inspector general
noun
: a person who heads an inspectorate or a system of inspection (as of an army)
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In the latter inspection, the wrong form was used — although this was the first inspection from which the inspector general found actual reports.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Neil Olson, general counsel for the inspector general, declined comment on the probe.
—John O'Connor, Fortune, 27 May 2024
Choate’s employee head count was full as of Tuesday, but IDHS records showed that 65 employees — nearly 14% of the workforce — were on administrative leave or reassigned to other duties while the inspector general investigated allegations of abuse against them.
—Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
California Nine months after opening, L.A. County’s newest juvenile hall under fire from regulators
Feb. 8, 2024
Another inspector general’s report from 2023 said an officer fraudulently claimed two teens attacked him, leading him to deploy chemical spray.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Neil Olson, general counsel for the inspector general, declined comment on the probe.
—John O'Connor, Fortune, 27 May 2024
Choate’s employee head count was full as of Tuesday, but IDHS records showed that 65 employees — nearly 14% of the workforce — were on administrative leave or reassigned to other duties while the inspector general investigated allegations of abuse against them.
—Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
California Nine months after opening, L.A. County’s newest juvenile hall under fire from regulators
Feb. 8, 2024
Another inspector general’s report from 2023 said an officer fraudulently claimed two teens attacked him, leading him to deploy chemical spray.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
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