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State Audit Finds Problems at Texas Office of Violent Sex Offender Management
Loaded on Sept. 6, 2016
by Matthew Clarke
Filed under:
Corrections Audits,
Sex Offender Registration,
Sex Offender Residence,
Sex Offender Treatment.
Location:
Texas.
The Texas State Auditor's Office released an audit report on the Office of Violent Sex Offender Management (Office) in January 2015. The report listed many problems, including a lack of controls over the management of some contracting and financial processes.
The report criticized the Office's frequent use of …
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