Adams, Misconduct of the LAPD in the areas of racism, sexism & resistance to improvement in human relations, 1991-06-27
12020-08-05T20:13:25-07:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e375001Report to the Christopher Commission regarding misconduct of the LAPD in areas of racism, sexism, and resistance to improvement in human relations by ReedAdams2020-08-05T20:13:25-07:00Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e
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Culture of the LAPD
The commission’s investigation extended into many areas of the LAPD’s practices and procedures, focusing not only on how the department handled complaints against officers, but also on recruitment, promotion, training, and internal communications. Interviews were held with personnel of different ranks and backgrounds; statistics were gathered on the makeup of the police force in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity; logs and recordings of police patrols were examined; and experts were consulted to provide a greater depth of understanding on aspects of policing. A report submitted to the commission by criminologist L. Reed Adams, who had been employed as the LAPD’s training administrator in the 1980s, described an organizational culture infected by discrimination and resistant to change. Racism and sexism, in particular, were highlighted by Adams and were areas of focus in the wider investigation.
