Report 2017-131 Recommendation 9 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 #9 To: Orange County Sheriff's Department

To ensure that they accurately identify and report hate crimes, SFSU Police and LA Police should update their hate crime policies and procedures, and the Orange County Sheriff and Stanislaus County Sheriff should implement supplemental hate crime reports and require officers to use them.

60-Day Agency Response

Sheriff's Administration issued a Department wide email stating the reporting of Hate Crimes in Field Based Reporting (FBR) requires completion of the Crime Report template and if reporting is outside FBR, a Hate Crime Supplemental Form is to be completed.

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

We reviewed the email and the crime report template, including the hate crime supplemental form, and we determined that they met the requirements in our recommendation.

All Recommendations in 2017-131

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.