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Deputy Gangs

  2. Deputy Gangs

Deputy Gangs

The Commission recognizes the existence of deputy gangs and cliques in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and acknowledges it is a significant problem that requires a proactive and multifaceted response. At the October 2018 Commission meeting, an Ad Hoc Committee was created to address the issue of secret deputy subgroups. 

On March 3, 2023, the Commission held a special hearing to discuss the highly anticipated report on deputy gangs. The report, written by special counsel, Bert Deixler, provides a history of deputy gangs in the Sheriff's Department and identifies the gangs currently in the Department. The report also lists the obstacles to eliminating deputy gangs and confirms that eliminating gangs is constitutionally permissible. Finally, the report makes a total of 27 recommendations for the Sheriff to adopt.

News Release: Civilian Oversight Panel Adopts Recommendations to Eradicate Deputy Gangs

Commission's Motion: To Adopt Special Counsel's Report and Recommendations to Eradicate Deputy Gangs

Board of Supervisor's Motion: Support for the Commission’s Recommendations to Eradicate Deputy Gangs

Watch the March 3, 2023 Special Hearing.
REPORTS & MOTIONS
BOS Motion - Deputy Gangs: Support for the Commission’s Recommendations to Eradicate Deputy Gangs in LASD - March 7, 2023 Motion to Adopt Special Counsel’s Report and 27 Recommendations to Eradicate Deputy Gangs - March 3, 2023 Deputy Gangs and Cliques in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Special Counsel's Report & Recommendations - February 2023 RAND's Comprehensive Study of Secret Sheriff's Deputy Subgroups - September 10, 2021 Assembly Bill 958 (Gipson): Supporting the Prohibition Against Law Enforcement Gangs Assembly Bill 958 (Gipson): Opposing Law Enforcement Cliques and Gangs Civilian Oversight Commissions Proposed Policy Prohibiting Deputy Cliques & Preamble Proposed Policy 50 Years of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Analysis of the Criminal Investigation of the Alleged Assault by Banditos (Oct. 2020, Inspector General) Expanding Authority to Investigate Deputy Secret Societies (Motion by Supervisors Hahn & Ridley-Thomas, July 23, 2019) Report back on the Comprehensive Study of Secret Sheriff's Deputy Subgroup (July 18, 2019) Expanding Authority to Investigate Deputy Secret Societies (Motion by Supervisors Hahn & Ridley-Thomas, July 16, 2019) Report-Back on the Status of the Study of Secret Deputy Subgroups including the Cooperation of the Sheriff(Office of Inspector General, June 26, 2019) Assessing County liability in settlements involving Sheriff "Gangs" (Motion by Supervisors Kuehl & Solis, April 30, 2019) Direct the OIG to conduct an inquiry on secret deputy subgroups (Commission motion, Apr. 23, 2019) Comprehensive Study of Secret Sheriff’s Deputy Subgroups (Motion by Supervisor Solis, Mar. 12, 2019) Reform & Oversight Efforts: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (OIG report, Dec. 2018) Citizens’ Commission on Jail Violence Executive Summary (Sept. 2012) Final Report (Sept. 2012) A report by Special Counsel James G. Kolts Report (July 1992)
NEWS
Civilian Oversight Panel Adopts Recommendations to Eradicate Deputy Gangs - March 3, 2023 Civilian Oversight Panel Launches Full-Scale Investigation into Deputy Gangs - March 24, 2022 County Explore Expanding Inspector General Authority to Investigate Sheriffs Deputy Secret Societies - July 23, 2019 Civilian oversight panel directs Inspector General to conduct inquiries into secret deputy subgroups - April 23, 2019

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