California Law Enforcement Misused State Databases More Than 7,000 Times in 2023
California Law Enforcement Misused State Databases More Than 7,000 Times in 2023

www.eff.org California Law Enforcement Misused State Databases More Than 7,000 Times in 2023
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LACSD) committed wholesale abuse of sensitive criminal justice databases in 2023, violating a specific rule against searching the data to run background checks for concealed carry firearm permits.The sheriff’s department’s 6,789 abuses made up a majority....

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LACSD) committed wholesale abuse of sensitive criminal justice databases in 2023, violating a specific rule against searching the data to run background checks for concealed carry firearm permits.The sheriff’s department’s 6,789 abuses made up a majority...