Finding Aid of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department records
0229
Finding aid prepared by Katie Richardson, Andrew Goodrich, and Vivian Yan
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March 2011
Title: Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department records
Collection number: 0229
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
48.5 Linear feet
50 boxes
Date: 1991
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 full and
fair evaluation of all aspects of the LAPD's structure and operations related to the use of force when making arrests. Included
in this collection are the documents that were collected and analyzed by the Commission over the course of its study.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department records, Collection no. 0229, Regional
History Collections, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Acquisition
The collection was given to the University of Southern California on July 31, 1991.
Related Archival Materials
Los Angeles Webster Commission records, 1991-1992. University of Southern California: Regional History Collection. 0244.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Historical note
On March 3, 1991, at the end of a high-speed vehicle pursuit, an amateur cameraman captured on video four uniformed LAPD officers
beating motorist Rodney G. King. The incident, which occurred in the presence of a sergeant and a group of other officers,
spurred public outcry and fostered an overwhelming sense of mistrust and disdain toward the LAPD. In response, the Mayor and
the Chief of Police of Los Angeles each formed an independent citizens' commission to conduct a full and fair investigation
into the LAPD's tactics, policies, practices, and procedures, especially those pertaining to the use of force when making
arrests. To avoid overlap the two commissions subsequently merged and formed the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles
Police Department, also referred to as the Christopher Commission.
Presiding over the ten member advisory body was Los Angeles attorney Warren Christopher, who had previously served in the
Lyndon Johnson administration as Deputy Attorney General and in the Jimmy Carter administration as Deputy Secretary of State.
Retired California Supreme Court Justice, John A. Arguelles, was selected to be second in command. Over the course of the
investigation, Christopher, Arguelles, and the Commission members were assisted by an experienced staff of more than 60 attorneys
from major Los Angeles law firms, all of whom worked strictly on a
pro bono basis.
Together, the Commission and its staff reviewed one million pages of documentation related to
all aspects of the law enforcement structure in Los Angeles that might cause or contribute to the problem of excessive force. Special attention was drawn to the LAPD's training and recruitment practices, assignment and promotion procedures, internal
disciplinary system, citizen's complaint process, and use-of-force guidelines. The investigation also centered on the role
of the city's Board of Police Commissioners and evaluated the dynamics between the Mayor-appointed commissioners and members
of the LAPD's administration.
The Commission concluded its study after three months and synthesized its findings into the
Report of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department. The 228 page report identified several major structural problems within the LAPD that shed light onto the King incident and
also offered conditions and recommendations for improvement. Many of the problems identified by the Commission were attributed
to the LAPD's management and administration practices led by Chief of Police Daryl M. Gates.
The major issues and strategies identified in the Commission report can be grouped into the following thematic categories:
(1)
Excessive Force. Dozens of officers abuse the Department's use-of-force guidelines by repeatedly exercising excessive force. These incidents
are rarely included in the officers' personnel files.
(2)
Racism. The problem of excessive force is aggravated by racism and bias within the LAPD. Officers brazenly send racist and sexist
messages over the Department's Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) system without reprimand. A greater degree of sensitivity training
should be incorporated into the academy curriculum to solve this problem.
(3)
Community. The LAPD has an organizational culture that emphasizes crime control over crime prevention. This has fostered a
siege mentality among officers and has isolated the police from the communities and the people that they serve. The Department should re-evaluate
its philosophy and consider adopting a more proactive, community oriented approach to law enforcement.
(4)
Discipline. The discipline system is skewed against citizens making complaints. Instead of conducting a full and fair evaluation, investigators
seem more concerned with exonerating the accused officers of wrongdoing.
(5)
Recruitment. The Department's current recruitment and screening program is a poor predictor of an applicant's tendencies toward violent
behavior, and the background investigation pays too little attention to a candidate's history of violence. Officers should
also be regularly screened to determine if physical or psychological problems develop over time.
(6)
Chief. Chief of Police Daryl F. Gates should transition toward retirement, and his successors should be limited to two 5-year terms.
(7)
Implementation. The support of politicians, the police, and the general public is essential to successfully enact reforms and implement change
within the Department.
The Commission completed its study in 100 days and published its report in July, 1991, three months after the investigation
was formally launched.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by the law firm that compiled or produced the given documents for the Commission.
Separated Materials note
Flitner, David,
The Politics of Presidential Commission (New York: Transnational Pub., 1986).
Ogawa, Brian,
Color of Justice: Culturally Sensitive Treatment of Minority Crime Victims (Sacramento, Calif.: Office of the Governor, State of California, Office of Criminal Justice Planning, 1990).
Sparrow, Malcom K., Mark H. Moore, and David M. Kennedy,
Beyond 911: A New Era for Policing (New York: Basic Books, 1990).
Scope and Content
Chaired by prominent attorney and former Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher, the Independent Commission on the Los
Angeles Police Department assessed the structure and operations of the LAPD in connection with the Rodney King incident of
March, 1991. The collection consists of materials collected and analyzed by the Commission and its professional staff over
the course of their 100 day study. Materials reflect the major themes of the Commission's investigation including use-of-force
guidelines, bias and discrimination, personnel and hiring practices, internal discipline, complaints, and citizen oversight.
Included in the collection are the following: excerpts from books, journals, dissertations, and reports related to the role
of the police in society; newspaper and article clippings; excerpts from and analyses of the Los Angeles City Charter; court
transcripts, memoranda, and legal briefs; correspondence with witnesses, LAPD personnel, and members of the general public;
interview transcripts and copies of witness testimony; statistics related to the use of force maintained in LAPD databases;
summaries of and excerpts from selected LAPD personnel files; settlement agreements between the city of Los Angeles and aggrieved
citizens; street maps delineating the LAPD's service areas; and draft copies of several chapters from the Commission report.
Also featured are materials related to the Commission staff's work product, including work plans, meeting agendas, notes,
and correspondence.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Anderson, Percy, 1948- -- Archives
Anderson, Roy A. -- Archives
Arguelles, John A. -- Archives
Barnes, Willie R. -- Archives
Briseno, Theodore J. -- Archives
Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts. -- Archives
Christopher, Warren -- Archives
Drooyan, Richard E. -- Archives
Estrada, Leobardo -- Archives
Feess, Gary Allen -- Archives
First Interstate Bancorp. -- Archives
Fisher, Raymond Corley, 1939- -- Archives
Freeman & Mills. -- Archives
Gates, Daryl F., 1926-2010 -- Archives
Getto, Ernest J. -- Archives
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. -- Archives
Gotlieb, Lawrence B. -- Archives
Graham & James. -- Archives
Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe. -- Archives
Holliday, Thomas E. -- Archives
Hufstedler, Kaus & Ettinger. -- Archives
Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Dept. (Los Angeles, Calif.). -- Archives
Irell & Manella LLP. -- Archives
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue. -- Archives
Kantor, Michael, 1939- -- Archives
Kelley, Barbara J. -- Archives
King, Rodney, 1965-2012 -- Archives
Kirkland & Ellis (Firm). -- Archives
Koon, Stacey C., 1950- -- Archives
LaMothe, Louise A. -- Archives
Latham & Watkins. -- Archives
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Dept. -- Archives
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. -- Archives
Morrison & Foerster. -- Archives
Mosk, Richard M. -- Archives
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. -- Archives
Nelson, Bryce Eugene, 1945- -- Archives
O'Melveny & Myers. -- Archives
O'Neill & Lysaght. -- Archives
Ordin, Andrea Sheridan -- Archives
Orozco, Yolanda -- Archives
Perluss, Dennis M., 1948- -- Archives
Powell, Laurence -- Archives
Price Waterhouse (Firm). -- Archives
Ray, Gilbert T. -- Archives
Sharenow & Corbin. -- Archives
Sherrell, John B. -- Archives
Sidley & Austin. -- Archives
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. -- Archives
Slaughter, John Brooks, 1934- -- Archives
Spiegel, John -- Archives
Sun, Brian A. -- Archives
Tranquada, Robert E. -- Archives
Williams, Hubert, 1939- -- Alumni and alumnae
Wind, Timothy E. -- Archives
Books
Clippings
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century--Archival resources
Maps
Police brutality--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Police corruption--California--Los Angeles--History--Archival resources
Police misconduct--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Police--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century--Archival resources
Police--Complaints against--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century--Archival resources
Police-community relations--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century--Archival resources
Race riots--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Reports
Riots--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Trials (Police misconduct)--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Box 1
First Interstate Bancorp
Scope and Content
Included in the series are research materials collected by the staff of First Interstate Bancorp during their broad analysis
of municipal police departments' structure and function. The series consists primarily of excerpts from books, reports, academic
journals, case studies, and other published sources regarding the proper role of police in society. Also included are inventories
of other sources relevant to staff's investigation, correspondence and memoranda, speech transcripts, and excerpts from the
Congressional Record regarding the implementation of a 10-year fixed term for the FBI Director.
Box 1, Folder 1
Alternatives for Selection and Discipline of Chief of Police
1991 April 19
Box 1, Folder 2
Bibliography of books, articles and dissertations regarding civilian oversight of police departments
Box 1, Folder 3
Big Trouble for LAPD
1991 March 1
Box 1, Folder 4
Churchill Collection of Police Research Materials
Box 1, Folder 5
City of Quartz - chapter
The Hammer and the Rock by Mike Davis
Box 1, Folder 6
Determinants of Law Enforcement Policies by Fred A. Meyer
Box 1, Folder 7
James Foster Marsh Curriculum Vitae
1991 April 15
Box 1, Folder 8
Justice Without Trial by Jerome H. Skolnick
Box 1, Folder 9
Law and Society Review, Vol. 12 #3, Spring 1987, Special Issue on Criminal Justice
1987 Spring
Box 1, Folder 10
Law Enforcement in a Complex Society by Thomas Reddin
1968 November
Box 1, Folder 11
Library Research Materials
1991 May 13
Box 1, Folder 12
Neighborhood Policing in Los Angeles: A Case Study by David M. Kennedy
1987
Box 1, Folder 13
Police Politics: A Comparative Study of Three Cities by Leonard Ruchelman
Box 1, Folder 14
Police Revitalization by Gerald E. Caiden
Box 1, Folder 15
Policing a Free Society by Herman Goldstein
1990
Box 1, Folder 16
Speeches by Thomas Reddin discussing the topic "Balanced Law Enforcement"
1968-1991
Box 1, Folder 17
Staff One: A Perspective on Effective Police Management by Edward M. Davis
Box 1, Folder 18
Ten-Year Term for the FBI Director
1991 May 7
Box 1, Folder 19
The Police Mystique by Chief Anthony V. Bouza
1991 May
Box 1, Folder 20
The Politics of Law Enforcement by Alan Edward Bent
Box 1, Folder 21
Who Rules the Police? by Leonard Ruchelman
1973
Box 1
Graham & James
Scope and Content
Graham & James collected research materials pertaining to the role of gender in policing. Included in the series are academic
journal articles, working papers, reports, and a dissertation regarding the role and performance of female police officers.
Also included is the firm's correspondence. Most materials in the series are derived from academic sources.
Box 1, Folder 22
Joanne Belknap Materials Gender Research
Box 1, Folder 28-29
Measuring Job Performance Success for Female Officers of the LAPD by Kenneth G. Hickman
1983
Box 1, Folder 30
Gender Issues in Policing Materials
Box 1, Folder 31
Women in Policing Women and Male Violence
1991 April 24
Box 2
Hufstedler, Kaus & Ettinger
Scope and Content
Included in the series are source materials that were collected and analyzed by Hufstedler, Kaus & Ettinger. The series consists
of the following: notes, memoranda and reports from meetings held with religious leaders and community organizations; an informational
packet describing the city of Los Angeles' employee Wellness Program, which was launched in 1985; a photocopy of the indictment
of Lawrence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno, and Stacey Koon, the four LAPD officers involved in the Rodney King incident;
essays and reports about police violence and civil disorder; and a packet of materials related to the San Pedro/Wilmington
Skills Center, an occupational outreach organization in South Los Angeles. Relevant information from these materials was synthesized
into a background chapter of the Commission report by the firm.
Box 2, Folder 1
Public Meetings - Ministers
Box 2, Folder 2
Documents Obtained through Coalition Against Police Abuse
Box 2, Folder 3
Community Policing Materials
Box 2, Folder 5
Carnegie Police Research Forum
Box 2, Folder 6
Independent Commission Source Materials for Background Chapter
Box 2, Folder 7
San Pedro/Wilmington Skills Center
Box 2-10, 50
Independent Commission File List
Scope and Content
The series consists of miscellaneous source materials that were collected and analyzed over the course of the Independent
Commission's investigation. Included are the following: article clippings pertaining to the Rodney King incident; legal materials
related to the
Gates v. Board of Los Angeles Police Commissioners case, including appellate documents, court transcripts, preliminary injunctions, and briefs; black-and-white photographs;
essays and articles related to police misconduct; issues of
The Thin Blue Line, the Los Angeles Police Protective League's monthly publication, and
Perspectives on Policing, a newsletter published by the United States Department of Justice; materials regarding policing issues in other major United
States cities, including commission reports and Pate and Hamilton's book
The Big Six: Policing America's Largest Cities; supplemental materials and appendices to the Independent Commission's report; requests for copies of the Commission report;
transcripts from public hearings conducted by members of the Commission; and instructional materials related to the Video
Incident Capture System, a video camera system that provides video and audio records of police officers' activities while
on patrol.
Box 50, Folder 1
AB1417, AB2067, SB549
1991
Box 4, Folder 1-10, Box 3, Folder 1-15, Box 2, Folder 14-20
Article Clippings
1991 March-July
Box 50, Folder 2
Bradley's Charge for Commission
1991
Box 5, Folder 1-16, Box 6, Folder 1-5, Box 4, Folder 11-17
Gates v. Police Commission
1991 April 4-June 18
Scope and Content
Appellate Documents Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4
Preliminary Injunction Southern Christian Leadership Conference Vol. 1, 2
Preliminary Injunction Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Box 50, Folder 3
Advisory (Criminal Justice Legal Foundation), "Good Cops - Bad Cops"
1991 Winter
Box 6, Folder 10
Book Chapters -
The Political Environment by Mark Moore
1991 April 26
Box 50, Folder 4
Book Chapters -
The City of Quartz by Mike Davis
1990
Box 6, Folder 11
Book Chapters -
The President’s Commission by Frank Popper
1970
Box 6, Folder 12
Book Chapters -
20th Century Los Angeles: Power, Promotion, and Social Conflict, by Norman M. Klein and Martin J. Schiesl
Box 50, Folder 5
Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation: Financial Statements
1991 January 23
Box 6, Folder 16-20
Newspapers -
Review of the Thin Blue Line and copies of
The Thin Blue Line
1990 January-1991 May
Box 7, Folder 1
Reports -
Preliminary Report of the Board of Police Commissioners by the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners
1991
Box 7, Folder 2
Reports -
Investigation of the Glendale Police Department’s Hiring and Employment Practices as they pertain to Racial and Ethnic Minorities,
Volume I
by Ochoa and Sillas
1988 January
Box 7, Folder 3
Reports -
Investigation of the Glendale Police Department’s Hiring and Employment Practices as they pertain to Racial and Ethnic Minorities:
Executive Summary
by Ochoa and Sillas
1988 January
Box 7, Folder 4
Reports -
Investigation of the Glendale Police Department’s Hiring and Employment Practices as they pertain to Racial and Ethnic Minorities,
Volume II
by Ochoa and Sillas
1988 January
Box 7, Folder 5
Reports -
Report of the Governor's Panel to Review Police Training Programs by the Governor's Panel to Review Police Training Programs
1989 May
Box 7, Folder 6
Reports -
Violence in the City: An End or a Beginning? by the Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots
1965 December 2
Box 7, Folder 7
Reports -
Police Department Response to the 1965 McCone Commission Report and to the Christian and Jews Joint Task Force on South Central
Los Angeles Report
by the LAPD Planning and Research Division
1983 June 16
Box 7, Folder 8
Reports -
The Knapp Commission Report on Police Violence by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Police Corruption and the City's Anti-Corruption Procedures
1978 November 2
Box 7, Folder 9
Reports -
McCone Revisited: A Focus on Solutions to Continuing Problems in South Central Los Angeles by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations and the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission
1985 January
Box 7, Folder 10-13
Reports -
The Big Six: Policing America’s Largest Cities by Anthony Pate and Edwin E. Hamilton
1991
Box 7, Folder 14
Reports -
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, Chapter 2 by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
Box 7, Folder 15-16
Reports -
Philadelphia and its Police: Toward a New Partnership by the Philadelphia Police Study Task Force
1987 March
Box 7, Folder 17, Box 50, Folder 6-8
Reports -
A Review of Administrative Processes of the Tampa Police Department by the Police Foundation, 1987 November 18
1987-1990
Box 7, Folder 18, Box 50, Folder 9
Reports -
Police Foundation Annual Report by the Police Foundation
1989
Box 7, Folder 19, Box 50, Folder 10
Reports -
Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Safety and Community Relations: A Report to the County Executive Prince George’s County,
Maryland
by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Safety and Community Relations
1990 February
Box 7, Folder 20
Reports -
The Impact of Fanchon Blake v. City of Los Angeles on the Selection, Recruitment, Training, Appointment and Performance of
Women and Minorities for the Los Angeles Police Department, Volume I
by the Claremont Graduate School
1990
Box 8, Folder 1
Reports -
The Impact of Fanchon Blake v. City of Los Angeles on the Selection, Recruitment, Training, Appointment and Performance of
Women and Minorities for the Los Angeles Police Department Volume II
by the Claremont Graduate School
1990
Box 8, Folder 2
Reports -
Who is Guarding the Guardians? by the United States Commission on Civil Rights
1981 October
Box 8, Folder 3
Reports -
City Government for the Future by the Los Angeles City Charter Commission
1969 July
Box 8, Folder 4
Reports -
A Challenge for our Community by the Joint Task Force on South Central Los Angeles
1981 June 22
Box 8, Folder 5
Reports -
Proceedings of the National Conference on Criminal Justice by the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals
1973
Box 8, Folder 6
Reports -
Report of the Board of Police Commissioners Concerning the Shooting of Eulia Love and the Use of Deadly Force by the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners
1980
Box 8, Folder 7
Reports -
Civilian Review of the Police: A National Survey of the 50 Largest Cities by Samuel Walker and Vic W. Bumphus
1991 April
Box 8, Folder 8
Reports -
Student Attitudes Toward Law Enforcement by Gloria J. Romero and Desdemona Cardoza
1991 June 17
Box 8, Folder 9-10
Reports -
Supplemental Documents and Appendices to the Report to the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department by Reed Adams
1991 July 4
Box 8, Folder 11-13
Series -
Perspectives on Policing Publications, issued by the United States Department of Justice
1988-1990
Box 50, Folder 11
The Political Animal, "Dissarray in L.A."
1991 April 15
Box 8, Folder 14-15
Thesis -
Nonlethal Weapons versus Conventional Police Tactics: The Los Angeles Police Department Experience by Greg Meyer
1991 March
Box 8, Folder 16
Recommendations for the Independent Commission
Box 8, Folder 17-19, Box 9, Folder 1-13, Box 10, Folder 1
Requests for Commission Reports
Box 10, Folder 2-5
Transcripts from Independent Commission Public Hearings
1991 May 1-June 5
Box 10, Folder 6
Video Incident Capture System
Box 13
Press Conference 18th Dinning Room
1991 April 9
Physical Description:
3 audio cassettes
Box 13
Public Hearing at S.P.N.B.
1991 May 1
Physical Description:
9 audio cassettes
Box 13
Press Conference
1991 May 8
Physical Description:
9 audio cassettes
Box 13
Press Conference Maclay Junior High
1991 May 13
Physical Description:
9 audio cassettes
Box 13
1910
1991 May 13
Physical Description:
1 audio cassette
Box 13, Box 14
Press Conference Woodrow High
1991 May 20
Physical Description:
9 audio cassettes
Box 14
Public Session
1991 May 29
Physical Description:
9 audio cassettes
Box 50, Folder 12
Policing the Police, KCET
1991 May 7
Box 2
Irell & Manella
Scope and Content
The series consists of press clippings that were analyzed by Irell & Manella. Topics include the Rodney King incident, abuse
and corruption within the LAPD, the embattlement of Chief of Police Daryl Gates, the formation of the Christopher Commission,
and the Commission's findings and recommendations.
Box 2, Folder 11-13
Article Clippings Regarding Rodney King Events
Box 10
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
Scope and Content
The series consists of source materials related to the use of force that were collected and analyzed by Jones, Day, Reavis
& Pogue. Included are testimonies and statistics that were obtained from the Police Misconduct Lawyer Referral Service, a
nonprofit organization dedicated to counseling victims of police abuse; the Board of Police Commissioners' report regarding
the Rodney King incident; memoranda and correspondence; excerpts from the Los Angeles City Charter regarding police discipline;
instructional materials from a physical contact control course offered by The Police S.A.F.E.T.Y. System, a law enforcement
training and consulting firm; and a case study of one police officer's experience using deadly force.
Box 10, Folder 7
Source Materials: Police Misconduct Lawyer Referral Service
Box 10, Folder 8
Source Materials: Police Commission Reports
Box 10, Folder 9
Source Materials: Telephone Survey
Box 10, Folder 10
Source Materials: Los Angeles City Charter - Section 202
Box 10, Folder 11
Source Materials: Police Protective League (Correspondence)
Box 10, Folder 12
Source Materials: The Police S.A.F.E.T.Y. System
Box 10, Folder 13
Source Materials: Kentucky School of Government Articles
Box 10
Munger, Tolles & Olson
Scope and Content
Included in the series is a statement issued by the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP) in light of the Rodney King incident. The statement lists several policy recommendations aimed at (1)
curbing police-citizen violence, and (2) restoring public trust in the LAPD.
Box 10, Folder 14
NAACP Policy Recommendations Police - Citizen Violence Resolution
Box 10
Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz
Scope and Content
The staff of Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz collected source materials regarding structural police issues from the Southern California
Library for Social Studies and Research. The series includes these materials as well as lists of other relevant sources.
Box 10, Folder 15
Materials Relating to Structural Police Issues
Box 10
Price Waterhouse
Scope and Content
Price Waterhouse collected detailed street maps for each of the LAPD's geographical divisions. The series includes photocopies
of Thomas Guide street-level maps and street indexes for the city of Los Angeles.
Box 10, Folder 16-17
Thomas Guide Maps of Los Angeles Police Department Geographic Divisions
Box 10, Folder 18-20
Los Angeles County Street Index
1989
Box 10
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Scope and Content
The staff of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom assisted the Commission's investigation by coordinating interviews and compiling
and synthesizing witness declarations. Included in the series are biographies of several expert witnesses solicited by the
Commission, as well as three witnesses' written testimonies. Also included are statistics provided by the Police Misconduct
Lawyer Referral Service, a nonprofit organization that counsels victims of police abuse, and one article regarding the critical
role that mayors play in the implementation of police policy.
Box 10, Folder 21
Witness Biographies - Beurlein, Al M.
Box 10, Folder 22
Witness Biographies - Chambers, James C.
Box 10, Folder 23
Witness Biographies - Doston, David D.
Box 10, Folder 24
Witness Biographies - Frankle, Ron
Box 10, Folder 25
Witness Biographies - Gates, Daryl F.
Box 10, Folder 26
Witness Biographies - Hunt, Matthew V.
Box 10, Folder 27
Witness Biographies - Jones, James D.
Box 10, Folder 28
Witness Biographies - Kroeker, Mark A.
Box 10, Folder 29
Witness Biographies - Levant, Glenn A.
Box 10, Folder 30
Witness Biographies - Parks, Bernard C.
Box 10, Folder 31
Witness Biographies - Pines, Burt
Box 10, Folder 32
Witness Biographies - Rathburn, William M.
Box 10, Folder 33
Witness Biographies - Vernon, Robert L.
Box 10, Folder 34
Witness Biographies - West, Louis J.
Box 10, Folder 35
Witness Biographies - Wilson, James Q.
Box 10, Folder 36
Preliminary input for the testimony of Hubert Williams, Esq.
1991 April 11
Box 10, Folder 37
Testimony of Bill Lane Lee
1991 May 1
Box 10, Folder 38
A Need for Change: Confronting the Problems of the Los Angeles Police Department
1991 May 1
Box 10, Folder 39
Police Misconduct Lawyer Referral Service - Summary of Statistics
Box 10, Folder 40
Police Misconduct Lawyer Referral Service
Box 10, Folder 41
U.S. Mayor Publication
Police Policy Board: Police Need Mayor's Leadership
1990 October 29
Box 15
Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts
Scope and Content
Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts investigated the attitudes held by members of Los Angeles' African-American community
toward the police, an issue that garnered national attention after the Rodney King incident. The series contains summaries
of two interviews conducted with prominent figures within Los Angeles' African-American community, focusing primarily on police
brutality in South Los Angeles and the fear that it instills among community members. Also included is a report pertaining
to the professional and psychological history of Robert Brodowy, an LAPD officer who had amassed a personnel complaint history
unparalleled in the history of the Department.
Box 15, Folder 1
Higgins, Reverend Frank and Ted Watkins
1991 April 22
Box 15, Folder 2
Gary, E. Jean
1991 May 17
Box 15, Folder 3
Memoranda: Robert M. Brodowy
1991 June 12
Box 15
First Interstate Bancorp
Scope and Content
On April 3, 1991, the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners ordered Chief of Police Daryl Gates to take 60 days of paid
administrative leave in response to the Rodney King incident. After threatening legal action, Gates was reinstated to his
post as Chief by the City Council. However, this incident called into question the balance of power between the Chief of Police
and members of the Commission. First Interstate Bancorp was the firm selected to investigate the dynamics between these two
administrative bodies, and materials in the series pertain to the firm's work product.
Included are performance-related self evaluations submitted by Chief Gates to the Police Commission; the
writ of mandamus petitioned by Gates related to his administrative leave; a legal opinion discussing the role of the City Attorney in cases
where the opinions of two city bodies are juxtaposed; interview transcripts regarding the LAPD's procedures for handling complaints;
memoranda about corruption within the LAPD; and reviews and summaries of literature regarding civilian oversight of municipal
police departments. The series also contains materials directly related to First Interstate Bancorp's work product, including
detailed work plans, contact lists, meeting agendas, and correspondence with other firms working on the Commission report.
Box 15, Folder 4
Performance Factors and Goals for Fiscal Years 1989-1991 by Chief of Police Daryl Gates to the Board of Police Commissioners
1989-1991
Box 15, Folder 5
Merit Pay Evaluation Report Submitted by Chief of Police Daryl F. Gates to Mayor Tom Bradley
1988-1989
Box 15, Folder 6
Overview and Summary of Commission Work Plan
1991 April 22
Box 15, Folder 7-8
Potential Ethical Conflicts Involving the City Attorney
Box 15, Folder 9
Transcripts: Testimony of Dan Garcia and Comments of William Rathburn
1991 May
Box 15, Folder 10
Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate, Injunctive Relief and Monetary Damages; Exhibits Filed by Petitioner Daryl Gates
Box 15, Folder 11
Memo - McCone Commission Report Summary: Independent Commission - LAPD 170, 445-885
1991 April 12
Scope and Content
Summary of the McCone Commission Report issued after the Watts Riots of 1965, placing emphasis on the Commission's suggestions
for improving the LAPD.
Box 15, Folder 12
Summary Points from Presentation of James Q. Wilson
1991 April 19
Scope and Content
Observations of James Q. Wilson, Chairman of the Police Foundation and a professor of criminology, about the operations of
the LAPD.
Box 15, Folder 13
Practical Recommendations to End Police Brutality
1991 April 23
Scope and Content
Several recommendations for ending police brutality within the LAPD, as opined by lawyer William Houser.
Box 15, Folder 14
Generic Questions for Witnesses Regarding the Chapter on the Structure of the Los Angeles Police Commission and the Office
of the Chief of Police
1991 April 26
Scope and Content
Lists of questions developed by the Commission's staff to be asked of citizen witnesses and expert witnesses.
Box 15, Folder 15
Work Assignments Being Handled by O'Melveny and Myers at the direction of Larry Gotlieb
1991 May 7
Scope and Content
List of Commission related tasks undertaken by the firm O'Melveny and Myers.
Box 15, Folder 16
Christopher Commission: Tasks to Be Assigned
1991 May 7
Scope and Content
A list of Commission-related tasks that still needed to be completed as of May 7, 1991.
Box 15, Folder 17
Discussion Agenda for Meeting Regarding Commission/Police Chief Research Needs
1991 May 8
Scope and Content
Agenda for a meeting regarding the legal and factual matters of the relationship between the Chief of Police and the Board
of Police Commissioners
Box 15, Folder 18
Examples of Data Being Compiled on Police Department Governance by Civilian/Political Bodies
1991 May 9
Scope and Content
Data sheets regarding civilian oversight procedures developed by other major cities.
Box 15, Folder 19
Review of Kennedy School Materials
1991 May 9
Scope and Content
Detailed summaries of 13 issues of the journal
Perspectives on Policing.
Box 15, Folder 20
Independent Commission, 170, 445-885
1991 May 15
Scope and Content
A list of contacts pertinent to the Commission's study.
Box 15, Folder 21
MOVE Report
1991 June 7
Scope and Content
A summary of the MOVE Report, the findings and recommendations of the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission regarding
an altercation between the Philadelphia Police Department and members of a radical, anti-establishment group in 1986.
Box 15, Folder 22
Term of Office for the Director of the CIA
1991 June 11
Scope and Content
A summary of proposed legislation which would establish a term of office for the Director of the CIA, and how this idea could
possibly be implemented for the Los Angeles Chief of Police.
Box 15, Folder 23
Discernable Patterns in Governance Structures
1991 June 13
Scope and Content
A memorandum that outlines general patterns of governance structure, based on a compilation of information from over twenty
of the largest cities in the United States.
Box 15, Folder 24
Memo - Constraints on Political Corruption in the LAPD
1991 June 19
Scope and Content
An analysis of how criminal and civil penalties are ineffective in the prevention of political corruption in the LAPD.
Box 15, Folder 25
Summary of Publications
1991 May-June
Scope and Content
Summaries of several pieces of literature pertaining to civilian oversight of municipal police departments.
Box 15, Folder 26
List of Experts and Consultants from which the Commission is Obtaining Information
Box 15, Folder 27
Inserts for Commission Report
1991 June 17-21
Scope and Content
Proposed inserts to the draft report of the Christopher Commission.
Box 15, Folder 28
Draft Outline of Commission Work Plan
1991
Box 15, Folder 29
Faxes
Scope and Content
Correspondence between the various law firms working on the Commission report.
Box 15, Folder 30
Correspondence: O'Melveny and Myers
1991 April-June
Scope and Content
Correspondence between First Interstate Bancorp and the firm O'Melveny and Myers.
Box 15, Folder 31
Correspondence: Pepper, Hamilton and Scheetz
1991 April-July
Scope and Content
Correspondence between First Interstate Bancorp and the firm Pepper, Hamilton, and Scheetz.
Box 15, Folder 32
Correspondence: Warren Christopher
1991 June 14
Scope and Content
A facsimile from First Interstate Bancorp to Commission Chair Warren Christopher regarding the firm's progress and findings.
Box 15-16
Freeman & Mills
Scope and Content
To ascertain misconduct on the part of LAPD officers, the Independent Commission set out to probe databases maintained by
the LAPD related to four areas: personnel complaints, use of force, officer-involved shootings (OIS), and the use of dogs
(K-9). This task was delegated to the firm Freeman & Mills, which was responsible for obtaining these databases from the LAPD,
converting pertinent data into useable formats, creating additional databases of additional information, and analyzing its
findings. The series contains items related to Freeman & Mills' work product, including numerous analyses of use-of-force,
OIS, and K-9 data; weekly complaint summary printouts; graphs, charts, tables, and other visual representations of this data;
and computer directory lists that provide the names and locations of files within the LAPD's databases. At the end of the
series is a draft copy of the Independent Commission's final report, which incorporates many of the aforementioned data and
figures.
Box 15, Folder 33-35
Analyses Requested by Counsel
Box 15, Folder 36-37
Analyses Requested by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Box 15, Folder 38-40, Box 16, Folder 1
Box 16, Folder 2
Analysis - Reference, Weekly Summary, OIS, Top 44, OUF, Complaints
Box 16, Folder 3
Analysis by Mark Beckford
Box 16, Folder 4
Computer Files: LAPD Database Analysis
Scope and Content
A directory that lists the names of pertinent computer files within the LAPD's database.
Box 16, Folder 7-10
Weekly Complaint Summary Printouts
Box 16, Folder 11-12
Graphs
Scope and Content
A variety of graphs, charts, tables, and figures produced from statistics within the LAPD's database. Most of these figures
pertain to police misconduct, including personnel complaints, allegations of excessive force and/or improper tactics, and
penalties issued to noncompliant officers. Other figures pertain to training and academy curricula, and arrest rates according
to ethnicity.
Box 16, Folder 13
Statistical Tables for the Commission on the LAPD
1991 July
Box 16, Folder 14-15
Draft Report of the Independent Commission on the LAPD
Box 16-20
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Scope and Content
The staff of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher coordinated witness interviews and conducted an extensive review of complaints filed
against LAPD officers. Included in the series are summaries of witness interviews, statistics and investigative reports related
to citizen complaints, an analysis on adjudicated cases involving use-of-force complaints, reports regarding LAPD's recruitment
of African American officers and community oriented policing, and an excerpt from Malcolm Sparrow's
Beyond 9-1-1. Also included are materials related to the firm's work product, including attorney notes, work plans, memoranda, and drafts
of chapters for the Commission report.
Box 16, Folder 16
Abella-Robinson, Lita
1991 June 25
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 16, Folder 17
Academy Visit
1991 May 15-July 17
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 1, Box 16, Folder 18-19
Adams, Dr. Reed
1991 May 1-July 17
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 2
Allen, Ray
1991 May 17
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 3
Anonymous Interviews: Officer #1
1991 June 18
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 4
Anonymous Interviews: Officer #2
1991 May 21- June 19
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 5
Anonymous Interviews: Officer #3
1991 May 21-June 21
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 6
Anonymous Interviews: Officer #5
1991 May 23
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 7
Anonymous Interviews: Officer #6
1991 May 28
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 8
Anonymous Interviews: Officer #7
1991 June 17
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 9
Anonymous Interviews: Officer #8
1991 June 21
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 10
Anonymous Interviews: Officer #20
1991 June 12
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 11
Anonymous Interviews: Officer #23
1991 June 3
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 12
Anonymous Interviews: Officer B
1991 June 10
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 13
Anonymous Interviews: Officer H
1991 June 10
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 14
Antkiewicz, Bill and Vic Nelson
1991 June 25
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 15
Badar, Emmett
1991 June 20
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 16
Bagdonas, Michael
1991 June 19
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 17
Bagot, Patricia
1991 May 17
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 18
Balderama, Robert
1991 July 1
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 19
Balkin, Joseph
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 20
Barber, Sam
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 21
Barrett, Marilyn
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 22
Bennett, Charles
1991 June 6
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 23
Blake, Franchon
1991 May 16
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 24
Bostick, Michael
1991 May 14-June 24
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 25
Brewer, Jesse
1986 August 26-1991 June 19
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews and five microcassettes of his testimony.
Box 17, Folder 26
Britt, Diana
1991 May 14-28
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 27
Brutsch, Kena
1991 June 6
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 28
Burke, Kathleen
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 29
Byun, John
1991 June 16
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 30
Caffelman, Gary
1991 May 6
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 31
Campagnola, Alfonso
1991 May 1
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 32
Carlson, Jan
1991 May 3-June 11
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 33
Chaleff, Gerald
1991 May 14, June 21
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 34
Cho, Angela
1991 May 22
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 35
Clark, Ann
1991 June 4
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 36
Cleghorn, John
1991 June 13
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 37
Conterras, Robert
1991 May 24
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 38
Coombs, Roger
1991 June 7
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 39
Cooper, Henderson
1991 June 7
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 40
Cooper, Michael
1991 June 14
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 41
Cotwright, Marty
1991 June 11
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 42
Cunningham, Noel
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 43
Darmiento, Frank
1991 May 28
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 44
Davis, Ed
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 45
DeLadurantey, Joe
1991 June 24
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 46
Denning, Donna
1991 June 11
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 47
Dial, Connie Milazzo
1991 June 11
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 48
Dotson, Daniel
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 49
Driscoll, Jack
1991 April 29-May 24
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 50
Drulias, Gus
1991 July 3
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 51
Duff, Joseph
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 52
Durham, Peter
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 53
Earle, Howard
1991 May 8
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 54
Elfmont, Tom
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 55
Embree, Stan
1991 June 11
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 56
Experts
1991 April 15-May 20
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 57
Faulkner, Mattye
1991 May 10
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 58
Felix, Bob
1991 June 6
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 59
Felkenes, George
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 60
Garrison, Carol
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 61
Gates, Daryl F.
1991 May 29
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 62
George, Ronald
1991 June 25
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 63
Gerald, Frank
1991 May 14
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 64
Gerritsen, Jack
1991 May 16
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 65
Glasser, Debbie
1991 May 8
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 66
Godwin, George
1991 April 30
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 67
Green, Sergeant Bob
1991 June 19
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 68
Grennan, Sean
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 69
Guerrva, Amari
1991 May 22
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 70
Hall, Sergeant
1991 May 22
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 71
Hall, William
1991 June 30
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 72
Hazelton, Tom
1991 June 20
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 73
Henning, Phil
1991 April 29-May 8
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 74
Hollywood Division
1991 June 23
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 75
Hunter, Lee
1991 June 21
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 76
Jackson, Kyle
1991 May 15
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 77
Kay, Dr. Sheldon
1991 May 17
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 78
Kennedy, David
1991 April 24-May 8
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 79
Kidder, Helen
1991 July 10
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 80
King, Tim
1991 July 3
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 81
Kliver, Nells
1991 May 23
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 82
Konstanturos, John
1991 May 28
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 83
Kroeker, Mark
1991 May 6
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 84
La Ley (the LAPD Latino Officers Union): Carlos Ramirez, Al Ruvalcaba, Bob Contreras, and Mike Mejia
1991 May 24
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 85
Labrow, Chuck
1991 June 13
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 86
Lackey, Ray
1991 June 11
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 87
Lamaestra, Pete
1991 June 20
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 88
Lamin, Sloan Dana
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 89
Lanza, Carmine
1991 July 3
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 90
Lee, Ben
1991 June 6
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 91
Levant, Glen
1991 June 18
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 92
Linfield, Donald
1991 June 25
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 93
Livesay, Curt
1991 April 10
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 94
Lorenzen, Tom
1991 June 18
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 95
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (Training Experts)
1991 May 28
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 96
Madrid, Carmen
1991 May 22
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 97
Martin, Susan
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 98
McBride, James T.
1991 June 25
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 99
McCarren, Dr. Marge; Bailey, Dr. Julia; Anderson, Dr. Gale
1991 May 17
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 17, Folder 100
Nancy McClelland's Interview of 8 LAPD Officers
1991 June 11
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 101
McCorvey, Leona
1991 April 26, May 8
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 102
McIntyre, Mary Kay
1991 June 12
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 103
Mejia, Mike
1991 June 18
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 17, Folder 104
Meyer, Kent
1991 May 10-17
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 17, Folder 105
Militello, Officer Lee
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 1
Miller, Marjorie Ann
1991 May 17
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 18, Folder 2
Min, George
1991 June 16
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 3
Mitchell, William D.
1991 May 22
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 18, Folder 4
Montano, Eleanor
1991 June 25
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 5
Montelongo, Frank
1991 June 17
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 6
Moore, Mark
1991 April 24-May 8
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 18, Folder 7
Morse, Ram
1990 April 23-1991 February 10
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 8
Mutz, John
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 9
Nelson, Chief
1991 July 3
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 10
Nestel, Thomas J.
1991 May 9
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 11
Nichols, Fred
1991 May 20-June 20
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 12
Pannicia, Val
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 13
Pavelic, Detective William
1991 June 28
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 14
Payne, Stephany
1991 June 15
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 15
Paysinger, Earl
1991 May 1
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 16
Pequeros, Captain Francisco "Frank"
1991 June 5-July 1
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 17
Piersol, Frank
1991 June 5
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 18
Pincus, Gail
1991 June 21
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 19
Pines, Burt
1991 May 15
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 18, Folder 20
Police Officer Interviews- Themes
1991 June 23
Box 18, Folder 21
Police Protective League
1991 June 11-23
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 22
Pop, Jim
1991 July 3
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 23
Price, Barbara
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 18, Folder 24
Probationary Officers
1991 June 17-24
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 25
Proctor, Vance
1991 June 19
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 26
Pruitt, Bill
1991 June 26
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 27
Ramirez, Carlos J.
1991 May 24
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 28
Rathburn, William
1991 May 6-June 18
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 29
Ratsukis, Jim
1991 May 23
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 30
Reddin, Tom
1991 May 2-8
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 31
Reiser, Dr. Martin
1991 April 29-May 20
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 32
Rianer
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 33
Rice, Ken
1991 June 15
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 34
Ride Alongs
1991 May 15-June 25
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 35
Riley, Bob
1991 May 3-June 13
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 36
Rilling, Jerome
1991 June 12
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 37
Ripston, Ramona
1991 May 2-7
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 18, Folder 38
Rivetti, Dominick
1991 July 1
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 39
Rock, Sergeant David
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 40
Rouzan III, Joe
1991 June 25
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 41
Ruddy, Ed
1991 May 13
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 42
Ruff, Cliff
1991 June 20
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 43
Ruvalcaba, Al
1991 May 24
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 44
Schlei, Barbara
1991 May 15
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 45
Schofield, S.A. Dan
1991 June 19
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 46
Shannon, Ed
1991 May 14
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 47
Sherman, Lawrence
1991 May 2-28
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 18, Folder 48
Shigemasa, Thomas
1991 May 9-20
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 49
Silverling, Russell
1991 July 3
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 50
Sjoquist, Arthur
1991 April 8-28
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 51
Slater, Jim
1991 June 20
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 52
Smith, Dave
1991 May 3
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 53
Spada, Francine
1991 May 8
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 54
Brian Sun Interviews
1991 June 18-21
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 55
Talcott, Robert
1991 May 6-15
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 56
Thomas, Bob
1991 June 3
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 57
Thompson, George
1991 May 21
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 58
Tirre, Lawrence
1991 June 30
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 59
Tooley, Reva
1991 April 30
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 60
Vencill, Ron
1991 June 20
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 61
Vernon
1987
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 62
Vogue, Jim
1991 May 1
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 63
Wade, Donna
1991 June 5-27
Scope and Content
Interviews - Non-LAPD
Box 18, Folder 64
West, Dr. Louis
1991 May 1-2
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 18, Folder 65
White, Jack
1991 May 15-23
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 18, Folder 66-69
Williams, Hubert
1987 November 4-1991 May 22
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 19, Folder 1
Williams, Sam
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 19, Folder 2
Wilson, James Q.
1991 April 19
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 19, Folder 3
Wong, Cliff
1991 June 6
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 19, Folder 4
Ybarra, George
1991 May 1
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 19, Folder 5
Yost, Mason
1991 March 28-June 19
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 19, Folder 6
Ziegler, Dave
1991 June 20
Scope and Content
LAPD Interviews
Box 19, Folder 7
Review of Complaint and Personnel Files
Box 19, Folder 8
Phone conversations with the people who had sustained complaints
1991 June 18-21
Box 19, Folder 9-11
Correspondence - Volume I
1991 April 3-July 8
Box 19, Folder 12-13
Correspondence - Volume II
1991 May 20-June 13
Box 19, Folder 14-15
Correspondence - Volume III
1991 June 14-July 15
Box 19, Folder 16
Correspondence - Volume IV
1991 July 11-September 4
Box 19, Folder 17
Interoffice Memoranda
1991 April 10-July 29
Box 19, Folder 18
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Meeting Materials
1991 July 1
Box 19, Folder 19
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Attorney Notes
Box 19, Folder 20
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Correspondence
1991 June 26-July 9
Box 19, Folder 21
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Coveted Positions Report
1991 March 13-May 30
Box 19, Folder 22
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Los Angeles County Chiefs
Box 19, Folder 23
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Los Angeles Police Department Opinion Survey
Box 19, Folder 24
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Memoranda
Box 19, Folder 25
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Police Officer Appointments
Box 19, Folder 26
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Preliminary Analysis of Statistical Information
1991 May 30
Box 19, Folder 27
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Price Waterhouse Materials
Box 19, Folder 28
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume I - Profiles of 19 Involved Officers
Box 19, Folder 29-32, Box 20, Folder 1
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume II - Excessive Force Complaints
Box 20, Folder 2-4
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume II - Chapter Drafts
1991 June 26-July 3
Box 20, Folder 5
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume III - Miscellaneous Statistics
Box 20, Folder 6-7
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume III - Independent Commission Officers Involved in Shooting
Box 20, Folder 8
Thomas E. Holliday Working Papers, Volume III - Excessive Force, Improper Tactics, Sexual, Discrimination and Discourtesy
Complaints
1991 April 25
Box 20, Folder 9
N. McClelland Work Product - Arthur Sjoquist
Box 20, Folder 10
N. McClelland Work Product - King Incident
Box 20, Folder 11
N. McClelland Work Product - Louis J. West, M.D.
Box 20, Folder 12
N. McClelland Work Product - Notes
Box 20, Folder 13-14
N. McClelland Work Product - Background for Chapter 6
Box 20, Folder 15
Analysis on Adjudicated Cases by Peat Marwick
Box 20, Folder 17
Attitudinal Factors Affecting Recruitment of Blacks into the Los Angeles Police Department
1973 August
Box 20, Folder 18
Community Policing: A Partnership in Action
Box 20, Folder 19
Los Angeles Police Department Organization
1991 July 19
Box 20, Folder 20
Challenges to Promotional System
1991 August 5
Box 20, Folder 21
Beyond 9-1-1
1991 June 25
Scope and Content
Interviews LAPD and other
Box 20
Graham & James
Scope and Content
Graham & James researched two issues: the role of gender in the use of excessive force, and instances of gender discrimination
within the LAPD. Research toward this end was derived from a wide variety of sources, including published literature, theses
and dissertations, studies and statistics, police ride-alongs, and personal interviews. The series includes a memorandum issued
by Graham & James discussing the reasons why female officers are less inclined to use excessive force, as well as many of
the firm's interview notes.
Box 20, Folder 22
Memoranda - Gender differences in the use of excessive force by the Los Angeles Police Department
1991 June
Box 20-21
Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe
Scope and Content
A critical component of the Commission's investigation centered on the idea that governance of the LAPD was shared between
the Office of the Chief of Police, an administrative body, and the Board of Police Commissioners, a citizen body. To better
understand the dynamic between these two entities, the staff of Heller, Ehrman, White, & McAuliffe researched the history
of the Los Angeles City Charter, focusing primarily on its provisions regarding the distribution of power and the structure
and organization of the LAPD. Included in the series are reproductions of reports, dissertations, article clippings, excerpts
from city documents, and charter amendments related to the charter's conception and development over time. The series also
includes several summaries of expert witness interviews regarding the effectiveness of this structure.
Box 21, Folder 1-3, Box 20, Folder 24
The Progressives and The Police: Urban Reform and the Professionalization of the Los Angeles Police by Joseph Gerald Wood
1973
Box 21, Folder 4-6
Legal Research Regarding the History of the Los Angeles Charter
1850-1925
Box 21, Folder 7-8
Los Angeles City Document Index
Box 21, Folder 9
Article Clippings
1923-1969
Box 21, Folder 10
Legislature History of Charter Amendments
Box 21, Folder 11
Memoranda Interviews - Rathburn, William
1991 May 29
Box 21, Folder 12
Memoranda Interviews - Reinhardt, Stephen
1991 May 31
Box 21, Folder 13
Memoranda Interviews - Schlei, Barbara
1991 May 20
Box 21, Folder 14
Memoranda Interviews - Talcott, Robert
1991 May 6-20
Box 21, Folder 15
Memoranda Interviews - White, Jack and Reva Tooley
1991 April-May
Box 21
Hufstedler, Kaus & Ettinger
Scope and Content
Hufstedler, Kaus & Ettinger conducted interviews with several LAPD patrol officers who were present at the time of the Rodney
King incident. The series contains summaries of 11 such interviews, a transcript from an interview with a retired LAPD captain,
a transcript from an interview with a citizen involved with Neighborhood Watch programs, and a summary of the Rodney King
incident through the lens of the officers involved. Items in the series are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the
interviewee.
Box 21, Folder 17
Memoranda Interviews - Gray, David
1991 June 13
Scope and Content
Transcript of an interview with David Gray, a Los Angeles resident deeply involved in Neighborhood Watch Programs.
Box 21, Folder 18
Memoranda Interviews - Pruitt, Bill
1991 June 26
Scope and Content
Transcript of an interview with Bill Pruitt, Retired Captain, LAPD.
Box 21, Folder 19
Clemmer, Susan
1991 April 8
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Susan Clemmer, an LAPD patrol officer assigned to the Foothill Division.
Box 21, Folder 20
Gebhardt, Paul
1991 May 1
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Paul Gebhardt, an LAPD patrol officer at the Foothill station.
Box 21, Folder 21
Graybill, Russ
1991 April 5
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Ross Graybill, an LAPD officer stationed at the Foothill Division.
Box 21, Folder 22
Hajduk, Christopher
1991 April 4
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Christopher Hajduk, an LAPD officer stationed at the Foothill Division.
Box 21, Folder 23
Larson, Ingrid Emma
1991 April 8
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Ingrid Emma Larson, an LAPD officer stationed at the Foothill Division.
Box 21, Folder 24
Love, David
1991 April 8
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with David Love, an LAPD officer stationed at the Foothill Division.
Box 21, Folder 25
Napolitano, Joseph
1991 April 30
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Joseph Napolitano, an LAPD officer stationed at the Foothill Division.
Box 21, Folder 26
Shry, Danny
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Danny Shry, an LAPD officer stationed at the Foothill Division.
Box 21, Folder 27
Simpach, Robert
1991 April 30
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Robert Simpach, an LAPD officer stationed at the Foothill Division.
Box 21, Folder 28
Solano, Rolando
1991 April 5
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Rolando Solano, an LAPD officer stationed at the Foothill Division.
Box 21, Folder 29
Turriaga, Luis Manuel
1991 May 1
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Luis Manuel Turriaga, an LAPD officer stationed at the Foothill Division.
Box 21-26, 46, 48-49
Independent Commission File List
Scope and Content
Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission
meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated
and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against
the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in
support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations;
(4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed
at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6)
miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum
of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system.
Box 21, Folder 30-37, Box 22, Folder 1-16
Commission Meetings
1991 March 6-June 26
Box 23, Folder 1-21, Box 22, Folder 17, Box 24, Folder 1-9
Complaints, Suggestions, and Support
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence and telephone complaints, suggestions and support with regard to the LAPD, Chief Gates and the Independent
Commission.
Box 24, Folder 10-12
Correspondence
1991 March 28-July 16
Box 24, Folder 13-16
Los Angeles Police Department Interviews
Box 24, Folder 17-19
Public Hearings
1991 April-June
Box 25, Folder 1-10, Box 24, Folder 20-25
Public Sessions
1991 May 1-29
Box 25, Folder 11
Press Releases - Los Angeles Police Department
1991 March 27
Box 25, Folder 12
Press Releases - Mayor Bradley
1991 April 1
Box 25, Folder 13
Press Releases - Christopher Statement
1991 April 1
Box 25, Folder 14
Press Releases - Christopher Independent Statement
1991 April 2
Box 25, Folder 15
Press Releases - Appointment of Bryce Nelson
1991 April 4
Box 25, Folder 16
Press Releases - Joint Statement: Justice John Arguelles and Warren Christopher
1991 April 4
Box 25, Folder 17
Press Releases - Appointment of Staff, Biographies
1991 April 19
Box 25, Folder 18
Press Releases - May 1 Session and re. Others
Box 25, Folder 19
Press Releases - Details re. May 1
Box 25, Folder 20
Press Releases - Warren Christopher Statement at May 1 Session
Box 25, Folder 21
Press Releases - Details re. May 8 Public Session, etc.
Box 25, Folder 22
Press Releases - Warren Christopher Statement at May 8 Session
Box 25, Folder 23
Press Releases - re. May 13 Session
Box 25, Folder 24
Press Releases - re. May 20 Public Session
Box 25, Folder 25
Press Releases - re. May 29 Public Session
Box 25, Folder 26
Press Releases - re. June 6 Executive Session
Box 25, Folder 27
Press Releases - re. June 14 Executive Session
Box 25, Folder 28
Press Releases - re. the Report Release
1991 July 5
Box 25, Folder 29
Press Releases - Press Embargo
1991 July 9
Box 25, Folder 30
Press Releases - Embargo on Transcripts
1991 July 11
Box 25, Folder 31
Press Releases - Warren Christopher Response to Gates' Resignation
1991 July 22
Box 25, Folder 35
1989 IOD Injuries and Illnesses
Box 25, Folder 36
Alternatives for Selection and Discipline of Chief of Police from the Personnel Department to the Public Safety Committee
1991 April 19
Scope and Content
Alternatives for selection and discipline of chief of police, The Personnel Department
Box 25, Folder 37
Appendix to the Commission Report
Box 25, Folder 38
Bills Relevant to Police Use of Excessive Force Pending in the California Legislature
1991 June 14
Box 26, Folder 1
Executive Summary re. Training and Personnel Issues May 6, 1991 Commission Meeting Presentation by the LAPD
Box 26, Folder 2
Lists: Commission/Staff (Public)
Box 26, Folder 3
Memorandum of Understanding with LAPD Regarding Access to LAPD Personnel Records
1991 April-May
Box 26, Folder 4
Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence
Box 26, Folder 5
Police Officer's Bill of Rights
1991 May 13
Box 26, Folder 6
Selected Messages from the Los Angeles Police Department Mobile Digital Terminal System
1989 November 1-1991 March 4
Box 46
Commission
1991 April 17
Physical Description:
9 audio cassettes
Box 46
Commission Conf. 16 B
1991 April 16
Physical Description:
9 audio cassettes
Box 46
Executive Session Conf. 6 B 10:30-2:00
1991 April 9
Physical Description:
6 audio cassettes
Box 46-48
Commission Meeting Suite 1910
1991 April 23-May 17
Physical Description:
47 audio cassettes
Box 48-49
Executive Session 1910
1991 May 20-June 6
Physical Description:
39 audio cassettes
Box 48
Chief Daryl F. Gates
1991 June 14
Physical Description:
4 audio cassettes
Box 48
Assistant Chief David D. Dotson
1991 June 14
Physical Description:
1 audio cassette
Box 48
Assistant Chief Robert L. Vernon
1991 June 14
Physical Description:
1 audio cassette
Box 48
Lieutenant Paul Kim
Physical Description:
1 audio cassette
Box 48
Dan Garcia
Physical Description:
1 audio cassette
Box 48
Interview of Chief Gates KABC (Michael Jackson Show)
1991 May 29
Physical Description:
1 audio cassette
Box 48
William Rathburn
Physical Description:
1 audio cassette
Box 26-27
Irell and Manella
Scope and Content
The circumstances surrounding the beating of Rodney King led many to believe that the incident was racially motivated and
reflected a spirit of bias and discrimination within the LAPD. Irell & Manella analyzed in depth the LAPD's recruitment, hiring,
training, and promotion practices to determine if bias and intolerance were in fact pervasive issues within the Department.
The series includes materials related to Irell and Manella's work product, including the firm’s correspondence; summaries
of personnel files for potential recruits; records of the Leon Panduro case, in which a citizen was shot by a probationary
officer; minutes from the LAPD Professional Advisory Committee maintained between 1983 and 1991; witness files, which consist
of written testimony and supplemental materials; and notes, outlines, and drafts maintained over the course of Irell and Manella’s
investigation.
Box 26, Folder 7-10
Background Investigations
Scope and Content
Includes reviews of background files and interviews with background investigators.
Box 26, Folder 15
Independent Commission/Analysis of the City Attorney Documents
1991 June 11-13
Box 26, Folder 16
Interview Recruits
1991 May 30
Box 26, Folder 19
Los Angeles Police Department Gay/Lesbian Officers Association
1991 June 13
Box 26, Folder 21
Summary of Discussion re. Ground Rules for LAPD Document Production
Box 26, Folder 22
Rodney King Arrest
1991 May 29
Box 26, Folder 23
Professional Advisory Committee Minutes
Box 26, Folder 24-26
Witness File - Adams, Reed Dr.
Box 26, Folder 27
Witness File - Anguiano, Frank
1991 July 1
Box 26, Folder 28
Witness File - Denning, Donna (research psychologist)
1991 June 11
Box 26, Folder 29
Witness File - Duff, Joseph Hairston
1991 June 28
Box 26, Folder 30
Witness File - Fabricatore, Joseph M. (psychologist and management consultant)
1991 April 8
Box 26, Folder 31
Witness File - Kay, Dr. Sheldon (psychiatric testing of entry level candidates)
1991 April 29-May 2
Box 26, Folder 32
Witness File - Kelling, George
1991 April 22-June 4
Box 26, Folder 33
Witness File - Kennedy, David (Christopher Commission Expert - John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)
1991 April 19-May 7
Box 26, Folder 34
Witness File - Klyver, Dr. Nels
1991 May 23
Box 26, Folder 35
Witness File - Kroeker, Mark
1991 May 6
Box 26, Folder 36
Witness File - Maher, Patrick
1984-1991
Box 27, Folder 1
Witness File - Meyer, Marshall
1991 April 22
Box 27, Folder 2
Witness File - Mitchell, William
1991 May 6
Box 27, Folder 3
Witness File - Moore, Mark (Christopher Commission Expert - John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)
1991 April 5-June 5
Box 27, Folder 4
Witness File - Murphy, Patrick (former commissioner for NYPD)
1991 April 10-May 8
Box 27, Folder 5
Witness File - Lieutenant Ratsukis
1991 May 23
Box 27, Folder 6
Witness File - Reddin, Chief Tom
1991 May 2-23
Box 27, Folder 7
Witness File - Upton-Knittle, William (Psychologist and martial arts teacher who spoke at the Los Angeles Police Academy 12
years ago and predicted a Rodney King type incident)
1991 March 2-April 12
Box 27, Folder 8
Witness File - West, Dr. Louis Jolyon (leading psychiatrist on violence)
1991 April 25-May 2
Box 27, Folder 9
Derrick Boston Work Product
Box 27, Folder 10-12
David Huebner Work Product
Box 27, Folder 13-16
Rick Silverman Work Product
Box 27-28
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
Scope and Content
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; and excerpts taken
from the personnel files of officers with multiple complaints and misconduct charges. Also included is correspondence sent
and received by the firm over the course of its investigation.
Box 27, Folder 17-18
Correspondence Vol.1
1991 April
Box 27, Folder 19
Correspondence Vol.2
1991 May
Box 27, Folder 20
Correspondence Vol.3
1991 June
Box 27, Folder 21
Correspondence Vol.4
1991 July
Box 27, Folder 22
Miscellaneous Correspondence
1991 April-July
Scope and Content
Miscellaneous correspondence collected over the course of the Christopher Commission's study.
Box 27, Folder 23
Witness File: Anonymous
1991 June 3-13
Scope and Content
Confidential interviews regarding the reputation of Chief of Police Daryl Gates, differences between male and female police
officers, and officers accused of using excessive force.
Box 27, Folder 24
Witness File: Michael Bostic
1991 June 5
Scope and Content
Interview with Commander Michael Bostic about his impressions of the LAPD's internal operations.
Box 27, Folder 25
Witness File: Jan Carlson
1991 April 29-May 31
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Jan Carlson, Commanding Officer for the LAPD's Internal Affairs Division, about the differences
between the Internal Affairs and the rest of the Department. Also included is correspondence between Carlson and members of
the legal counsel.
Box 27, Folder 26
Witness File: Roger Gunson
1991 May 16-29
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Roger Gunson, Head Deputy District Attorney of the Special Investigations Division of the Los
Angeles County District Attorney's Office, regarding how his Division handles allegations of police misconduct.
Box 27, Folder 27-28
Witness File: Rita Knecht
1991 May 16-24
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Lieutenant Rita Knecht, Department Advocate, Internal Affairs Division, LAPD. Topics include
the overall structure and organization of the Internal Affairs Division of the LAPD; the structure and operation of the personnel
complaint system; and the structure and operation of the Board of Rights. Also included as appendices are several textual
materials provided to the Commission by Knecht.
Box 28, Folder 1
Witness File: Eleanor Montano
1991 June 25
Scope and Content
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.
Box 28, Folder 2
Witness File: Burt Pines
1991 May 15
Scope and Content
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.
Box 28, Folder 3
Witness File: Eugene Ramirez
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Eugene Ramirez, a Reserve Police Officer, about his background and his role in LAPD affairs.
Box 28, Folder 4
Witness File: Jerry Rilling
1991 June 12
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Jerry Rilling, retired LAPD sergeant, about his impressions of the use of excessive force within
the Department.
Box 28, Folder 5
Witness File: Ed Ruddy
1991 May 14
Scope and Content
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.
Box 28, Folder 6
Witness File: Barbara Schlei
1991 May 15
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Barbara Schlei, former Police Commissioner of Los Angeles, about her suggestions for improving
the Department and mitigating its shortcomings.
Box 28, Folder 7
Witness File: Robert Talcott
1991 May 6-15
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Robert Talcott, former Police Commissioner of the City of Los Angeles.
Box 28, Folder 8
Witness File: Reva Tooley
1991 April 30
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Reva Tooley, former Police Commissioner of the City of Los Angeles, about her tenure on the Police
Commission, and her recommendations for reform.
Box 28, Folder 9
Witness File: Don Vincent
1991 May 16
Scope and Content
Notes from an interview with Don Vincent about the use of force within the LAPD, and the Department's procedure for handling
force-related complaints.
Box 28, Folder 10
Witness File: Jack White
1991 May 15
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Jack White, Chief of the District Attorney's Investigation Section, about the LAPD's complaint
process, the adjudication of disciplinary actions, and the Rodney King "aberration."
Box 28, Folder 11
Witness File: James Wilson
1991 April 16-19
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with James Q. Wilson, a professor of criminology and Chairman of the Police Foundation, about his
observations of the LAPD.
Box 28, Folder 12
Witness File: Michael Zinzun
1991 May 2-3
Scope and Content
Summary of an interview with Michael Zinzun of the Coalition Against Police Abuse (CAPA) about his organization's role in
curbing police abuse by LAPD officers.
Box 28, Folder 13
Notes - Curt Livesay Interview
1991 April 4
Scope and Content
Outlines and notes from an interview with Curt Livesay of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Box 28, Folder 14-15
Drafts
1991 April 5-May 27
Scope and Content
Draft summaries of witness interviews, and hand-written notes regarding these interviews.
Box 28, Folder 16
Los Angeles Police Department Working Notes
1991 April 15-May 8
Scope and Content
Handwritten notes from interviews with LAPD officials.
Box 28, Folder 17
Source Materials: Bias and Discrimination
1991 May 29-June 21
Scope and Content
Memoranda relating to issues of bias and discrimination among LAPD personnel, specifically in regards to the Asian, gay and
lesbian, and Latino communities.
Box 28, Folder 18
Source Materials: Canine Policy Report
1991 June 20
Scope and Content
Memorandum that summarizes the policies and procedures of the LAPD regarding the use of canines, as well as the procedures
for reviewing incidents where canines were used.
Box 28, Folder 19
Source Materials: Category 2
1991 April 4-May 14
Scope and Content
Miscellaneous materials, including interview outlines and notes, a copy of the LAPD Board of Rights Manual, a memorandum of
understanding reached between the Board of Police Commissioners and the City Administrative Officer, a timeline of the history
of the LAPD's disciplinary system, and excerpts from legal briefs.
Box 28, Folder 20
Source Materials: City Attorney Cases
1991 June 5
Scope and Content
Notes regarding civil suits brought against the city of Los Angeles by those who alleged excessive force or improper tactics
had been used.
Box 28, Folder 21
Source Materials: City Council Meetings
1991 May 22-June 7
Scope and Content
Memoranda related to the Los Angeles City Council meeting of May 22, 1991, where members of the Human Resources and Labor
Relations Committee questioned Chief of Police Daryl Gates.
Box 28, Folder 22
Source Materials: K-9 Use
1991 June 12-13
Scope and Content
Memorandum regarding a conversation with City Attorney Mary House about the LAPD's canine policy.
Box 28, Folder 23
Source Materials: Los Angeles District Attorney's Office Materials
undated
Scope and Content
Pamphlets and organization charts produced by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Box 28, Folder 24
Source Materials:
People of the State of California v. Lance Braun
1991 May 30
Scope and Content
Court transcript and internal notes related to the case.
Box 28, Folder 25
Source Materials: Press Clippings
1991 March 29-June 21
Scope and Content
Clippings from newspapers and legal journals regarding the discipline of police officers accused of using excessive force.
Box 28, Folder 26
Source Materials: Press Statements
1991 April 1-8
Scope and Content
Press releases regarding the formation of the Christopher Commission and biographical sketches of Commission members.
Box 28, Folder 27
Source Materials: Statistical Information on Personnel Complaints
1991 April 16-May 6
Scope and Content
Memoranda, facsimiles, and work plans associated with the Feess/Drooyan team of the firm Jones, Day, Reavis, and Pogue.
Box 28, Folder 28
Source Materials: Summaries/Reviews of Personnel Complaint Annual Statistical Data Reports
1991 May 3-15
Box 28, Folder 29-36
Reviews/Summaries of Complaints and Personnel Files
Box 29
Kirkland & Ellis
Scope and Content
Kirkland & Ellis provided general assistance to the Independent Commission over the course of its investigation, and also
researched the merits and drawbacks associated with a community-oriented policing model. Included in the series are article
clippings, reports, and other source materials related to community-oriented policing; interviews with personnel from the
LAPD’s Harbor Division, where a community-oriented model was tested; and interviews with personnel from other LAPD divisions
about their perceptions of departmental operations.
Box 29, Folder 2
Memoranda Interviews - Coombs, Rodger
1991 June 7
Box 29, Folder 3
Memoranda Interviews - DeLadurantey, Joe
1991 June 24
Box 29, Folder 4
Memoranda Interviews - Hamilton, Jeff and Bob Hutton
1991 June 21
Box 29, Folder 5
Memoranda Interviews - Linfield, Donald
1991 June 25
Box 29, Folder 6
Memoranda Interviews - Montaño, Eleanor R.
1991 June 25
Box 29, Folder 7
Memoranda Interviews - Nelson, Vic and Bill Antkiewicz
1991 June 25
Box 29, Folder 8
Memoranda Interviews - Rilling, Jerry
1991 June 12
Box 29, Folder 9
Memoranda Interviews - Rouzan, Joseph
1991 June 3
Box 29, Folder 10
Memoranda Interviews - Rouzan, Joseph III
1991 June 25
Box 29, Folder 11
Memoranda Interviews - Summary of themes presented in interviews with individuals in connection with the Christopher Commission
investigation
1991 June 25
Box 29, Folder 12
Memoranda Interviews - List of witnesses interviewed
1991 June 25
Box 29, Folder 13
Memoranda Interviews - Contacts with Ernie Valdez and Myron Klanfeld
Box 29-31
Latham & Watkins
Scope and Content
Latham & Watkins researched a total of 83 civil litigation cases brought against the LAPD pertaining to excessive force and/or
improper tactics to ascertain whether the Rodney King incident was in fact the
aberration that Chief Daryl Gates described. Included in the series are several materials related to the firm’s investigation and final
work product. Specifically, the series contains source materials related to the 83 cases that were studied. These materials
include the firm’s own memoranda and notes, statistics on misconduct and police brutality, summaries of the selected cases,
recommendations for settlement drafted by the Office of the City Attorney, docket cards, copies of settlement agreements,
a master roster of officers named in the civil suits, and excerpts from officers’ personnel files. Also included are summaries
of interviews held with police personnel and aggrieved citizens about their perception of problems within the LAPD.
Box 29, Folder 14
Memoranda
1991 April 20-June 20
Box 29, Folder 15-18
Civil Litigation Work Product Material
Box 29, Folder 19-22
Case Summaries of the 83 Selected Cases
Box 29, Folder 23-26
Summaries of and City Attorney Recommendation for Settlement Cases
Box 29, Folder 27-29
City Attorney - Police Litigation Settlement Material
1991 April 30-July 13
Box 30, Folder 1-2
Carlos D. Rodriguez and Yolanda Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, Walter R. Rose et al.
1984-1986
Scope and Content
Included are depositions from the trial and a summary of what the case is about.
Box 30, Folder 3
Canine use by the LAPD
1991 May-June
Box 30, Folder 4
Source Materials: George Denny/Dr. Irving Stone Materials
1991 May 23
Scope and Content
A memorandum and article regarding procedures that evolved in order to preserve the scene and witnesses in a deadly-use-of-force
case while marshaling the resources to document the circumstances.
Box 30, Folder 5
Master List - Officers involved in Civil Litigation Cases
1991 June 7
Box 30, Folder 6
Notes: Officers Involved in Civil Litigation Cases
1991 June 20
Box 30, Folder 7-9
Reviews/Summaries of Officers Involved in Civil Litigation Cases
Box 30, Folder 10-12
Reviews/Summaries of Officers Involved in Civil Litigation Cases Binder 1
Box 30, Folder 13-14
Reviews/Summaries of Officers Involved in Civil Litigation Cases Binder 2
Box 30, Folder 15-16
Judgment and Settlement Source Materials: Docket Cards
Box 30, Folder 17
Judgment and Settlement Source Materials: Trials
Box 30, Folder 18-19
Judgment and Settlement Source Materials: Arbitration
Box 30, Folder 21
Meeting with Police Misconduct Lawyer Referral Service Attorneys
1991 May 10
Box 30, Folder 22
Interviews with Attorneys Who Specialize in Excessive Force Cases
1991 May 2
Box 31, Folder 1
Interviews - Casselman, Gary, Floyd Cranmore, and Roger Guydon
1991 May 20
Scope and Content
Summaries of interviews conducted with Gary Casselman, a police misconduct attorney; Floyd Cranmore, Casselman's associate;
and Roger Guydon, one of Casselman's clients.
Box 31, Folder 2
Interviews - Coodley, Dr. Alfred
1991 May 28
Box 31, Folder 3
Interviews - Dunning, Wesley
1991 June 27
Box 31, Folder 4
Interviews - Fleishman, Charles
1991 May 17-24
Scope and Content
Memoranda regarding the Eulia Love incident, an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Los Angeles in 1979.
Box 31, Folder 5
Interviews - Gilbert, Leon
1991 May 24, June 18
Box 31, Folder 6
Interviews - Gontarz, Stanley
1991 May 2
Box 31, Folder 7
Interviews - Karim-Panahi, Parviz
1991 May 3
Box 31, Folder 8
Interviews - Levy, Adolf
1991 June 27
Box 31, Folder 9
Interviews - Melvin, Cameron
1991 May 24
Box 31, Folder 10
Interviews - Meyer, Kent
1991 May 10-17
Box 31, Folder 11
Interviews - Meyer, Marshall
1991 April 22
Box 31, Folder 12
Interviews - Miller, Ann
1991 May 17
Box 31, Folder 13
Interviews - Mullin, Pamela, Anna Abors, and Doro Thy
1991 May 28
Box 31, Folder 14
Interviews - Murphy, Patrick
Box 31, Folder 15
Interviews - Smith, John
1991 June 22
Box 31, Folder 16
Interviews - Vrana, Ken
1991 May 28
Box 31, Folder 17
Interviews - Zerrien, Ben
1991 July 3
Box 31
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
1991 May 17
Scope and Content
The staff of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips extended its support to the Independent Commission by undertaking the following tasks:
preparing and reviewing the recruitment/testing and academy/training chapters of the Commission report; presenting witnesses
to the Commission; interviewing over 20 LAPD personnel of different departmental ranks; interviewing city staff and medical
personnel; attending meetings with the Police Protective League; reviewing the background files of LAPD officers; attending
numerous roll call training sessions and public meetings; researching and drafting legal memoranda in reference to labor issues
arisen within the report; conducting general background research for the Commission; and attending two ride-alongs with the
LAPD. Materials in the series pertain to the firm’s work product, including interviews conducted with alleged victims of police
brutality and with respected figures in the law enforcement field. Also contained in the series are statistics that show the
passage rate of new recruits who took a mandated psychological evaluation upon employment. These statistics are compiled according
to gender and race.
Box 31, Folder 18
Allegations of Police Misconduct in the Arrest of Albert Lewis
1991 May 3
Box 31, Folder 19
Allegations of Police Misconduct in the Arrest of Toriano Harding
1991 May 13
Box 31, Folder 20
Ruth Hill v. City of Los Angeles
1991 May 28
Box 31, Folder 21
Statistics Pertaining to Passage Rate of Psychological Examinations
1991 May 17
Scope and Content
Statistics related to test results from the LAPD's psychological examination, which is administered to entry-level recruits
by the LAPD's Occupational Health and Safety Division. Data are organized according to gender and race.
Box 31, Folder 22
Memoranda Interviews - Bostic, Michael J.
1991 June 5
Box 31, Folder 25
Velkoff, David
1991 June 13
Box 31
Morrison & Foerster
Scope and Content
Morrison & Foerster assessed the manner by which LAPD officers treat racial minorities and disadvantaged sectors of the population.
Included in the series are interviews held with community members regarding how police treat juveniles and the mentally ill.
The series also includes statistics that evaluate the respective numbers, ranks, and geographic distribution of different
races of LAPD officers.
Box 31, Folder 27
Campbell, Jean
1991 May 10
Box 31, Folder 28
Smith, Ernest
1991 May 9-10
Box 31, Folder 29
Los Angeles Police Department
Sworn and Civilian Personnel by CS Class Sex, Descent as of October 17, 1983, October 12, 1986 and April 21, 1991
Scope and Content
Statistics and charts pertaining to the relationship between ethnicity and the LAPD's personnel practices. Five statistical
analyses are included:
1. Los Angeles 1990 Census: Preliminary Breakdown by Division Compared to LAPD Personnel Deployment by Division, Descent,
and Class
2. LAPD Sworn Personnel by Division: Approximate Percentage in Rank by Ethnicity
3. LAPD Personnel by Division, Descent, and CS Class
4. LAPD Coveted Positions by Ethnicity
5. Sworn Personnel by Rank and Ethnicity
Box 30-36
Munger, Tolles & Olson
Scope and Content
The series pertains to the work of Munger, Tolles & Olson, the firm responsible for coordinating the activities and proceedings
of the Independent Commission's legal counsel. Included are legal briefs, court transcripts, and memoranda; press releases
and article clippings about the Rodney King incident and the subsequent creation of the Independent Commission; summaries
of witness interviews; analyses of legislation regarding the role and purview of peace officers; work plans and outlines developed
by Commission staff; draft copies developed for all sections of the Commission report; supplemental materials for the report,
including a copy of the Rodney King arrest log, law enforcement literature, and public opinion surveys; materials distributed
and reviewed during Commission meetings; letters of interest submitted to Chairman Christopher from prospective Commission
members and organizations; and lists of bills and Commission expenditures.
Box 31, Folder 30
LAPD Meeting Notes
1991 April 23-July 9
Scope and Content
Handwritten notes from several LAPD staff and working group meetings regarding the Rodney King incident.
Box 31, Folder 31-32
People v. Powell Transcripts
1991 May 7-31
Scope and Content
Transcripts from the court case "The People of the State of California v. Laurence M. Powell, Timothy E. Wind, Theodore J.
Briseno, and Stacey C. Koon ("People v. Powell, et. al")"
Box 31, Folder 33-34
LAPD Pleadings
1991 May 6-June 10
Scope and Content
Legal briefs pertaining to the Christopher Commission's request to review the personnel records of Laurence Powell, Timothy
Wind, Theodore Briseno, and Stacey Koon, the four LAPD officers indicted in the Rodney King incident.
Box 31, Folder 35
Memo re. Inapplicability of Brown Act to Commission
1991 April 9
Scope and Content
Memorandum and legal brief discussing why California's Ralph M. Brown Act is not applicable to the Christopher Commission.
Box 31, Folder 36
General Counsel Charter
1991 April 1-30
Scope and Content
Press release from Mayor Tom Bradley's office formally announcing the creation of the Christopher Commission; biographies
of Commission members; and a copy of the restraining order that sealed the personnel files of the four indicted LAPD officers
during litigation.
Box 31, Folder 37-42
General Counsel Pleadings Volume 1
1991 April 30-June 10
Box 31, Folder 43
General Counsel Correspondence Volume 1
1991 March 26-May 2
Box 32, Folder 1-2
General Counsel Correspondence Volume II
1991 May 3-31
Box 32, Folder 3
General Counsel Press Releases/Miscellaneous
1991 April 1-July 22
Box 32, Folder 4
General Counsel King
1991 March 6-April 10
Scope and Content
Independent Commission on LAPD General Counsel Press Releases.
Box 32, Folder 5-6
General Counsel Press/Miscellaneous
1974 October 6-1991 May 23
Box 32, Folder 7
Memoranda re. Witnesses
1991 May 3-July 1
Scope and Content
Memoranda summarizing the interviews of several witnesses in the
People v. Powell case.
Box 32, Folder 8
LAPD Interview Notes on Witnesses
1991 May 6-June 3
Scope and Content
Handwritten notes summarizing interviews of several witnesses conducted by the Christopher Commission's legal counsel. Most
interviews pertain to complaints of police brutality.
Box 32, Folder 9
Grassroots People to Contact
1991 May 22
Scope and Content
A short list of grass roots community contacts who might be helpful to the Christopher Commission, either for their first-hand
knowledge or for their ability to identify others who may have first-hand knowledge.
Box 32, Folder 10-12
Hubert Williams Materials
Box 32, Folder 13-16
Brewer, Jess
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 32, Folder 17
Livesay, Curt
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 32, Folder 18
Murphy, Patrick V.
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 32, Folder 19
Wilson, James Q.
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 32, Folder 20
West, Louis J.
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 32, Folder 21
Armstrong, Michael
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 32, Folder 22
Von Minden, Theodore H.
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 32, Folder 23
Moore, Mark
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 1
Kwoh, Stewart
1991 May 1
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 2
Sherman, Lawrence
1990 December-1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 3
Brennan, John
1991 May 1-3
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 4
Carlson, Jan
1991 May 3-31
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 5
Henning, Philip A., Jr.
1991 April 29
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 6
David, Ed
1991 May 3
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 7
Cunningham, Noel
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 8
Rathburn, William
1991 May 6-28
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 9
Coalition Against Police Abuse
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 10
Vernon, Robert L.
1991 June 2-26
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 11
Arnault, E. Jane
1991 May 10
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 12
Interviews
1991 May 10-July 10
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 13
Duff, Joseph H.
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 14
Denny, George V.
1991 May 10
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 15
F.B.I.
1991 May 7
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 16
Harber, Barbara
Diane
1986 March 16-1991 June 5
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 17
Ruddy, Ed
1991 May 13
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 18
Yost, Mason
1991 March 18-May 10
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 19
Thal, Rabbi Lennard R.
1991 May 15-16
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 20
Jackson, Kyle B.
1991 May 15
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 21
Bostic, Michael
1991 June 5-24
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 22
Germann, Dr. A.C.
1991 May 13
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 23
Nichols, Fred
1991 May 20
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 24
Nowicke, Ed
1991 May 6
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 25
Shannon, Ed
1991 May 14
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 26
Kay, Dr. Sheldon
1991 May 17-June 10
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 27
Kroeker, Mark
1991 May 22
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 28
Ginger, Dr. Jim
1991 May 16
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 29
Reiser, Dr. Martin
1991 May 20
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 30
Curtsinger, Chief Ernest
1991 May 15-June 6
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 31
Talcott, Robert
1991 May 6
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 32
Schlei, Barbara
1991 May 15
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 33
Pines, Burt
1991 May 15
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 34
Elfmont, Captain Thomas
1991 May 21-22
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 35
Hahn, James K.
1991 May 17
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 36
White, Jack B.
1991 May 23
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 37
Police Commission
1991 May 29
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 38
Gunson, Roger
1991 May 23
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 39
Klyver, Dr. Nels
1991 May 23-31
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 40
Petersilia, Joan
1991 May 31
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 41
Goldstein, Professor Herman
1991 May 30
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 42
Alleyne, Professor Reginald
1991 June 3
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 43
Spillar, Katherine
1991 May 23
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 44
Brown, Lee
1991 May-June
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 45
Cooper, Henderson
1991 June 7
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 46
Poole, Officer
1991 June 6
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 47
Picus, Joy
1991 June 3
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 48
Reinhardt, Judge Stephen
1991 May 31-June 5
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 49
Gender Issues
1991 May 8-June 6
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 50
Gibbs, Geoffrey Taylor
1991 June 13
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 51
Sheinbaum, Stanley K.
1991 May 31-June 12
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 52
Officer H
1991 June 10
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 53
Los Angeles Sheriff's Office
1990 February
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 54
Bouza, Anthony V.
1991 June 8
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 55
Kennedy, Scott
1991 May 30
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 56
Rouzan, Joseph T.
1991 June 3
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 57
Godwin, Lt. George
1991 July 17
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 58
Adam, Dr. Reed
1991 June 27-July 17
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 59
Religious Leaders
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 60
Police Protective League
1991 June 13
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 61
Levant, Deputy Chief Glen
1991 June 27
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 62
Chaleff, Gerald
1991 June 27
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 63
Singer, Officer Melanie
1991 June 29
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 64
Parks, Chief Bernard
1991 June 28
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 65
Reddin, Chief Tom
1991 May 2
Scope and Content
Witnesses/Consultants (continued)
Box 33, Folder 66
General Counsel-Dinse, Rick
Undated
Scope and Content
Independent Commission on LAPD Witnesses/Consultants
Box 33, Folder 67
General Counsel City List
Undated
Scope and Content
Independent Commission on LAPD Witnesses/Consultants
Box 33, Folder 68
General Counsel Correspondence
1990 September 21-1991 June 19
Scope and Content
Independent Commission on LAPD Witnesses/Consultants
Box 33, Folder 69-70
General Counsel Officers
1991 June 3-26
Scope and Content
Independent Commission on LAPD Witnesses/Consultants
Box 33, Folder 71
General Counsel-Miscellaneous
1991 April 10
Scope and Content
Independent Commission on LAPD Publications relating to police behavior.
Box 33, Folder 72
General Counsel-Legislation
1991 April 1-May 3
Scope and Content
Independent Commission on LAPD Publications relating to legislation.
Box 33, Folder 73
General Counsel-Charter Amendments
1991 May 15-June 11
Scope and Content
Independent Commission on LAPD Charter amendments.
Box 33, Folder 74
General Counsel- Alternative Dispute Resolution
1991 June 21
Scope and Content
Memorandum relating to using alternative dispute resolution methods to resolve citizen complaints against the LAPD.
Box 33, Folder 75
Administrative Transfers
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 33, Folder 76
Work Plans
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 33, Folder 77
Draft Outlines
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 1
Hospital
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 2
Outline 5/17/91
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 3
King
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 4
Jail Ward
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 5
Police Department Dispatcher/Fire Department Transcript
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 6
Structure
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 7-8
Mobile Digital Terminal
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 9
Implementation
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 10
Promotion
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 11
Recruitment
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 12
Training
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 13
Complaints
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 14
Gender Issues
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 15
Gay Issues
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 16-17
Bias Issues
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 18
Community Based Policing
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 19
K-9
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 20
Public Hearings
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 21
Asian Pacific
Scope and Content
Research (continued)
Box 34, Folder 22
Los Angeles Times Polls
Scope and Content
Reports
Box 34, Folder 23
Civilian Review
Scope and Content
Reports
Box 34, Folder 24
Commission on Civil Disorders
Scope and Content
Reports
Box 34, Folder 25
F.B.I. Director
Scope and Content
Reports
Box 34, Folder 26
Alternatives re. Chief of Police
Scope and Content
Reports
Box 34, Folder 27
Challenger
Scope and Content
Reports
Box 34, Folder 28
King Arrest Report
Scope and Content
Reports
Box 34, Folder 29
Blue Line
Scope and Content
Reports
Box 34, Folder 30
American Bar Association (Disciplinary Enforcement)
Scope and Content
Reports
Box 34, Folder 31
Los Angeles City Charter Commission
Scope and Content
Reports
Box 34, Folder 32
Romero Survey
Scope and Content
Reports (continued)
Box 34, Folder 33
Jon Varat
Scope and Content
Reports (continued)
Box 34, Folder 34
Psychological Review
Scope and Content
Reports (continued)
Box 35, Folder 1
Glendale Police Department
Scope and Content
Reports (continued)
Box 35, Folder 2
Goldstein Book
Scope and Content
Reports (continued)
Box 35, Folder 3
1991 April 9 Commission Meeting
Box 35, Folder 4-6
1991 April 16-17 Meetings
Box 36, Folder 8
Applicants
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 9
Community
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 10
Staff
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 11
Attorneys
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 12
Consultants
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 13
General
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 14
Investigators
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 15
Other Law Enforcement
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 16
Los Angeles Government
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 17
Documents
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 18
Southern California Organizing Committee
Scope and Content
Contacts
Box 36, Folder 19
Civil Suits
Scope and Content
Excessive Force
Box 36, Folder 20
Use of Force Policy
Scope and Content
Excessive Force
Box 36, Folder 21
Stress Claims
Scope and Content
Excessive Force
Box 36, Folder 22
Incidents
Scope and Content
Excessive Force
Box 36, Folder 23
Responses to Initial Requests
Scope and Content
Document Production
Box 36, Folder 24
Materials From Ms. Usher
1991 April 8
Scope and Content
Document Production
Box 36, Folder 25-26
Brewer
Scope and Content
Document Production
Box 36, Folder 27
1991 May 13
Scope and Content
Billing
Box 36, Folder 28
Firms' Cumulative
Scope and Content
Billing
Box 36, Folder 29
Eranye, Dr.
1991 April 29-May 6
Box 36, Folder 34
Memo to John W. Spiegel
1991 June 4
Box 36-37
O'Melveny & Myers
Scope and Content
O'Melveny & Myers, the firm for which Commission Chairman Warren Christopher worked, conducted research pertaining to the
structure and organization of the LAPD. Included in the series are materials related to the firm's research and work product,
including excerpts from city charter revisions, summaries of dissertations and books about organizational control of the police,
memoranda on various structural issues facing both the LAPD and the Commission's investigation, an excerpt from the
Manual of the Los Angeles Police Department, and a transcript of court proceedings in
Collins v. City of Los Angeles, a civil case in which a female African-American police recruit filed a lawsuit against the city on the grounds of racial
and gender discrimination.
Box 36, Folder 35
Brief Summary of Charter Amendment 5
1991 June 11
Scope and Content
A brief summary of Charter Amendment 5 to the Los Angeles City Charter, which permits any action of the Police Commission
to be appealed to the City Council for its review.
Box 36, Folder 36
Charter Amendment Proposals from 1971-1991
1991 June 11
Scope and Content
A memorandum that provides a brief description of amendments proposed between 1971 and 1991 to the Charter of the City of
Los Angeles, that either sought to revise the City's Civil Service System or change the balance of power between the Mayor,
the City Council, and the Commissions.
Box 36, Folder 37
The Charter of the City of Los Angeles and the Reform Movements of the 1940's
1991 June 7
Scope and Content
A memorandum that briefly summarizes J.G. Woods' The Progressives and the Police: Urban Reform and the Professionalization
of the Los Angeles Police (1973), relating to the City Charter provisions detailing the governance of the LAPD and the reform
attempts of the 1940s.
Box 36, Folder 38
Litigation Concerning Charter Amendment Five Independent Commission
1991 June 26
Scope and Content
A memorandum regarding Mayor Tom Bradley's appeal of Charter Amendment 5, an amendment to the Los Angeles City Charter.
Box 36, Folder 39
Various City Charters
Scope and Content
Excerpts from the charters of several major United States cities regarding the composition, organization, powers and duties,
and oversight of their police departments. Cities include Baltimore, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis,
Jacksonville, Memphis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, and the District
of Columbia. A brief administrative summary of this information is also included.
Box 37, Folder 1
General comments on reviewed articles
1991 June 7
Scope and Content
Summaries and commentary on six articles published regarding civilian review and oversight of municipal police departments.
Box 37, Folder 2
Los Angeles Times articles re. Gerald Caplan review of LAPD practices
1991 June 7
Scope and Content
A memorandum that contains quotes taken from Gerald Caplan's opinion on LAPD shootings, which was published in the
Los Angeles Times in 1980. Caplan, a Professor of Law at George Washington University and a federal law enforcement expert, criticized the
LAPD for its failure to limit the use of deadly force. Also included is a photocopy of the aforementioned article in which
Caplan was quoted.
Box 37, Folder 3
The Report of the New York State Judicial Commission on Minorities by Franklin H. Williams
1991 June 24
Box 37, Folder 4
Summary of
The Erosion of Bureaucratic Responsibility and the Crisis of Municipal Legislative Authority; An Examination of Law Enforcement
Deviance From City Council Control
by T.E. Wilson
1991 June 7
Box 37, Folder 5
Summary of
Professional and Bureaucratic Processes of Organizational Control: Internal Discipline in the LAPD by Linda M. Wallen
1991 June 4
Box 37, Folder 6
Summary of
The Progressives and the Police: Urban Reform and the Professionalization of the Los Angeles Police by Joseph G. Woods
1991 June 17
Box 37, Folder 7
Summary of the Remaining Chapters of
The New Blue Line by J.H. Skolnick and D.H. Bayley
1991 May 31
Box 37, Folder 8
Interviews with Potential Witnesses
1991 April-June
Box 37, Folder 9
Commission Interviews with Homeless Persons at an Inner-city Law Center About Alleged Police Misconduct
1991 June 14
Box 37, Folder 10
Confirmation Letter to Invited Testifiers at the May 1 Hearing
1991 April 23
Scope and Content
A letter formally inviting Roger Coggan, Director of Legal Services for the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services
Center, to testify before the Christopher Commission.
Box 37, Folder 11
Submitted Written Testimony of Mr. Roger Coggan for May 1 Commission Hearing
1991 April 29
Scope and Content
A memorandum containing the written testimony of Roger Coggan, Director of Legal Services for the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian
Community Services Center.
Box 37, Folder 12
List of Individuals Contacted for the Independent Commission on the L.A.P.D. and Statements of Contacted Individuals
1991 June 10
Box 37, Folder 13
Prospective Testifiers Before the Christopher Commission from the Gay and Lesbian Community
1991 April 22
Scope and Content
A memorandum that identifies those members of Los Angeles' gay and lesbian community who are most qualified to testify on
the relationship between the LAPD and the gay and lesbian community.
Box 37, Folder 14
Mayor's Subpoena Power
1991 April 15
Scope and Content
Legal memorandum upholding the Christopher Commission's ability to subpoena, by explaining how Los Angeles' city charter authorizes
the Mayor to delegate his subpoena powers. Recommendations on how to issue and enforce subpoenas are also included in the
memorandum.
Box 37, Folder 15
Discernable Patterns in Governance Structures
1991 June 13
Scope and Content
A memorandum that describes different structures of governance structures with regard to police operations.
Box 37, Folder 16
Inapplicability of the Brown Act to Meetings of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department
1991 April 18
Scope and Content
A legal memorandum explaining why the meetings of the Christopher Commission are not subject to the open-meeting requirements
articulated in California's Ralph M. Brown Act.
Box 37, Folder 17
Constraints on Political Corruption in the LAPD
1991 June 19
Scope and Content
A legal memorandum discussing how criminal and civil penalties are inadequate with regard to the prevention of corruption
in the LAPD.
Box 37, Folder 18
Feasibility of Using Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods to Resolve Citizen Complaints Against the LAPD
1991 June 21
Scope and Content
A memorandum that explores whether the city of Los Angeles might employ alternative dispute resolution techniques to resolve
allegations of excessive force against the LAPD.
Box 37, Folder 19
Term of Office for the Director of the CIA
1991 June 11
Scope and Content
A memorandum that reviews a proposed term of office for the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Box 37, Folder 20
Focus for File Review
1991 June 6
Scope and Content
A list of seven points for members of the legal counsel to consider while reviewing the case files of LAPD officers who have
been repeatedly charged with misconduct.
Box 37, Folder 21
Summaries of Relevant Congressional Hearings Documents
1991 June 18
Scope and Content
A memorandum that summarizes the relevant sources included in the Congressional Record of the Hearings before the Subcommittee
on Crime of the Committee of the Judiciary, House of Representatives.
Box 37, Folder 22
Legislative Rationale Behind Appointment of FBI Director to Ten Year Term
1991 June 5
Scope and Content
A memorandum explaining the rationale behind instituting a ten-year term for the Director of the FBI, with the hope that this
rationale could provide insight into the advantages and disadvantages of instituting a limited term for the Chief of Police
of Los Angeles.
Box 37, Folder 23
Request for information sought in conjunction with inquiry by the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department
1991 May 28
Scope and Content
A memorandum issued by the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers (NIMLO) regarding materials requested by the Christopher
Commission about the structure of other cities' police departments.
Box 37, Folder 24
Notes
Scope and Content
Handwritten notes and memoranda regarding citizen complaints of excessive force and improper tactics against LAPD officers.
Box 37, Folder 25
Manual of the LAPD
Scope and Content
Excerpts from the Manual of the Los Angeles Police Department, which describes in detail the Department's policies and procedures.
Included are five "volumes" from the manual:
1. Policy/Law Enforcement Operations 2. Organization and Functions/Personnel and Training Bureau 3. Management Rules and Procedures/Personnel
Management 4. Line Procedures/Communications 5. Clerical Operations
Box 37, Folder 26
The Independent Commission on the LAPD
1991 July 15
Scope and Content
A memorandum requesting Commission members to review their files for items to be classified as "confidential." Confidential
materials are any documents or copies thereof from the LAPD, and all work product referring to any present or former LAPD
officer by either name or badge number.
Box 37, Folder 27
1991 July 9 Press Conference
Scope and Content
A list of individuals who worked with general counsel on Commission-related projects.
Box 37, Folder 28
Reporter's Transcript of Proceedings:
Collins v. City of Los Angeles
1978 September 28
Box 37, Folder 29
Analysis of Police Liability Claims (1986-1990) in relation to Los Angeles Police Department Internal Affairs Division Investigation
and Discipline
Box 37
O'Neill & Lysaght
Scope and Content
The series includes the work product of O'Neill & Lysaght, the firm responsible for conducting interviews and assisting witnesses
in the preparation of their oral and written testimonies. Included are summaries of interviews conducted with LAPD personnel
and representatives from the grassroots organization Coalition Against Police Abuse (CAPA). Also included is a memorandum
regarding concerns expressed by members of Los Angeles' Asian community in light of the Rodney King incident.
Box 37, Folder 30
Memoranda Interview - Evaluation/Summary of LAPD Interviews
1991 June 18
Box 37, Folder 31
Memoranda Interview - Carlson, Jan
1991 May 7
Box 37, Folder 32
Memoranda Interview - Zinzun, Michael
1991 May 2
Box 37, Folder 33
Memoranda - Concerning Issues Affecting the Asian-Pacific Community Arising out of the Rodney King Incident
1991 June 21
Box 37
Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz
Scope and Content
Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz analyzed
Gates v. Board of Police Commissioners of Los Angeles, the civil suit that Chief of Police Daryl Gates brought against the city of Los Angeles after the Board of Police Commissioners
elected to place Gates on administrative leave. Included in the series are summaries of case hearings, appendices containing
materials related to the suit, one interview summary, and a summary of an essay regarding the history of urban policing.
Box 37, Folder 34
Summary of Interview with Manuel Pasteur
Box 37, Folder 35
Gates v. Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles Hearing
Box 37, Folder 36
Gates v. Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles Hearing
Box 37, Folder 37
Gates v. Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles Hearing
Scope and Content
Summaries.
Box 37, Folder 38
Potential Ethical Conflicts Involving the City Attorney in
Gates v. Board of Police Commissions of Los Angeles
Scope and Content
Memorandum analyzing potential ethical conflicts involving the city attorney in the Gates v. Board of Police Commissions matter
(with attachments).
Box 37, Folder 39
History of Urban Police by Eric Monkonen
Box 37-42
Price Waterhouse
Scope and Content
The series includes materials related to the work product of Price Waterhouse, whose staff investigated citizen complaints
and civil litigation claims involving the LAPD. Included are claims reports, claims analyses, card files, and arbitration
reports; summaries of 83 selected civil litigation cases; materials from the personnel files of LAPD officers named in these
cases, as well as documents listing their subsequent penalties; and statistics that break complaints down according to a variety
of criteria, including race, gender, and police division.
Box 37, Folder 41-47, Box 40, Folder 1-8, Box 39, Folder 1-18, Box 38, Folder 1-17
Box 40, Folder 11
Correspondence
1991 June 12
Box 40, Folder 12-13
Arbitration Reports - City Attorney's Office
1986-1990
Box 40, Folder 14
Court Judgments and Jury Verdict Notes - City Attorney's Office
1986-1990
Box 41, Folder 1, Box 40, Folder 15-19
Disposition Summaries - City Attorney's Office
1986-1990
Box 41, Folder 4-6
Case Summaries for 83 Cases
Box 41, Folder 7
83 Litigation Investigation Summaries Updated Version
1991 June 20
Box 41, Folder 8-9
Police Officer Summary Info for 83 Cases A-E
Box 41, Folder 10-11
Police Officer Summary Info for 83 Cases F-H
Box 41, Folder 12-14
Police Officer Summary Info for 83 Cases I-Q
Box 41, Folder 15-17
Police Officer Summary Info for 83 Cases R-Z
Box 42, Folder 1-3
Case and Officer Summary Analysis
Box 42, Folder 4-6
Reports from Police Personnel Files
Box 42, Folder 11
Shooting Police Violations
Box 42, Folder 12-13
Holliday and Other Reports
Box 42, Folder 15
Summaries of Complaints, OIS Reports, and Notes
Box 42
Sharenow & Corbin
Scope and Content
Sharenow & Corbin contributed to the Commission's study by interviewing twelve active-duty and retired police officers, investigating
one complaint alleging police misconduct, and participating in several of the Commission's executive and staff meetings. The
series includes memoranda related to the firm's body of work.
Box 42, Folder 18
Attorney Work Papers
1991 May-July
Scope and Content
Correspondence and memoranda related to the assignments and duties of the Christopher Commission's legal counsel. Included
is a standardized list of interview questions, interview schedules, memoranda with suggestions for interviewing witnesses,
and miscellaneous correspondence exchanged between attorneys.
Box 42-43
Sidley & Austin
Scope and Content
The series relates to the work product of Sibley & Austin, whose staff contributed to the Commission's probe of excessive
force allegations brought against the LAPD. Included in the series are memoranda, witness testimonies, interview summaries,
copies of officers' background files, after-action summaries and reports, and notes taken by the firm. Materials relate to
four major areas of study undertaken by the firm: the Justice for Janitors labor demonstration of 1990, the jail ward of County/USC
Medical Center, Los Angeles city jails, and a review of the LAPD's Background Investigation Unit.
Box 42, Folder 19
Justice for Janitors - Appendix
Box 42, Folder 20
Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Motion to Show Cause re. Preliminary
Injunction
1991 June 21
Box 42, Folder 21
Transcript of Daryl Gates Speaking via Telephone on Channel 9 TV
1990 June 15
Box 42, Folder 22
Declarations of Public Officers
Box 42, Folder 23
Declarations in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Order to Show Cause re. Preliminary Injunction and for Temporary Restraining
Order
Box 42, Folder 24
Police Commission Report re. the 1990 June 15 Justice for Janitors Demonstration
Box 42, Folder 25
Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause
1990 June 22
Box 43, Folder 1
Work Product Derived from Documents Received from the LAPD - Peter Chaffetz
Box 43, Folder 2
Background Investigations Unit
Box 43, Folder 5
Balderrama, Robert
1991 July 1
Box 43, Folder 6
Hall, William
1991 June 30
Box 43, Folder 7
Pequeros, Captain Frank
1991 June 5-July 1
Box 43, Folder 8
Schaffer, Jono
1991 May 3
Box 43, Folder 9
Tirre, Lawrence
1991 June 30
Box 43, Folder 10
Wilkes, Jamaal
1991 May 24
Box 43, Folder 12
Attorney Notes
1991 April-June
Box 43, Folder 13-17
Correspondence/Memoranda
1991 April 24-July 12
Box 43-44
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Scope and Content
To better understand how LAPD management reacts to problem officers, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom examined the Department's
procedures regarding the identification, documentation, and response to personnel complaints. The series includes memoranda
and correspondence; attorney notes; materials related to the firm's administrative capacities, including staff rosters and
work plans; flow charts that illustrate the LAPD's structure and organization; and draft copies of the firm's contributions
to the Commission report.
Box 43, Folder 18-23
Correspondence
1991 April 8-July 19
Scope and Content
General correspondence and materials obtained from other sources. Included are drafts of the report as well as correspondence
amongst the general counsel and deputy general counsel.
Box 43, Folder 24
Attorney Work Product: Attorney Notes
1991 April 23-24
Scope and Content
Attorney Work Product: (1) File Index, (2) Attorney Notes, (3) Internal Skadden Memos, (4) Draft Documents, (5) Participant's
List.
Box 43, Folder 25
Attorney Work Product: Internal Skadden Memos
1991 April 27-May 6
Scope and Content
Attorney Work Product: (1) File Index, (2) Attorney Notes, (3) Internal Skadden Memos, (4) Draft Documents, (5) Participant's
List.
Box 43, Folder 26
Attorney Work Product: Draft Documents
1991 April 16-May 8
Scope and Content
Attorney Work Product: (1) File Index, (2) Attorney Notes, (3) Internal Skadden Memos, (4) Draft Documents, (5) Participant's
List.
Box 43, Folder 27
Attorney Work Product: Participants' List
1991 April 3
Scope and Content
Attorney Work Product: (1) File Index, (2) Attorney Notes, (3) Internal Skadden Memos, (4) Draft Documents, (5) Participant's
List.
Box 43, Folder 29-30
Drafts
Scope and Content
General correspondence and materials obtained from other sources. Included are drafts of the report as well as correspondence
amongst the general counsel and deputy general counsel.
Box 44, Folder 1-3
Attorney Work Product
Scope and Content
Attorney Work Product: (1) File Index, (2) Attorney Notes, (3) Internal Skadden Memos, (4) Draft Documents, (5) Participant's
List. Folder 3: Work product developed by Freeman and Mills based on the computer databases provided by LAPD (no serial numbers)
Box 44, Folder 4
Review of Personnel Complaint Annual Statistical Data Report
1991 May 10
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 5
LAPD Disciplinary System
1991 May 22
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 6
Questions Generated by Review of Weekly Summaries
1991 May 21
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 7
LAPD Database
1991 June 4-13
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 8
Arrests per Officer
1991 June 26
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 9
Preliminary Analysis of Statistical Information
1991 May 30
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 10
Additional Charts
1991 July 2-11
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 11
Description of Databases
1991 June 4
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 12
Statistical Information on Personnel Complaints
1991 May 6
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 13
Reliability of Statistics and Conclusions in
Los Angeles Times article
1991 June 7
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 14
LAPD Policies Regarding Use of Canines and Review of Use of Canines
1991 June 20
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 15
Questionnaires and Forms
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 16
Attorney Notes/Work Product
Box 44, Folder 19-21
Drafts of Commission Report
Box 44, Folder 26
Memoranda: Phone call complaints
Box 44, Folder 27
Complaint Phone Interviews
Box 44, Folder 28-32
Reviews/Summaries of Complaints and Personnel Files
Box 44, Folder 33
Lisenby, Robert and Don Williamson
1991 May 22-29
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.
Box 44, Folder 34
Pratt, Sergeant Terry
1991 May 15-June 7
Scope and Content
Memoranda and notes of conversations prepared mostly by Jeff Dasteel.