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Arizona Department of Public Safety - Telecommunications Bureau
Report #: 01-05
Public Safety, Department of
Performance Audit

This report addresses the need for DPS to upgrade its existing analog microwave communications system to digital technology.  Manufacturers no longer make analog microwave radios and no longer guarantee that...

Arizona Supreme Court Procedural Review As of March 14, 2001
Supreme Court
Procedural Review
Arizona Department of Corrections - Human Resources Management
Report #: 01-04
Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit

The Department’s high correctional officer vacancy and turnover rate is preventing it from fully opening its newest prison and costs the State millions in overtime expenses.  Despite aggressive recruitment measures...

Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners Procedural Review as of March 8, 2001
Dental Examiners, State Board of
Procedural Review
Arizona Board of Equalization Procedural Review As of March 5, 2001
Equalization, State Board of
Procedural Review
Department of Public Safety - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program
Report #: 01-03
Public Safety, Department of
Performance Audit

Despite D.A.R.E.’s popularity and widespread use, over a decade of research has failed to show the program’s most widely used component, the core curriculum, has any lasting impact on preventing...

State of Arizona Board of Fingerprinting Procedural Review As of February 23, 2001
Fingerprinting, State Board of
Procedural Review
Healthy Families Program
Report #: 01-02
Economic Security, Department of
Performance Audit

The goals of Healthy Families—Arizona include preventing child abuse, promoting child wellness and proper development, strengthening family relations, and reducing drug and alcohol dependency.  To accomplish these goals, Healthy Families’...

Arizona Department of Racing Procedural Review As of February 16, 2001
Racing, Department of
Procedural Review
Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control Procedural Review As of February 15, 2001
Liquor Licenses and Control, Department of
Procedural Review
Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings Procedural Review As of February 7, 2001
Administrative Hearings, Office of
Procedural Review
Arizona Department of Economic Security - Division of Child Support Enforcement
Report #: 01-01
Economic Security, Department of
Performance Audit

This performance audit report focused on the program’s overall effectiveness and automated system.  While the child support program has significantly improved its collections performance in recent years, many families still...

Arizona Family Literacy Program
Report #: 00-22
Economic Security, Department of
Performance Audit

The Family Literacy Program (FLP) aims to improve the basic academic and literacy skills of economically and educationally disadvantaged parents and their preschool-age children. Since last year’s evaluation, Arizona’s Department...

Arizona Department of Corrections - Security Operations
Report #: 00-20
Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit

The Department has substantially improved security in almost all areas. However, the Department still has to operate some facilities where the poor design or the type of buildings diminishes staff...

Factors Impacting School District Administrative Costs
Report #: ASD-SS
Education, Department of
Performance Audit

During the 44th Legislature, 1st Special Session, the Legislature passed Chapter 4, §16, requiring the Office of the Auditor General to help explain the factors impacting administrative costs for school...

Department of Economic Security - Division of Developmental Disabilities
Report #: 00-19
Economic Security, Department of
Performance Audit

Coordination between the Division and Child Protective Services can be improved to ensure that foster care children with developmental disabilities receive timely and appropriate services. Comprehensive cross-training and updated policies...

Arizona State Boxing Commission
Report #: 00-18
Boxing Commission
Performance Audit

This report addresses issues related to the Arizona State Boxing Commission (Commission) and the Arizona Department of Racing’s (Department) efforts to regulate and collect revenues from boxing and other fighting...

Arizona Department of Agriculture Sunset Factors
Report #: 00-17
Agriculture, Department of
Performance Audit

The Office of the Auditor General has performed audit work to address the 12 statutory Sunset Factors for the Arizona Department of Agriculture.  These factors accompany a series of seven...

Arizona Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Compliance and Worker Safety Program
Report #: 00-16
Agriculture, Department of
Performance Audit

This report addresses the Department’s efforts to ensure compliance with the State’s agricultural pesticide laws. The State’s system for enforcing pesticide laws is greatly limited in its ability to assess...

Arizona Department of Agriculture - Commodity Development and Promotion Program
Report #: 00-15
Agriculture, Department of
Performance Audit

This report addresses the Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Development and Promotion Program  and the activities of Arizona Grown, a key component of the Program’s domestic promotion efforts.  The auditors' review...