L O S A N G E L E S P O L I C E C O M M I S S I O NL O S A N G E L E S P O L I C E C O M M I S S I O NREVIEW OF AUDIT DIVISION’SARREST, BOOKING, ANDCHARGING REPORTS AUDITConducted by theOFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERALANDRÉ BIROTTE, JR.Inspector GeneralDecember 28, 2005TABLE OF CONTENTSREVIEW OF AUDIT DIVISION’S ARREST, BOOKING, ANDCHARGING REPORTS AUDITPAGENO.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY iPURPOSE 1BACKGROUND ON AUDIT DIVISION’S AUDIT 1BACKGROUND ON THE OIG’S AUDIT SECTION 2REVIEW METHODOLOGY 2REVIEW RESULTS 3COMPLETENESS 3Consent Decree Mandates Addressed 3Identification of a Complete Population 3Conclusion 3FINDINGS 4Support for Findings 4Presentation of Findings 5Conclusion 5QUALITY 5Audit Quality 5Report Quality 6Conclusion 6OTHER RELATED MATTERS 6EXECUTIVE SUMMARYOffice of the Inspector GeneralReview of Audit Division’s Arrest, Booking, and Charging Reports AuditOVERVIEW OF AUDIT DIVISION’S AUDITAudit Division conducted its sixth Arrest, Booking, and Charging (ABC) Reports Audit (Audit)and assessed the Los Angeles Police Department’s (Department) compliance with ConsentDecree paragraphs 70(a)(b), 73, 106(e)(vii), 128, and 131(a)(c)(e). See Table No.1 for a briefdescription of the Audit’s objectives when assessing adherence to those paragraphs and theresults of Audit Division’s assessments.Audit Division’s Audit deviated from previous ABC Reports audits in that it assessed arguablyhigher-risk arrests involving certain California Penal ...