Los Angeles Sheriffs Department’s (LASD) Sheriff LeeBacarebuffed federal investigators who were zeroing in on long-standing abuses at LASD jails, acting as if he and his department were oversight-proof. Describe how the structures of oversight the Sheriff had dealt with over the years helped reinforce the powerful sense of immunity Baca expressed to federal officials. Make sure to include in your discussion political factors that strengthened the Sheriffs hand against oversight and supervision by county authorities, concluding your answer by explaining why the Los Angeles Sheriffs situation is not unique relative to other sheriffs offices across the United States.
