L.A. County Sheriff's Gang Tracking System

GAO reviewed the various aspects of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Gang, Reporting, Evaluation, and Tracking (GREAT) system including its records, controls, and safeguards. GAO found that: (1) requests from law enforcement agencies for gang member information that were not a part of the system frequently were not being recorded by officers responding to such requests; and (2) due to a lack of funding, GREAT has never been audited, although independent audits would ensure that system controls and safeguards are in place and functioning as intended.