Collected by: Stanford University, Social Sciences Resource Group

Archived since: Apr, 2021

Description:

This is a collection of California law enforcement agencies’ policy manual websites. It includes most police departments and sheriff offices and some district attorney offices, school district police departments, and university public safety departments. In 2018, California Senate Bill 978 (D-Bradford) was enacted into law, requiring local law enforcement agencies [to] “conspicuously post on their Internet Web sites all current standards, policies, practices, operating procedures, and education and training materials that would otherwise be available to the public if a request was made pursuant to the California Public Records Act.” This collection helps to document how these agencies present their information to the public as well as provide access to the policy manuals.

Subject:   Government - Counties,  Government - Cities,  Society & Culture