Public Protection


Police and Sheriff/Jail Operations

Project: Management Audit of Sheriff’s Department, County of Santa Clara
Client: Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara

Project: Analysis of Fixed Post Staffing, San Francisco Sheriff’s Department
Client: Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco

Project: Management Audit of the Pima County Constable Function
Client: Pima County Board of Supervisors

Project: Management Audit of the Pima County Criminal Justice System
Client: Board of Supervisors, Pima County, Arizona

Project: Performance Audit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Female Inmate Programs and Discipline and Inmate Disturbance Management
Client: Los Angeles County Grand Jury

Project: Special Study of Opportunities to Improve the Efficiency, Economy and Effectiveness of the Santa Clara County Justice System
Client: Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara

Project: Management Audit of the San Francisco Police Department
Client: Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco

Project: Operational Audit of the Humboldt County Correctional Facility
Client: Board of Supervisors, Humboldt County, California

Project: Special Report on the Use of the Los Angeles County 911 Emergency Telephone System
Client: Los Angeles County Grand Jury

Project: Analysis of Los Angeles County Central Jail Fixed Post Sworn Staffing
Client: Los Angeles County Grand Jury

Project: Analysis of Consolidation of the Sheriff´s Crime Lab with the Los Angeles Police Department Crime Laboratory
Client: Los Angeles County Grand Jury

Project: Management Review of the Organization and Operations of the Mendocino County Sheriff´s Department
Client: Board of Supervisors, Mendocino County, California

Project: Performance Audit of Booking and Detention Services at Maricopa County Jails
Client: County Administrative Officer, Maricopa County, Arizona

Project: Operational Audit of the Staffing, Organization and Operations of the Solano County Sheriff´s Department
Client: Board of Supervisors, County of Solano, California

Project: Performance Evaluation of the Sheriff´s Department of the County of San Diego
Client: Board of Supervisors, County of San Diego

Medical Examiner

Project: Management Audit of the Medical Examiner´s Office of the City and County of San Francisco
Client: Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco

Project: Analysis of the Organization of Medical Examiner-Coroner Functions, County of Santa Clara
Client: Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara

Project: Management Audit of the Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner – Coroner´s Office
Client: Auditor-Controller, County of Los Angeles

Trial Courts

Project: Feasibility Study on the Integration of Municipal Court and Justice Court Initial Appearance Functions
Client: Arizona Superior Court in Pima County

Project: Audit Comparing Trial Courts Summary Probation to Probation Department´s Formal Probation in Los Angeles County
Client: Los Angeles County Grand Jury

Project: Special Study of Opportunities to Improve the Efficiency, Economy and Effectiveness of the Santa Clara County Justice System
Client: Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara

Project: Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Split Court Session Program
Client: Los Angeles County Steering Committee Consisting of Auditor Controller, Chief Administrative Officer, Municipal Court and Superior Court

Project: Management Audit of the County Clerk and Superior Court of Santa Clara County
Client: Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara

District Attorney

Project: Management Audit of the Pima County Criminal Justice System
Client: Board of Supervisors, Pima County, Arizona

Project: Review of the Operations of the Family Support Division of the Office of the District Attorney in Santa Clara County
Client: Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara

Project: Zero-based Budget Analysis, District Attorney´s Office
Client: Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco

Indigent Defense/Public Defender

Project: Special Study of Opportunities to Improve the Efficiency, Economy and Effectiveness of Santa Clara County’s Indigent Defense/Public Defender Operations
Client: Boards of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara

Project: Management Audit of the Pima County Criminal Justice System
Client: Board of Supervisors, Pima County, Arizona

Project: Caseload and Cost Analysis of Five Contract Organizations Serving the Courts of Appeal of the State of California
Client: The Judicial Council of California and Administrative Office of the Courts

Project: Audit of Indigent Defense Costs in Orange County
Client: Orange County Grand Jury, California

Project: Management Audit of Indigent Defense Costs in San Bernardino County
Client: San Bernardino County Grand Jury, California

Project: Management Audit – Los Angeles County Public Defender Investigation Function
Client: Auditor-Controller of Los Angeles County

Probation

Project: Audit Comparing Trial Courts Formal Probation to Probation Department’s Summary Probation, Los Angeles County
Client: Los Angeles County Grand Jury

Project: Managament Audit of the Pima County Adult Probation Department
Client: Arizona Superior Court in Pima County

Project: Special Study of the Los Angeles County Probation Department Central and Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall Facilities
Client: Los Angeles County Grand Jury

Project: Management Audit of the San Bernardino County Probation Department
Client: San Bernardino County Grand Jury, California

Project: Management Audit of the Santa Clara County Probation Department
Client: Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara

Animal Control

Project: Limited Scope Management Audit of the City of Los Angeles Department of Animal Regulation
Client: Los Angeles County Grand Jury

Project: Management Audit – Animal Control Unit of the City of Oakland Police Department
Client: City Manager, City of Oakland

Fire Safety

Project: Review and Analysis of San Francisco Fire Department Overtime Management and Expenditure Controls
Client: Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco

Project: Management Audit of San Francisco Fire Department
Client: Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco