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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Los Angeles County Grand Jury
• 2015-2016
16. Trying To Keep “Mom And Pop” Afloat
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Findings 2 findings
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Page 349
Nine subject questions/areas of interest
F2
Page 353
Current practices and comparable business loss mitigation programs
Recommendations 4
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R1Page 311Probation officers who go out in the field to supervise probationers are not normally provided laptop computers or tablets to take with them. Notes are handwritten and entered into a computer later in the office. Also, without a laptop or tablet the probation officer going into the field cannot check for other probationers and any potential criminal activity in the area.
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R2Page 311A probation officer dealing with Realignment Act probationers may share an office computer with another probation officer.
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R3Page 312The cell phones issued by the Probation Department require a ten digit code to be entered before use, even to dial 911.
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R4Page 312Sufficient office space and desks are not available for probation officers dealing with Realignment Act probationers. V. RECOMMENDATIONS 15.1. Los Angeles County and Los Angeles County Probation Department should ensure that laptop computers or tablets are available to probation officers going into the field. 15.2. Los Angeles County and Los Angeles County Probation Department should ensure that probation officers dealing with California Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 probationers not have to share an office computer with another officer. 15.3. Los Angeles County and Los Angeles County Probation Department should issue cell phones to probation officers should allow dialing 911 without a ten digit code being entered first. 304 2015-2016 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT 15.4. Los Angeles County and Los Angeles County Probation Department should initiate as study to determine the cost and availability of software that is available or could be developed that would allow probation officers to access both juvenile and adult probationers as well as communicate with other county and state agencies. VI. REQUEST FOR RESPONSE