BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 1075 (Runner) - Department of Justice: crime statistics
reporting
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|Version: April 14, 2016 |Policy Vote: PUB. S. 7 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: May 2, 2016 |Consultant: Jolie Onodera |
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This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: SB 1075 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ)
to include disaggregated information on child molestation crimes
in its annual statewide criminal statistics report, as
specified.
Fiscal
Impact: One-time costs potentially in excess of $100,000
(General Fund) to the DOJ to make the necessary automation
changes to enable reporting of the specified crimes in its
annual report. Minor and absorbable ongoing costs.
Background: Existing law requires the DOJ to present a report annually to
the Governor containing the statewide criminal statistics of the
preceding year. Under existing law, local agencies including
chiefs of police and sheriffs, are required to report
statistical data to the DOJ at the time and in the manner the
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DOJ prescribes.
As described in its most recent annual report, "Crime in
California, 2014, presents an overview of the criminal justice
system in California. Current year statistics are presented for
reported crimes, arrests, dispositions of adult felony arrests,
adult probation, criminal justice personnel, citizens'
complaints against peace officers, domestic violence- related
calls for assistance, and law enforcement officers killed or
assaulted. In addition, statistics for preceding years are
provided for historical context."
Proposed Law:
This bill would require the annual criminal statistics report
published by the DOJ to include statistics on child molestation
in the same format and within the existing Table 1 and Table 2
of that report on the number, rate per 100,000 population, and
percentage change in other violent crimes, including rape.
This bill specifies, for purposes of this measure, child
molestation shall include the combined total of offenses defined
in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Penal Code §§ 288 and 288.5.
Staff
Comments: The DOJ has indicated the provisions of this bill
will result in new workload to enable the collection of the
specified crime statistics and incorporate the information into
its annual report. It is estimated the one-time costs to
complete the enhancements to its existing data systems could
cost in excess of $100,000. Any ongoing workload related to the
inclusion of the specified data is estimated to be absorbable
within existing resources.
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