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Tranquada, Robert E.

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department records

 Collection
Identifier: 0229
Abstract The city of Los Angeles became the epicenter of a public relations scandal on March 3, 1991, when an amateur cameraman captured on video four uniformed LAPD officers beating motorist Rodney G. King. In addition to generating public outrage, the incident cast a dark shadow over the LAPD and called into question the integrity of the nation's third largest municipal police force. Subsequently, the ten member Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department was formed to conduct a...
Dates: 1991

Robert E. Tranquada papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0089
Abstract

Professional files of Dr. Robert E. Tranquada during his career at the University of Southern California, including during his tenure as Dean of the USC School of Medicine (1986-1991).

Dates: 1959 - 2012

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Books 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1
Correspondence 1
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Archival resources 1
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1