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Criminal

Jan. 19, 2018

Is the Sheriff’s Department the only office with records?

The current investigation by the Los Angeles County district attorney into Sheriff's Department files on officers with a record of misconduct calls to mind another set of files -- one maintained by the DA's office itself.

Cary Lowe

Email: carylowe@cox.net

Cary is a San Diego attorney and mediator who writes frequently on civic issues.

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Is the Sheriff’s Department the only office with records?
Jackie Lacey

The current investigation by the Los Angeles County district attorney into Sheriff's Department files on officers with a record of misconduct calls to mind another set of files -- one maintained by the DA's office itself.

I came across those files in the early 1970s, while participating in a clinical program on criminal law, as a law student at USC. I worked at the federally funded Greater Watts Justice Center, under the supervision ...

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