2026-111 Law Enforcement Agencies —Information Sharing

Audit Scope and Objectives

The audit by the California State Auditor will provide independently developed and verified information related to the information sharing practices between state and local law enforcement agencies.  The audit’s scope will include, but not be limited to, the following activities pertaining to CDCR, the county of Los Angeles, and two other counties selected by the State Auditor:

1. Review and evaluate the laws, rules, and regulations significant to the audit objectives.
2. Review CDCR’s processes for sharing information with county probation departments and local law enforcement agencies regarding incarcerated individuals prior to and upon those individuals’ placement to postrelease community supervision to determine the following:
   • The timeliness and completeness of CDCR’s notifications to local law enforcement.
   • CDCR’s methods for providing notifications to local law enforcement.
   • The extent to which any technological, legal, fiscal, or practical constraints affect information sharing between CDCR and local law enforcement.
3. Evaluate a selection of past and ongoing efforts related to facilitating information sharing between the State and local law enforcement. Based on the results of this evaluation, make recommendations for improvements to such information sharing.
4. Compare CDCR’s information sharing practices to those of two other large states that have similar postrelease community supervision programs to identify best practices and any areas for improvement.
5. For Los Angeles County and the two other selected counties, identify best practices for information sharing related to postrelease community supervision and responding to postrelease community supervision violations by determining the following:
   • How the county responds to postrelease community supervision violations,  including the use of escalating sanctions, referrals to county district attorneys, and revocation of postrelease community supervision.
   • The extent to which external factors exist that impede the county’s responses to postrelease community supervision violations.
6. Review and assess any other issues that are significant to the audit.