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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Orange County Grand Jury • 2005-2006

Oversight of Orange County Law*

Published: September 25, 2006 2 pages Consolidated Report

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Findings 1 findings

2 Independent reviews of LEAs: As the Mayor of the City of Laguna Woods, I believe that the practices of law enforcement agencies in Orange County are subject to the scrutiny on independent reviews by the communities they serve. Their policies and procedures come under regular review by the state and federal judicial systems, their elected and appointed officials, their legal counsel and their residents. In addition to making complaints to the law enforcement agency itself, members of our communities have many options available to them if they believe that their law enforcement agency is not performing competently, or they believe they were treated unfairly. In the seven years since the City incorporated, we have received very few complaints about OCSD service and those have been investigated by our staff and successfully resolved. I believe that the review systems currently being used in our City and the OCSD are working effectively and that the amount of oversight currently provided is sufficient.

Recommendations 1

R7

2 Near-term, independent review of LEA policies, procedures, and compliance: The City of Laguna Woods believes that the internal and external system of checks and balances currently in place in the OCSD are functioning effectively. There are periodic and ongoing reviews of policies, procedures and compliance. There is no evidence to suggest that the recommendations proposed by the Grand Jury would enhance the systems currently in place. We do not support additional independent review.

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