Finding F1.7
Recent positive change at LASD appears to have been primarily the result of external pressure, e.g., settlements, oversight, publicity, as opposed to internal evolution in organizational culture, which tends to change in concert with changes in personnel and leadership.
Jury report: The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: Changing Culture and Increasing Transparency · PDF page 84
Permanent linkOfficial response
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
Acknowledges external influence but points to internal leadership and the Office of Constitutional Policing as additional sources of change.
Read official response · PDF page 7The response distinguishes external and internal drivers and identifies a concrete organizational change. This is checkable institutional support, not independent proof of cultural outcomes. Report physical PDF page(s) 84; County response physical PDF page(s) 7. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.