Report 2017-131 Recommendation Responses
Report 2017-131: Hate Crimes in California: Law Enforcement Has Not Adequately Identified, Reported, or Responded to Hate Crimes (Release Date: May 2018)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To address the increase in hate crimes reported in California, the Legislature should require DOJ to create and disseminate outreach materials so law enforcement agencies can better engage with their communities.
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature did not take action in the 2021-2022 legislative session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of May 31, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: June 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of May 31, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
AB 57 (Gabriel) would have required DOJ to create and disseminate outreach materials so law enforcement agencies can better engage with their communities. This provision was removed from the bill.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: June 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
Among other provisions, AB 2235 would require DOJ, in consultation with subject matter experts including civil rights organizations, to create and provide law enforcement agencies with outreach materials to better engage their communities, to provide updates on local trends relating to and statistics regarding hate crimes committed in their communities, and to provide updates regarding threats in the form of hate crimes in their communities.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: June 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
AB 301 would require DOJ to create and provide law enforcement agencies with outreach materials to better engage their communities, to provide updates on local trends relating to and statistics regarding hate crimes committed in their communities, and to provide updates regarding threats in the form of hate crimes in their communities. As part of this requirement, DOJ must provide all outreach materials in the Medi-Cal threshold languages and provide guidance and best practices for law enforcement agencies to follow when conducting outreach to vulnerable communities about hate crimes within their jurisdictions. This should include collaboration within city and county human relations and human rights commission; include presentation materials specific to various types of communities historically vulnerable to hate crimes; and provide required hate crimes materials to POST for inclusion in its model policy framework developed.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: May 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: December 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: August 2018