The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - DOJ requests resources to develop such guidelines, responding to i nquiries, providing technical assistance to local agencies, and enforce compliance. Chapter 986 of 2022 (SB 863, Min) Authorizes interagency domestic violence death review teams to assist local agencies identify and review domestic violence near ‑death cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - Figure 3 Summary of Total CARE Program Funding General Fund (In Millions) Training, Data Collection, and Other Activities 20.2 $91.4 $100.8 CARE = Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment; CalHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; and DHCS = Department of Health Care Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - Some of the notable augmentations include: $19  million General Fund in 2023-24 (decreasing to $4.2  million annually beginning in 2025-26) to implement Chapter  326 of 2022 (AB  1981, Lee) related to juror reimbursement and compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, DOJ could require agencies pay more or less based on various factors —such as the specific type of forensic service sought, the speed of the service, or the size of the agency. We acknowledge that developing such a plan may be difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - DOJ also provides various services to local law enforcement agencies, including providing forensic services. Finally, DOJ manages various databases, including the statewide criminal history database.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Furthermore, changes in CDCR pay might have other indirect effects on mental health care programs operated by other state agencies such as DSH. Those departments may seek increases in compensation to ensure their pay remains competitive with CDCR —potentially adding still more costs to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Specifically, state law required that such data first be reported by April 2019 from agencies employing 1,000 or more officers ( “Wave 1 ”), by April 2020 from agencies employing 667 to 1,000 officers ( “Wave 2 ”), by April 2022 from agencies employing 334 to 667 officers ( “Wave 3 ”), and by April 2023 from agencies employing less than 334 officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Various factors can affect how law enforcement agencies choose to prioritize their resources. For example, during the pandemic era, California —and the nation as a whole —experienced an uptick in violent crime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - State and local agencies are responsible for the costs of purchasing SAE kits. Medical facilities generally send the SAE kit to the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the sexual assault who would then send the SAE kit to a forensic laboratory for testing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714