BRATTON: MODIFY DECREE LAPD ADMITS COMPUTER TO TRACK MISCONDUCT NOT READY ON TIME.Byline: Dan Laidman Staff Writer LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Chief William Bratton said Tuesday he hopes a federal judge will modify - not extend - the consent decree A settlement of a lawsuit or criminal case in which a person or company agrees to take specific actions without admitting fault or guilt for the situation that led to the lawsuit. A consent decree is a settlement that is contained in a court order. under which the department operates, an acknowledgment acknowledgment, in law, formal declaration or admission by a person who executed an instrument (e.g., a will or a deed) that the instrument is his. The acknowledgment is made before a court, a notary public, or any other authorized person. that a crucial computer system for tracking patterns of misconduct MISCONDUCT. Unlawful behaviour by a person entrusted in any degree: with the administration of justice, by which the rights of the parties and the justice of the, case may have been affected. 2. will not be ready in time. ``It is my hope that the federal judge, at the end of the five years, will in fact give us a modified consent decree that shows we will be in compliance with most of the substantive areas with the exception of this computerized system,'' Bratton said. The city signed the consent decree in 2001 in the wake of the Rampart Division scandal, preventing the Justice Department from suing in connection with allegations that police used excessive force and made false arrests and unreasonable searches and seizures In counterdrug operations, includes drugs and conveyances seized by law enforcement authorities and drug-related assets (monetary instruments, etc.) confiscated based on evidence that they have been derived from or used in illegal narcotics activities. . The resulting agreement has put stringent controls on a wide range of Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . practices. U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess is expected to determine by June 15 whether the department has complied sufficiently so the decree can be lifted. While the decree's independent monitor and the LAPD's own unit devoted to compliance have both said the department is making progress, the computer system known as Teams II has long been a concern. The electronic system, designed to give early warning of potential problems, was advocated by the Christopher Commission In Los Angeles, the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, informally known as the Christopher Commission, was formed in July 1991, in the wake of the Rodney King beating, by then-mayor of Los Angeles Tom Bradley. after the Rodney King Rodney Glen King (born April 9, 1965 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an African-American taxicab driver who was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers (Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Sargent Stacey Koon) after being chased for speeding. police beating in the early 1990s. However, an updated version required by the consent decree has long been a source of frustration as its implementation has been delayed. Bratton blamed the delays on early design problems, saying it had been set up to do too much. ``It's my belief for Teams II that they needed a horse and designed a camel,'' he said. ``And so we're all in for a bumpy bump·y adj. bump·i·er, bump·i·est 1. Covered with or full of bumps: a bumpy country road. 2. Marked by bumps and jolts; rough: a bumpy flight. ride.'' Bratton acknowledged that the consent decree process has been costly, though he said it has allowed the LAPD to adopt high standards. Commissioner Andrea Ordin, who served on the Christopher Commission, said the auditing functions the LAPD has adopted in recent years will help avoid potentially costly problems. ``It does cost money to oversee and supervise and it's money that's savings in the long run,'' she said. Andre Birotte Jr., the inspector general of the Police Commission, said another long-term effect of the consent decree process will be a greater role for his office in working with the LAPD to investigate misconduct. ``I think in the end, this will put the Inspector General's Office and the Police Department in a position to provide a model for other big city agencies,'' he said. Officials with Kroll Inc., the firm serving as the consent decree's independent monitor, are scheduled to meet for the first time with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's new Police Commission on Dec. 6. Dan Laidman, (213) 978-0390 dan.laidman(at)dailynews.com |
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