Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Scott R. Jones Sheriff August 29, 2013 Honorable Laurie Earl, Presiding Judge*

The Grand Jury finds the Sheriff's Department and the OIG do not conduct an analysis of deputy-involved shooting incidents to identify the behavior, policy, or tactical issues that are present. The Grand Jury further finds the Sheriff's Department does not routinely review shooting cases to identify "lessons learned" that can be incorporated in training. Response to Finding 2: Partial Concurrence During this Grand Jury investigation the review of incidents by the Sheriff's Use of Force Tactical Review Board was not occurring. However, there were numerous strata of review that was occurring. The Sheriff, Undersheriff, and/or other members of executive staff respond to every OIS incident to acquire preliminary information about the shooting and scene. Thereafter, generally within 48 hours, Sheriff's Executive Staff receives a presentation by the Homicide Bureau and Professional Standards following their preliminary investigation into the OIS. Once both the criminal and administrative investigations are completed, a final presentation is given to Executive Staff. In addition to examining the officers' actions for each specific incident, the information from these presentations were evaluated by Executive Staff regarding behavior, policy, and tactical issues present that may require changes to policy or training within the Department. REFER ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT • P.O. BOX 988 • SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95812-0988 26 Honorable Laurie Earl August 29, 2013 Both the Department's Range Master and administrative investigative staff respond to all officer-involved shooting incidents to participate in the scene walk-through for training and investigative purposes. The information compiled is used to design firearm qualifications and training courses, note trends or commonalities, or identify training or policy deficiencies.

The Grand Jury finds that there is insufficient communication between the Office of the Inspector General and the administration of the Sheriff's Department concerning the "lessons learned" from the shooting cases. Response to Finding 3: Concur The Sheriff's Department has notified the OIG immediately following every officer- involved shooting incident, allowing for response and participation in scene walk- throughs at the discretion of the OIG. The OIG is updated frequently during and at the completion of all officer-involved shooting investigations. Communicating "lessons learned" from officer-involved shooting incidents had not been previously identified as a goal of the OIG, but the OIG has unfettered access to the investigation and information contained therein at all times

The Grand Jury finds the policies and orders of the SSD concerning use-of-force and deadly force are relatively generic and not comprehensive. Response to Finding 4: Concur While developing a Department-wide Use of Force update training course in 2012, the Sheriff's Department recognized these policies required review and revision.