The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - This additional time could be needed for various reasons, including to ensure that all participants have the ability to be heard (which could simply require more time and resources) or to address conflicting interpretations or app lication of the language (which could be resolved legislatively or through statewide Judicial Council guidance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

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

Jun 12, 2025 - These changes simply allow for them to be given longer incarceration terms. Increased Capacity to Detect and Respond to Retail Crime. As discussed below, various other changes are intended to create increased capacity to detect and respond to retail crime with a focus on more sophisticated retail crime rings and people who engage in repeated and/or high ‑volume thefts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - For example, the convenience of remote proceedings could result in more individuals choosing to interact with the court in a manner that requires more resources (such as by contesting a violation rather than simply paying for the fines and fees for the infraction).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - For example, it is difficult to assess whether reductions in the number of people on county felony supervision sent to prison are the result of improvements in county supervision practices or simply the result of fewer people being eligible for prison due to the 2011 public safety realignment and Proposition  47.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - The Legislature will want to consider whether there should be case processing standards to monitor the entire disciplinary process or simply OCTC. Focusing on the entire system places responsibility on the State Bar to ensure that OCTC and SBC coordinate effectively with one another.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Accordingly, it is possible that some of the difference in outcomes between state ‑appointed and private attorneys could be driven by the fact that private attorneys simply provide more extensive legal and hearing preparation services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - In this publication, we provide an overview of local detention facilities (such as county jails) in California. We also assess the state’s program for setting minimum facility standards and inspecting these facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371