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Grand Juries and the Law
Legal authority of grand jury and use of CGJA's Compendium of Grand Jury Law Relevance of California Codes, Court Judgments, Attorney General Opinions, and Public Agency Laws Understanding the role of final reports, responses, and the accusation process
Grand Jury Investigations
Rules, restrictions, and caveats Planning, organizing and conducting an investigation Evaluating evidence, verification, essentials of final report
Grand Jury Interviews
Advance preparation, interview objectives and formulating the questions Tips for conducting an interview and effective use of follow-up questions View and critique a video of a mock grand jury interview
Writing Final Reports
Interrelationship of Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations Writing effectively - logic, accuracy, order, grammar, understanding Publishing, announcing, and distributing guidelines
Continuity
Review and follow-up to prior final report responses Value of maintaining your reference files, Handbook and Library Internal organization and processes
A Sampling of Special Presentations
> Untangling the Maze of Local Government
Several county counsels
> Auditing Public Management Accountability
Retired county executive
> Reviewing Law Enforcement Agencies
Retired attorney, college professor, police officer
>Understanding Special Districts
Executives of California Special Districts Association
> Inspecting Jails and Juvenile Facilities
California Board of Corrections executives
> Investigating Government Finances
Bank manager and fraud investigator
> Looking at Public Schools
Educator and school superintendent
> Understanding City Governments
Former city mayor and former city attorney
> How respondents view grand jury reports
Current county department manager
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