CHIEF MAKES NEW PUSH FOR CAR CAMERAS.Byline: Dan Laidman Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Chief William Bratton called Wednesday for city leaders to focus on putting cameras in police cars rather than spending money to analyze data from traffic and pedestrian stops. The chief's comments came a day after the Police Commission expressed similar frustrations and suggested that the city abandon its project to parse the data to determine whether the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. is engaging in racial profiling The consideration of race, ethnicity, or national origin by an officer of the law in deciding when and how to intervene in an enforcement capacity. Police officers often profile certain types of individuals who are more likely to perpetrate crimes. . ``It's like a Rubik's Cube Rubik's Cube (commonly misspelled rubix, rubick's or rubicscube) is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1974[1] by the Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. ,'' Bratton said of the data. ``Nobody in America has been able to figure it out; the cameras offer the next best thing.'' The Mayor's Office and the City Council have hired a private firm to analyze data on police traffic and pedestrian stops to determine whether racial and ethnic minorities are being treated unfairly. So far, the results have been difficult to decipher Same as decrypt. . City officials have defended the project, saying it has the potential to identify patterns that might not be apparent in individual cases. Officials are considering narrowing the project's scope to produce better results. Meanwhile, the independent monitor overseeing the federal 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. governing the LAPD's conduct has sparked renewed discussion of putting cameras in patrol cars. Michael Cherkasky of Kroll Inc. said installing video equipment in every car could ease concerns about racial profiling and bolster city compliance with the consent decree. Several police commissioners suggested that the money being spent on the data analysis - $300,000 so far - could be better directed toward cameras. Officials, however, have estimated the cost of equipping all patrol cars at $25 million. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Bratton said that figure would be spread over several years. However, he said the city would have to come up with the money because there does not appear to be federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve available. The council's Public Safety Committee is set to hold a hearing on installing cameras in police cars in early January. Dan Laidman, (213) 978-0390 dan.laidman(at)dailynews.com |
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