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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F1
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is in need of additional staff to effectively investigate and prosecute complex and time consuming identity-theft crimes.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Orange County District Attorney increase the number of investigators and prosecutors to allow for both identity-theft specialization and in-depth case investigation.
F2
Some city police agencies need more training by the District Attorney’s Office to properly investigate and prepare identity-theft cases for presentation to prosecutors. 5
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The Orange County District Attorney provide more training to local police agencies in investigative techniques and case preparation to ensure that cases will be accepted by the District Attorney for prosecution. (Finding 2)
F3
Identity Theft Sub-Task Forces are in place in five major population centers in California and are functioning to facilitate better com- munication, coordination and cooperation among federal, state and local law enforcement and public record-keeping agencies involved in prevention, investigation and prosecution of identity theft. Orange County does not have an Identity Theft Task Force or Sub-Task Force.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The Orange County District Attorney, the Orange County Sheriff- Coroner Department and the city police departments in Orange County take steps to form and actively participate in a countywide Regional Identity Theft Task Force comprised of representatives of each of these agencies. The task force should seek the cooperation and participation of the United States Postal Inspector, the United States Secret Service, the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Federal Trade Commission. (Finding 3)
F4
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Orange County city police agencies and the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department provide some form of public information and resource materials outlining how one can prevent identity theft as well as corrective steps to take where identity theft has occurred.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
Orange County city police departments and the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department work cooperatively to develop standardized public information materials, possibly modeled after excellent pamphlets that now exist, for use by all departments. (Finding 4)
F5
Eight city police agencies in Orange County have developed specialized identity-theft crime reporting forms that incorporate standardized terms and information formats. These forms can help identity-theft victims repair damaged credit history more quickly. Response to Finding 1 is required from the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Responses to Findings 1-4 are required from the Orange County District Attorney. Responses to Findings 3-5 are required from the Orange County Sheriff- Coroner. Responses to Findings 3-5 are required from the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Tustin, Westminster and Yorba Linda.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
Orange County city police departments and the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department adopt a standardized identity-theft crime- reporting form, possibly modeled after forms now in use by several police departments. (Finding 5) Response is required to Recommendation 1 from the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Responses are required to Recommendations 1-3 from the Orange County District Attorney. Responses are required to Recommendations 3-5 from the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner. Responses are required to Recommendations 3-5 from the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Tustin, Westminster and Yorba Linda. BIBLIOGRAPHY Synovate, “Federal Trade Commission–Identity Theft Survey Report,” Fed- eral Trade Commission, September 2003 “Survey on Identity Theft,” Gartner Research Group, July 2003 Gayer, Jennette, “Policing Privacy: Law Enforcement’s Response to Identity Theft,” The California Public Interest Research Group, May 2003 “ID Theft–When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name,” Federal Trade Commission, September 2002 “Identity Theft: The Aftermath 2003,” Identity Theft Resource Center, Summer 2003 8
Agency Responses 24
Government agencies' official responses to this report's findings and recommendations. Click on a response to see the structured breakdown.