The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has enacted a new policy aimed at rooting out prohibited deputy cliques and gangs in its ranks, in an action announced two days after Sheriff Robert Luna was reelected to a second term this week.
“There is no place in our Department for cliques that undermine our guidelines, compromise accountability, or erode public trust,” according to a statement from Luna, who has repeatedly promised to eliminate rogue organizations within the department.
The new policy states that department members “shall not participate in, or solicit others to participate in, or join a prohibited clique.” In addition, it requires department employees to participate in investigations of the groups “as a condition of employment.”…