks of C- for offender photographs, B for information provided, D for search functions, and D- for features and tools. The advocacy group Parents for Megan’s Law gave Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law a grade of D four years ago when it issued report cards for every state.
“Our conclusion is that the Pennsylvania Megan’s Law website does not make the grade in providing the public with useful, accurate and easily accessible information,” Wagner said. “The website must be improved.”
The special report follows up on a special performance audit of Megan’s Law that Wagner conducted in 2006. That audit faulted the website for failing to provide the public such basic information as up-to-date photographs and street addresses of registered sex offenders.
http://www.auditorgen.state.pa.us/Department/Press/WagnerSaysMegansLawSiteImprvdStillNtMakingGrd.html
In a special report released today, Wagner gave the state’s Megan’s Law website an overall grade of C-, with marks of C- for offender photographs, B for information provided, D for search functions, and D- for features and tools. The advocacy group Parents for Megan’s Law gave Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law a grade of D four years ago when it issued report cards for every state.
“Our conclusion is that the Pennsylvania Megan’s Law website does not make the grade in providing the public with useful, accurate and easily accessible information,” Wagner said. “The website must be improved.”
The special report follows up on a special performance audit of Megan’s Law that Wagner conducted in 2006. That audit faulted the website for failing to provide the public such basic information as up-to-date photographs and street addresses of registered sex offenders.
http://www.auditorgen.state.pa.us/Department/Press/WagnerSaysMegansLawSiteImprvdStillNtMakingGrd.html
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