Scope and Content The series contains records related to the Webster Commission's Discovery Request, which aimed to delve into the internal activities and operations of the Los Angeles Police Department in the months before and during the Rodney King riots. Materials within this series generally fall into one of four categories of records requested by the Commission: activities reports; meeting agendas and minutes; itineraries of Department-led training sessions; and roll call deployment period reports...

Scope and Content Included in the series are internal documents produced by the LAPD, which aided the Webster Commission in its assessment of the Department's operations. Materials include copies of the Watch Commander's Daily Reports between October, 1991 and May, 1992; critiques and after-action reports on the riots issued by each LAPD bureau; and correspondence regarding personnel and budget matters, crime statistics, and several Department-initiated programs. Also included are several documents,...

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Records pertaining to the activities of each administrative division of the LAPD Office of Operation's Headquarters Bureau between March 1991 and June 1992. Included are activities reports, agendas and minutes from staff meetings and supervisor meetings, and roll call deployment worksheets for training sessions led by the Bureau.

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Records pertaining to the activities of each geographic Area within the LAPD Office of Operation’s Central Bureau between 1991 and 1992. Included are agendas and minutes from Area staff meetings and supervisor meetings. Also contained within the series are items related to training courses conducted in each Area, including course outlines and syllabi, roll call deployment worksheets, and other supplemental materials.

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An after-action report and analysis commissioned by the LAPD regarding its planning, preparation, and response to the 1992 riots. Included are interviews with LAPD personnel, a report issued by the Office of the Chief of Police, and critiques and reports from each of the bureaus and major divisions within the Department. Also included are crime investigation worksheets regarding weapons stolen during the riots.

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Statistics and figures related to the internal operations of the LAPD prior to and during the riots. Included is a list of gun dealers; crime and gang statistics; charts, tables, and spreadsheets related to personnel and budgetary matters; correspondence within and between departments; reports and analyses produced by the Department; and a memorandum of understanding between city management and LAPD officers.

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Schedules, press releases, memoranda, and other documentation produced by Mayor Tom Bradley's office with regard to the Rodney King verdicts.

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Meeting minutes, training day agendas, and activity reports maintained by the LAPD's Uniformed Services Group, Air Support Division.

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Activities reports maintained by the LAPD's Uniformed Services Group, Metropolitan Division between March 26 and December 30, 1991.

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Activities reports, meeting minutes, and training worksheets maintained by the LAPD's Uniformed Services Group, Metropolitan Division.