Gun-toting auditors and attorneys
Subtitle: does the Inspector General need 105 armed peace officers?
By: California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes ; prepared by Dorothy Korber
Contributors: California. Legislature. Senate. Office of Oversight and Outcomes; California. Legislature. Senate. Rules Committee
Publisher: Senate Publications & Flags
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sacramento, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 57
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice; Officials and employees; California. Office of the Inspector General; Equipment and supplies; California; Peace officers
Other titles: Does the Inspector General need 105 armed peace officers?
Description: "Examines the questionable wisdom of categorizing lawyers and auditors in the Office of the Inspector General as peace officers when their actual duties require none of the specialized functions of law enforcement officers employed in other state agencies. To justify this peace officer status, state law and administrative rules offer an elaborate rationale that presumes gun-toting auditors and lawyers will engage in police functions such as hand-to-hand combat and high-speed pursuits"--Executive summary, p. 1.
Notes: "A report prepared for the Senate Rules Committee ; November 30, 2010"--Cover.

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Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: Background and OIG [Office of Inspector General] rationale for peace officer status; title: Statutory basis for peace officer status; title: Growing percentage of peace officers; title: Criminal cases and law-enforcement activities; title: Fleet of take-home state cars; title: Guns and tax exemptions; title: Peace officer training and equipment; title: DIG [Deputy Inspector General] : same job category for auditors and police officers; title: Comparison with other agencies with similar missions.