Elder Abuse: the Perfect Storm

Additional Recommendations 2

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.

• R6
  By December 31, 2012, the District Attorney should direct staff to review all procedures for prosecution of elder abuse cases.
• R7
  By December 31, 2012, the District Attorney should direct staff to review current information available throughout the country concerning elder abuse in order to design an updated program for prosecution. REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS: In accordance with California Penal Code Sections §933 and §933.05, the 2011-2012 Orange County Grand Jury requires responses from each agency affected by the Findings/Conclusions and Recommendations presented in this section. The responses are to be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court. “Not later than 90 days after the grand jury submits a final report on the operations of any public agency subject to its reviewing authority, the governing body of the public agency shall comment to the presiding judge of the superior court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the governing body, and every elected county officer or agency head for which the grand jury has responsibility pursuant to Section §914.1 shall comment to the presiding judge of the superior court, with an information copy sent to the board of supervisors, on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of that county officer or agency head and any agency or agencies which that officer or agency head supervises or controls. In any city and county, the mayor shall also comment on the findings and recommendations. (a.) As to each Grand Jury finding, the responding person or entity shall indicate one of the following: (1) The respondent agrees with the finding (2) The respondent disagrees wholly or partially with the finding, in which case the response shall specify the portion of the finding that is disputed and shall include an explanation of the reasons therefore. (b.) As to each Grand Jury recommendation, the responding person or entity shall report one of the following actions: (1) The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary regarding the implemented action. (2) The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame for implementation. (3) The recommendation requires further analysis, with an explanation and the scope and parameters of an analysis or study, and a time frame for the matter to be prepared for discussion by the officer or head of the agency or department being investigated or reviewed, including the governing body of the public agency when applicable. This time frame shall not exceed six months from the date of publication of the Grand Jury report. (4) The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an explanation therefore. (c.) If a finding or recommendation of the Grand Jury addresses budgetary or personnel matters of a county agency or department headed by an elected officer, both the agency or department head and the Board of Supervisors shall respond if requested by the Grand Jury, but the response of the Board of Supervisors shall address only those budgetary / or personnel matters over which it has some decision making aspects of the findings or recommendations affecting his or her agency or department. (d.) The Board of Supervisors, District Attorney and Sheriff-Coroner are required to respond to findings and recommendations. All other agencies set forth in the matrix are requested to respond. Table No. 1 – FINDINGS – RESPONSE MATRIX NAME OF ENTITY F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 COUNTY Adult Mental Health Services: Health Care Agency X X Adult Protective Services: Social Services Agency X X Board of Supervisors X X X County Executive Officer X X X X District Attorney X Office on Aging: OC Community Resources X X Public Guardian: Public Administrator/Public Guardian X LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: OC Sheriff’s Department: County & Contract Cities X Anaheim Police Department X Brea Police Department X Buena Park Department X Costa Mesa Police Department X Cypress Police Department X Dana Point Police Department X Fountain Valley Police Department X Fullerton Police Department X Garden Grove Police Department X Huntington Beach Police Department X Irvine Police Department X La Habra Police Department X La Palma Police Department X Laguna Beach Police Department X Los Alamitos Police Department X Newport Beach Police Department X Orange Police Department X Placentia Police Department X Santa Ana Police Department X Seal Beach Police Department X Tustin Police Department X Westminster Police Department X Table No. 2 – RECOMMENDATIONS – RESPONSE MATRIX NAME OF ENTITY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 COUNTY Board of Supervisors X X County Executive Officer X X District Attorney X X LAW ENFORCEMENT OC Sheriff’s Department: County & Contract Cities X Anaheim Police Department X Brea Police Department X Buena Park Department X Costa Mesa Police Department X Cypress Police Department X Dana Point Police Department X Fountain Valley Police Department X Fullerton Police Department X Garden Grove Police Department X Huntington Beach Police Department X Irvine Police Department X La Habra Police Department X La Palma Police Department X Laguna Beach Police Department X Los Alamitos Police Department X Newport Beach Police Department X Orange Police Department X Placentia Police Department X Santa Ana Police Department X Seal Beach Police Department X Tustin Police Department X Westminster Police Department X