EDITORIAL : RAISING THE BAR; CHIEF PARKS IS RESTORING DISCIPLINE TO THE LAPD.SINCE taking office as the chief of the 9,600-officer 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 . , Bernard C. Parks Bernard Parks (born December 7, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas) is a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th District in South Los Angeles and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.Parks attended Los Angeles City College, received his B.S. has ruled with an iron fist. So goes the charge by the police union. We think Parks is finally doing the job that residents have expected all along. As chief, he is restoring order and discipline to a once proud force, and we applaud his moves. Building on reforms already carried out and the honor of the rank and file, the community's pride in the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. has never been higher - and we hope the pride officers feel will rise accordingly. Of course, it's going to be tough for officers who are used to lax rules to adjust to higher standards of conduct, discipline and duty, especially if they are used to the Willie L. Williams Willie L. Williams (born 1 October, 1943) was chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1992 to 1997, taking over after chief Daryl Gates' resignation following the 1992 Los Angeles riots. policy of looking the other way at misconduct. And the mistrust expressed by union officials is understandable to people who remember Chief Daryl F. Gates, who fired officers out of revenge and personal vendetta vendetta (vĕndĕt`ə) [Ital.,=vengeance], feud between members of two kinship groups to avenge a wrong done to a relative. Although the term originated in Corsica, the custom has also been practiced in other parts of Italy, in other . But Parks, a veteran of the force, has raised the standards and is holding officers accountable. And his report on disciplinary actions shows officers were fired for domestic violence, sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. , theft, an illegal pyramid scheme Pyramid Scheme An illegal investment scam based on a hierarchical setup that relies on new recruits' funding as the source of money, or so-called returns, to be provided to those earlier investors/recruits above them in the pyramid. , drunk driving, fraud and involvement with known felons. These are serious offenses and people should be held accountable. No one wants to return to the Gates era of draconian discipline and little respect for citizen rights. Parks is making a tough statement, that the LAPD will be run rigidly while fulfilling the reforms set out by the Christopher Commission as the chief outlined Wednesday. We expect reforms to move forward and a citizen oversight panel, the Police Commission, to vigilantly guard the rights of both citizens and officers. And rather than howling that discipline is being restored, the Police Protective League ought to work to define the rules that make sure the process is fair and thorough. Indeed, the bar has been raised. And we believe the majority of professional LAPD officers welcomes the higher standards and the new measure of respect they are earning from the public. The LAPD is on the road to truly becoming the pride of L.A. |
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