Recommendation R1.3
LASD should outsource the background process and find other internal opportunities for the staff members currently assigned to this process.
Jury report: The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: Changing Culture and Increasing Transparency · PDF page 86
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
Agency plans to implementCalls the recommendation currently being implemented through a contractor supplementing existing background checks. This addresses additional capacity, but does not explain full outsourcing or reassignment of the current staff requested by the jury.
Read official response · PDF page 10Editorial engagement review of the answer, not confirmation of implementation. Calls the recommendation currently being implemented through a contractor supplementing existing background checks. This addresses additional capacity, but does not explain full outsourcing or reassignment of the current staff requested by the jury. Report physical PDF page(s) 86; County response physical PDF page(s) 10. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
- LASD is working to finalize a contractor arrangement to supplement existing background checks and clear its backlog; this is not a promise to outsource all checks or reassign current staff. Owner: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response). Timing: Not specified.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.