COMMISSION WANTS MORE DISCLOSURE PLAN WILL MAKE LAPD RELEASE SUMMARIES ON FORCE, DISCIPLINE.Byline: Dan Laidman Staff Writer LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officials will release public summaries of use-of-force incidents and officer discipline under a plan approved Tuesday by the Police Commission. The five-member panel appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. approved the plan as a way to improve relations between 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 . and communities where there has been historical conflict. ``There's so much questioning and frequently suspicion and cynicism of people making these decisions behind closed doors,'' said Commission President John Mack John Mack can refer to:
Mack referenced his years as head of the 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. Urban League in which he dealt with ever-present tension between the LAPD and the black community. The plan would take effect Jan. 1, shortly before the commission is expected to decide whether to mete out mete out Verb [meting, meted] to impose or deal out something, usually something unpleasant: the sentence meted out to him has proved controversial [Old English metan discipline in the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Devin Brown Devin Brown (born December 30, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah[1]) is an American National Basketball Association player currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brown was raised in San Antonio, Texas. , the latest case to feed a rift between law enforcement and some African-Americans. Villaraigosa made a rare appearance at the commission's meeting to advocate for the public disclosure. ``We've given those charged with protecting us extraordinary power, and we must make sure that power is used appropriately,'' he said. The plan is the result of negotiations between the Police Commission and the Police Protective League, the union representing rank-and-file officers. League President Bob Baker said he was pleased with the final outcome, which will exclude officer names and other identifying information. ``We believe that this provides the transparency that the public needs while at the same time it protects the individual officer from potential retaliation from criminal elements in the community and it protects the privacy of the officer,'' Baker said in a statement. Los Angeles police officers are involved in a serious use of force about once every three days. An LAPD unit investigates the incidents, looking at the criminal culpability culpability (See: culpable) of the suspects involved and the officers, as well as if department policy was followed. The chief of police makes a recommendation on whether an officer's action warrants discipline, which then goes to the Police Commission, the civilian panel appointed by the mayor to oversee the LAPD. With advice from its inspector general, who monitors LAPD probes, the Police Commission decides in a closed meeting if an action was in policy or if it should lead to training or discipline. Under state law, the city has one year from an incident to discipline a peace officer. The document the Police Commission plans to release will include information on the incident, as well as how the commission came to its disciplinary decision, officials said. Dan Laidman, (213) 978-0390 dan.laidman(at)dailynews.com |
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