Summary
Summary
| Report Number: | 2009-038 |
| Report Title: | Department of Law Enforcement - Criminal History Checks and Prior Audit Follow-Up - Operational Audit |
| Report Period: | 07/2006 - 02/2008 |
| Release Date: | 11/12/2008 |
Our operational audit of the Department of Law Enforcement (Department) focused on administrative issues relating to the Department’s processing of criminal history checks. Our audit, covering the period July 2006 through February 2008, also included a follow-up on the status of actions taken by the Department to address prior audit findings. Our audit disclosed the following:
Criminal History Checks
Department Costs
Finding No. 1: The Department had not developed and implemented a methodology to identify and summarize all direct and indirect costs related to the performance of criminal history checks.
Receipt Processing
Finding No. 2: The Department’s internal controls relating to the collection and processing of criminal history check revenues could be improved.
Firearms Dealers
Finding No. 3: Firearms dealers were not always billed for criminal history checks processed by the Department.
Security Controls
Finding No. 4: Certain security controls related to the Financial Accounting Criminal History Tracking System (FACTS) needed improvement.
Criminal Justice Professionalism Program
Program Costs
Finding No. 5: As similarly noted in audit report No. 2007-014, the Department had not implemented a cost allocation plan that identified and summarized all direct and indirect costs associated with the Criminal Justice Professionalism Program.The Executive Director’s response is included at the end of this report as Exhibit B.