Report 2021-105 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-105: Law Enforcement Departments Have Not Adequately Guarded Against Biased Conduct (Release Date: April 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To increase the adoption of best practices for addressing officer bias in law enforcement departments statewide, the Legislature should require the RIPA Board to outline specific best practices for addressing bias within law enforcement in at least the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, community engagement, early intervention systems and related monitoring, and misconduct investigations. The Legislature should require local law enforcement departments to report to the RIPA Board the extent to which they have implemented those best practices, and should further require that departments provide the board with copies of any of the policies, procedures, or plans that they attest align with the best practices if the RIPA Board requests they do so. Finally, the Legislature should require the RIPA Board to publish annually through a scorecard, interactive dashboard, or similar means each department's progress.
Description of Legislative Action
As of October 21, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of August 25, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: August 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken
As of August 25, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.