Report 2015-504 Recommendation 2 Responses

Report 2015-504: Follow-Up—California Department of Justice: Delays in Fully Implementing Recommendations Prevent It From Accurately and Promptly Identifying All Armed Persons With Mental Illness, Resulting in Continued Risk to Public Safety (Release Date: July 2015)

Recommendation #2 To: Justice, Department of

To ensure that it accurately identifies all prohibited persons, Justice should implement its plan to develop a checklist by July 2015 and desk procedures by September 2015 to aid its analysts in making correct prohibition determinations.

6-Month Agency Response

The Department developed a quick reference checklist and distributed to staff for immediate implementation on July 29, 2015. The detailed desk procedures of each complex step-by-step process were completed and distributed to staff for implementation on September 30, 2015.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

60-Day Agency Response

The Department developed a quick reference checklist and distributed to staff for immediate implementation on July 29, 2015. The detailed desk procedures of each complex step-by-step process are in progress and on track for distribution by September 30, 2015. The quick reference checklist will be provided for reference.

In addition, the Department provided a 4-hour Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS) refresher training in August 2015 to all analysts in the unit. Refresher training will be provided on an annual basis.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Partially Implemented

All Recommendations in 2015-504

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.