Report 2017-131 Recommendation 12 Responses

Report 2017-131: Hate Crimes in California: Law Enforcement Has Not Adequately Identified, Reported, or Responded to Hate Crimes (Release Date: May 2018)

Recommendation #12 To: San Francisco State University

To ensure accurate and complete reporting, LA Police and SFSU Police should provide sufficient guidance and oversight to their officers and staff so that they report all hate crimes to DOJ.

6-Month Agency Response

SFSU has continued to provide guidance and oversight to our officers and staff to ensure they report all hate crimes to DOJ. The University Police Department's Professional Standards & Training Unit has fully implemented the process of conducting monthly case review audits to validate the correct classification of completed reports.

SFSU has also implemented and fully integrated the process of providing the DOJ with monthly

notifications of hate crimes, as part of the monthly (UCR) Uniform Crime Reporting statistical

submission whether or not there was a hate crime reported.

All SFSU sworn personnel have completed their annual review and training of the hate crimes policy and procedures.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

60-Day Agency Response

SFSU will provide sufficient guidance and oversight to our officers and staff so they report all hate crimes to DOJ. Guidance will consist of an annual review of the hate crimes policy and procedures by the University Police Department's Professional Standards & Training Unit; oversight will include such strategies as a monthly case review to validate the correct classification of completed reports. Further, SFSU will conduct hate crimes policy and procedures training to all department staff on an annual basis. Additionally, SFSU has implemented a process to provide the DOJ with monthly notifications of hate crimes, as part of the monthly (UCR) Uniform Crime Reporting statistical submission whether or not there was a hate crime reported. The FBI's UCR Program is a nationwide cooperative statistical effort of law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their attention.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2017-131

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.