Blog 17: Answer 3

My EQ is "How can the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department best utilize it's Special Investigations Unit?"

1. My answer 3 would be that the LASD needs to sort out it's job mobility issue, and fix the overflow of applicants so that wait time for application is reduced from 6 months to a more reasonable time for the largest department in the U.S.
2.
A. One detail is that there is currently a 6 month wait time when you apply to even have your application looked at as evidence as stated within their Job Applications and FAQ
B. Another would be that the current wait time to be moved from the jails to patrol is even longer, and can take years, unless you have the connections to get you moving within the system.
C. Finally, there is the fact that they're the largest Sheriff's Department within the US and receive tens of thousands of applications monthly

http://shq.lasdnews.net/content/uoa/PER/faqs.pdf
Their frequently asked Questions page, on their second page, they admit to a six month wait time from application sending, to actually getting tested.

http://shq.lasdnews.net/pages/PageDetail.aspx?id=2066
their information detail which has provide information on their sheer size, including maps showing their jurisdiction on where they can act.

The Sheriff's Department has problem with it's hiring process, they're drowning in these applications, and the problem is that their low leveled positions are filled, and they need a way to move, and to go up in the ranks. there needs to be an overhaul in their system to get lower level workers either moving, or out of there.