BRATTON PREDICTING RECORD OFFICER LEVELS.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлรณв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Staff Writer With the City Council action last week keeping the 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 . hiring program on track, Chief William Bratton said
department manpower could reach record levels by the end of this next
fiscal year as the Police Commission takes steps to more closely monitor
officers.
Bratton said the council action, confirming Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's hiring goal of 780 officers this year, could put the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. at 9,800 officers July 1 -- the most the department has ever had on duty. Citing a combination of a low attrition rate Noun 1. attrition rate - the rate of shrinkage in size or number rate of attrition rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" among experienced officers and an aggressive hiring plan, Bratton said the city is getting closer to the mayor's goal of having a 10,000-officer LAPD. "We have an aggressive hiring program and the rate of attrition Noun 1. rate of attrition - the rate of shrinkage in size or number attrition rate rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" is slowing," Bratton said. Adding to the program is a bonus program that offers up to $5,000 to new recruits and $10,000 to experienced officers who transfer in. "It's an additional incentive to our already successful recruiting effort," Bratton said. The City Council last week voted to keep this year's 780-officer hiring goal despite budgetary problems. Under the council action, however, it must be kept apprised of the city's financial situation as it relates to police hiring to make sure it can find the funds necessary. In another action, the Police Commission signed off on a $5.5million program to install cameras in patrol cars. Under the contract with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , cameras will be installed in 300 patrol cars, with the videos to be downloaded at stations. The company was selected after a review of systems offered by several other firms. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com 213-978-0390 |
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