Sheriff-coroner Department County of Orange Michael S. Carona Sheriff-coroner California 550 N. Flower Street Assistant*

1 Best Practices Goal: "Current practices for improving county and city law enforcement agencies' (LEA's) policies and procedures may not ensure that these policies and procedures are evolving to a level of best practices." Response: Partially disagree The Sheriff's Department has practices in place to review and update policies and procedures on a regular basis to ensure we maintain a level consistent with best practices. To ensure Orange County Sheriff's Department staff is aware and mindful of current and emerging laws, innovative procedures, and the acknowledged best practices in the law enforcement industry, we have a process in place to conduct ongoing review of policies and procedures. Extensive and diverse training is provided to all Department members, which includes an interactive networking process with many outside agencies, including California Sheriffs' Association, Orange County Chiefs' and Sheriff's Association, California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, and the National Sheriffs' Association. The networking process with these outside agencies has proven invaluable in maintaining our collective expertise within our industry and ensuring the pursuit of "best practices" within our organization. The Orange County Sheriff's Department has always been concerned with improving the services we provide to the citizens of Orange County. Constant review and analysis of our policies and procedures has been invaluable in ensuring "best practices" are implemented and our Department is actually providing the best service-oriented and quality law enforcement possible. The Sheriff's Department has established a Risk Management Bureau within its Professional Standards Division. One of the most important functions of the Risk Management Bureau is to review Departmental policies and procedures, including any about which internal or external complaints have been received. This requires Risk Management personnel to research and familiarize themselves with the various policies and procedures that have been adopted by other police agencies and/or recommended by organizations seeking to improve the quality of police work. The goal is to ensure that the Department's policies and procedures are continuously reviewed and compared to the best practices in the industry. Oversight of Orange County Law Enforcement Agencies Resolving a Dichotomy Response to the Grand Jury 8-22-06