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Civil grand juries could help keep government accountable

By Hicbd
Fri Jul 14 2023 12:15 pm

"In California, civil grand juries provide valuable records of civilian oversight of government activity, which can allow for an assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of local government. Civil grand juries are primarily tasked with being government watchdogs, as part of the judicial branch – as such, each civil grand juror is a judicial officer. Civil grand juries are selected by a presiding judge and Jury Commissioner and work together to publish publicly viewable reports that investigate local elected officials, cities, and more agencies within the county’s purview."

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https://www.vrresearch.com/blog/2019/5/29/guide-to-civil-grand-juries-in-california-1
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2495445

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Government Global Fragile States / Nation Building / Democracy Democracy U.S. Government Citizen Engagement / Feedback / Participatory Government Local / County Government Public Administration / Government / Political Science Research Government Corruption / Oversight / Ethics U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Global Authoritarian Governments / Democracy / Dictatorships

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