County probation a big mess, new report says

The Los Angeles County Probation Department's chief deputy says in "a searing critique" that his agency has been plagued by weak management, poor communication, entrenched perceptions of favoritism and staffers who would never have survived a rigorous background check. Cal Remington's 67-page report "provides a study in organizational dysfunction across multiple fronts," says a story at Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky's website.