EDITORIAL CROWD PLEASER LAPD MAKES THE RIGHT MOVES, BUT CULTURE CHANGE REMAINS ELUSIVE.LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Chief William Bratton so far is making all the right moves in response to the sorry behavior of his officers at MacArthur Park on May 1. He's called for an open and transparent investigation. He's condemned con·demn tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns 1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. 2. the attacks on journalists who were there to cover the otherwise peaceful rally. He removed the commanders responsible. And, on Tuesday, he said 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 . will create a
special crowd-control unit that will develop new strategies and officer
training for controlling crowds.
It's a wise move, considering the city's financial liability in the last two large-scale mishandling of crowds and the journalists covering them -- the 2000 Democratic National Convention and the May Day rally. It's made even more so because Bratton's contract is up for renewal in the next few months. Deputy Chief Mike Hillman Hillman was a famous British automobile marque, manufactured by the Rootes Group. It was based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England, from 1907 to 1976. Before 1907 the company had built bicycles. will run this new unit, called the Critical Incident Bureau. Hillman is considered an expert in this area, but developing strategy is one thing; forcing a cultural change on a resistant department is quite another. But that's what it must be if Bratton means to make this new strategy a crowd pleaser crowd pleas·er also crowd-pleas·er n. Informal A person, spectacle, work, or idea that appeals to popular taste. . |
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