KUDOS

WATCHDOG: Kudos to the New Era for publishing on May 19th a lengthy letter by Rev. Jim Kalish entitled "Megan's Law has little or no impact on recidivism." After quoting from Human Rights Watch and other studies, Kalish concludes:

"Sexual assault is a horrific act, but the Megan Law is no solution. Rather, it is diverting us from finding real answers and it makes very poor use of existing limited resources.

"Efforts are under way here to adopt the Human Right Watch study to Lancaster County's situation, suggesting alternative policies and programs to reduce sexual crime and increase the reintegration of sexual offenders back into the community in such a way as they do no harm to themselves or to others."