January 24, 2021 07:34:28 pm
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced on Friday the launch of a civil rights investigation into an alleged pattern of unconstitutional policing conducted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD).
The California Constitution and the California Civil Code Section 52.3 authorize the California Attorney General to conduct civil investigations of law enforcement agencies in order to determine whether the agency engaged in conduct that violates state or federal law. This “pattern or practice investigation typically works to identify and, as appropriate, ultimately address potentially systematic violations of the constitutional rights of the community at large by a law enforcement agency.” A criminal investigation is not being pursued at this time. A criminal investigation differs from a civil investigation because criminal investigations are on individual incidents rather than a pattern of behavior.
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