Scope and Content From the Series: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue investigated how LAPD administrators respond to personnel complaints and allegations of misconduct. Materials in the series were collected and analyzed by the firm for this purpose, and include summaries of witness interviews; article clippings discussing instances of alleged police misconduct; source materials related to the LAPD’s use-of-force policies; a transcript of a court case involving officer misconduct; summaries of personnel complaint statistics;...

Scope and Content From the Series: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue investigated how LAPD administrators respond to personnel complaints and allegations of misconduct. Materials in the series were collected and analyzed by the firm for this purpose, and include summaries of witness interviews; article clippings discussing instances of alleged police misconduct; source materials related to the LAPD’s use-of-force policies; a transcript of a court case involving officer misconduct; summaries of personnel complaint statistics;...

Scope and Content From the Series: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue investigated how LAPD administrators respond to personnel complaints and allegations of misconduct. Materials in the series were collected and analyzed by the firm for this purpose, and include summaries of witness interviews; article clippings discussing instances of alleged police misconduct; source materials related to the LAPD’s use-of-force policies; a transcript of a court case involving officer misconduct; summaries of personnel complaint statistics;...

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Summary of an interview with Eleanor Montano, President of the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, about the recommendations she developed for the Christopher Commission.

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Summary of an interview with Burt Pines, City Attorney of Los Angeles between 1973 and 1981, about his perception of the imbalance of power between the Police Commission and the Chief of Police. Also discussed is the City Attorney's Office's role in overseeing matters involving the LAPD.

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Summary of an interview with Eugene Ramirez, a Reserve Police Officer, about his background and his role in LAPD affairs.

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Summary of an interview with Jerry Rilling, retired LAPD sergeant, about his impressions of the use of excessive force within the Department.

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Summary of an interview with Ed Ruddy, a 26-year LAPD veteran and patrol officer in the Harbor Area, about several problems he identified as rampant within the Department.

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Summary of an interview with Barbara Schlei, former Police Commissioner of Los Angeles, about her suggestions for improving the Department and mitigating its shortcomings.

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Summary of an interview with Robert Talcott, former Police Commissioner of the City of Los Angeles.