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DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-30485
title: Newport News operating budget, 1993

description: City of Newport News, 1993 operating budget, 1993. PART OF SERIES: During its investigation, the Webster Commission evaluated the policies and procedures of other cities' police departments to better assess the LAPD's performance during the 1992 riots. These evaluations were conducted primarily through the distribution of questionnaires, which addressed each department's structure and internal operations. The series consists of questionnaires that were completed by the police departments of 72 major cities and returned to the Webster Commission for review. Items are arranged in alphabetical order according to city name.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-34018
title: Correspondence, interviews, 1992-05/1992-09

description: Correspondence and memoranda from several sources about conducting interviews in regards to the 1992 riots; surveys about the practices and policies of police departments in regards to planning for and responding to outbreaks of civil disturbance, 1992 May-September. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met of a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along of the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the interviewee.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-34522
title: Correspondence, interviews, 1992-05/1992-09

description: Correspondence and memoranda from several sources about conducting interviews in regards to the 1992 riots; surveys about the practices and policies of police departments in regards to planning for and responding to outbreaks of civil disturbance, 1992 May-September. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met of a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along of the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the interviewee.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-34532
title: Correspondence, interviews, 1992-05/1992-09

description: Correspondence and memoranda from several sources about conducting interviews in regards to the 1992 riots; surveys about the practices and policies of police departments in regards to planning for and responding to outbreaks of civil disturbance, 1992 May-September. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met of a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along of the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the interviewee.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-35726
title: William H. Webster, correspondence, to testifiers, 1992

description: William H. Webster, Special advisor, letters to testifiers, 1992. PART OF SERIES: In addition to analyzing the 1992 riots as a whole, the Webster Commission also divided into several smaller task forces and study groups, each of which addressed one specific aspect of the civil disturbance. The series consists of reports and appendices produced by five of these groups: the Chronology Team, the Public Officials and Community Team, the LAPD Team, the Comparisons Study Group, and the Inter-Agency Team. Also included are two copies of Webster Scope, a report that interprets the riots and their cumulative effects primarily through graphs, charts, statistics, and figures, and several research memoranda that discuss the legality of several riot-response tactics.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-71807
title: Crowd control training, 1992-03-02

description: Crowd control training schedule and daily worksheets, 1992 March 2. PART OF SERIES: This series consists of materials related to the LAPD's emergency and disaster planning measures. Included are standing plans, mobilization records, and rally points from several of the LAPD's geographic divisions, as well as manuals, lesson plans, and curricula developed by the LAPD for emergency procedures. PART OF SUBSERIES: Procedures, training materials, lesson plans, and curricula developed by the LAPD's Metropolitan Division for unusual occurences and civil disorder.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-34592
title: Correspondence, interviews, 1992-05/1992-09

description: Correspondence and memoranda from several sources about conducting interviews in regards to the 1992 riots; surveys about the practices and policies of police departments in regards to planning for and responding to outbreaks of civil disturbance, 1992 May-September. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met of a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along of the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the interviewee.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-33911
title: Correspondence, interviews, 1992-05/1992-09

description: Correspondence and memoranda from several sources about conducting interviews in regards to the 1992 riots; surveys about the practices and policies of police departments in regards to planning for and responding to outbreaks of civil disturbance, 1992 May-September. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met of a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along of the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the interviewee.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-29402
title: Long Beach questionnaires, 1992-07-24

description: Collection of filled out questionnaires, office of the special advisor to the board of police commissioners city of Los Angeles, general department information questionnaire, citizen complaint procedure questionnaire, department planning questionnaire, department resources questionnaire, 1992 July 24. PART OF SERIES: During its investigation, the Webster Commission evaluated the policies and procedures of other cities' police departments to better assess the LAPD's performance during the 1992 riots. These evaluations were conducted primarily through the distribution of questionnaires, which addressed each department's structure and internal operations. The series consists of questionnaires that were completed by the police departments of 72 major cities and returned to the Webster Commission for review. Items are arranged in alphabetical order according to city name.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-29969
title: Norfolk, Virginia, approved operating budget, 1992-1993

description: Approved operating budget, city of Norfolk, Virginia, 1992-1993. PART OF SERIES: During its investigation, the Webster Commission evaluated the policies and procedures of other cities' police departments to better assess the LAPD's performance during the 1992 riots. These evaluations were conducted primarily through the distribution of questionnaires, which addressed each department's structure and internal operations. The series consists of questionnaires that were completed by the police departments of 72 major cities and returned to the Webster Commission for review. Items are arranged in alphabetical order according to city name.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-29776
title: Los Angeles Webster Commission records, 1931-1992
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-29235
title: Fort Worth questionnaires, 1992-07-24

description: Collection of filled out questionnaires, office of the special advisor to the board of police commissioners city of Los Angeles, general department information questionnaire, citizen complaint procedure questionnaire, department planning questionnaire, department resources questionnaire, 1992 July 24. PART OF SERIES: During its investigation, the Webster Commission evaluated the policies and procedures of other cities' police departments to better assess the LAPD's performance during the 1992 riots. These evaluations were conducted primarily through the distribution of questionnaires, which addressed each department's structure and internal operations. The series consists of questionnaires that were completed by the police departments of 72 major cities and returned to the Webster Commission for review. Items are arranged in alphabetical order according to city name.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-ouc11446817
title: Civil disturbances in Washington, D.C., 1968-04-04/1968-04-08

description: A report by the National Capital Planning Commission that summarizes the 1968 civil disturbances in Washington, D.C. and an assessment of the damage incurred as a result of these disturbances, 1968 April 4-8. PART OF SERIES: Materials in the series address the policies, procedures, and operations of the Los Angeles and Pasadena Fire Departments during emergency situations. Included are manuals and handbooks related to emergency planning, minutes fom several Los Angeles Board of Fire Commissioners' meetings, and incident logs maintained by the Los Angeles Fire Department during the 1992 riots. The series also contains miscellaneous reports about civil unrest in general, and emergency operations survey worksheets completed by 26 California counties after the riots.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-37067
title: LAPD Team Final Report volume 1, 1992-09-02

description: LAPD Team Final Report volume 1: Command/Staff Level Reportof a report discussing the LAPD's preparedness to handle a major civil disturbance, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response to the 1992 riots, 1992 September 2. PART OF SERIES: In addition to analyzing the 1992 riots as a whole, the Webster Commission also divided into several smaller task forces and study groups, each of which addressed one specific aspect of the civil disturbance. The series consists of reports and appendices produced by five of these groups: the Chronology Team, the Public Officials and Community Team, the LAPD Team, the Comparisons Study Group, and the Inter-Agency Team. Also included are two copies of Webster Scope, a report that interprets the riots and their cumulative effects primarily through graphs, charts, statistics, and figures, and several research memoranda that discuss the legality of several riot-response tactics. PART OF SUBSERIES: The final copy of a report produced by the Webster Commission's LAPD Team, which assesses the Department's preparedness to handle a major civil disturbance and the adequacy of its response to the 1992 riots.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-35913
title: Comparisons Study Group, 1992-06-16

description: Comparisons Study Group: Exhibit Volume to Table of Real and Potential Civil Disturbances: New York City (2 copies), 1992 June 16. Copies of newspaper stories which highlight highly publicized, racially motivated crimes and civil disturbances in New York City. PART OF SERIES: In addition to analyzing the 1992 riots as a whole, the Webster Commission also divided into several smaller task forces and study groups, each of which addressed one specific aspect of the civil disturbance. The series consists of reports and appendices produced by five of these groups: the Chronology Team, the Public Officials and Community Team, the LAPD Team, the Comparisons Study Group, and the Inter-Agency Team. Also included are two copies of Webster Scope, a report that interprets the riots and their cumulative effects primarily through graphs, charts, statistics, and figures, and several research memoranda that discuss the legality of several riot-response tactics. PART OF SUBSERIES: Materials related to the Webster Commission's Comparison Study Group, which aimed to compare the emergency planning measures of the LAPD with those of other major cities around the nation. Included are comparative statistics and data, a copy of the final report, and its appendices.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-35988
title: Comparisons Study Group, 1992-06-16

description: Comparisons Study Group: Exhibit Volume to Table of Real and Potential Civil Disturbances: New York City (2 copies), 1992 June 16. Copies of newspaper stories which highlight highly publicized, racially motivated crimes and civil disturbances in New York City. PART OF SERIES: In addition to analyzing the 1992 riots as a whole, the Webster Commission also divided into several smaller task forces and study groups, each of which addressed one specific aspect of the civil disturbance. The series consists of reports and appendices produced by five of these groups: the Chronology Team, the Public Officials and Community Team, the LAPD Team, the Comparisons Study Group, and the Inter-Agency Team. Also included are two copies of Webster Scope, a report that interprets the riots and their cumulative effects primarily through graphs, charts, statistics, and figures, and several research memoranda that discuss the legality of several riot-response tactics. PART OF SUBSERIES: Materials related to the Webster Commission's Comparison Study Group, which aimed to compare the emergency planning measures of the LAPD with those of other major cities around the nation. Included are comparative statistics and data, a copy of the final report, and its appendices.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-36201
title: Comparisons Study Group, 1992-06-16

description: Comparisons Study Group: Exhibit Volume to Table of Real and Potential Civil Disturbances: New York City (2 copies), 1992 June 16. Copies of newspaper stories which highlight highly publicized, racially motivated crimes and civil disturbances in New York City. PART OF SERIES: In addition to analyzing the 1992 riots as a whole, the Webster Commission also divided into several smaller task forces and study groups, each of which addressed one specific aspect of the civil disturbance. The series consists of reports and appendices produced by five of these groups: the Chronology Team, the Public Officials and Community Team, the LAPD Team, the Comparisons Study Group, and the Inter-Agency Team. Also included are two copies of Webster Scope, a report that interprets the riots and their cumulative effects primarily through graphs, charts, statistics, and figures, and several research memoranda that discuss the legality of several riot-response tactics. PART OF SUBSERIES: Materials related to the Webster Commission's Comparison Study Group, which aimed to compare the emergency planning measures of the LAPD with those of other major cities around the nation. Included are comparative statistics and data, a copy of the final report, and its appendices.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-36711
title: LAPD Team Final Report volume 2, 1992-09-02

description: LAPD Team Final Report volume 2: Summary of the Division (Area) Reports of a report evaluating the preparedness of the LAPD to handle a major civil disturbance, and assessing the LAPD's performance in responding to the 1992 riots. In this volume, these issues are addressed in the context of nine geographic areas within the LAPD: Southeast, Hollywood, Pacific, Central, Rampart, Newton, Wilshire, West Los Angeles, and Foothill, 1992 September 2. PART OF SERIES: In addition to analyzing the 1992 riots as a whole, the Webster Commission also divided into several smaller task forces and study groups, each of which addressed one specific aspect of the civil disturbance. The series consists of reports and appendices produced by five of these groups: the Chronology Team, the Public Officials and Community Team, the LAPD Team, the Comparisons Study Group, and the Inter-Agency Team. Also included are two copies of Webster Scope, a report that interprets the riots and their cumulative effects primarily through graphs, charts, statistics, and figures, and several research memoranda that discuss the legality of several riot-response tactics. PART OF SUBSERIES: The final copy of a report produced by the Webster Commission's LAPD Team, which assesses the Department's preparedness to handle a major civil disturbance and the adequacy of its response to the 1992 riots.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-9654
title: San Diego: Roundtable 11, 1992-09-15

description: Roundtable discussion with City of San Diego Police Department personnel. The interview served as a comparison study in which the operations of the San Diego Police Department were compared with those of the LAPD, 1992 September 15. PART OF SERIES:  Materials in the series pertain to the relationship between police officials and the communities they serve in the context of riot prevention and control. Included are interviews and roundtable discussions with law enforcement personnel from several major cities, pamphlets and newsletters produced by the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, several reports and studies pertaining to civil disorder, and a series of articles about community-based policing reproduced by the Traffic Institute. PART OF SUBSERIES: Interviews with police officials from several major jurisdictions about their departments' operations.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-30832
title: Glenn Levant, interview, 1992-08-07

description: Interivew of Glenn Levant, Deputy Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department's Operations West Bureau, about his recollection of the civil disturbance, and his recommendations for better handling such situations in the future, 1992 August 7. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met of a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along of the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the interviewee.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-31097
title: Brian Gilman, interview, 1992-06-26

description: Interview with Brian Gilman, Senior Lead Officer of the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart Division, about his recollection of the events surrounding the civil disturbance, and his impressions of the Los Angeles Police Department's subsequent response, 1992 June 26. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met of a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along of the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the interviewee.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-72356
title: Watch commander's daily report, 1991-08-11/1991-08-24

description: Collection of watch commander's daily reports, 1991 August 11 - 24. PART OF SERIES: Included in the series are copies of the LAPD Watch Commander's Daily Reports from June to September, 1991.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-83418
title: Bureau of Special Investigation, activities reports, 1991-10-18/1992-06-19

description: Los Angeles Police Department, Bureau of Special Investigation, activities reports, 1991 October 18 - 1992 June 19. PART OF SERIES: The series contains records related to the Webster Commission's Discovery Request, which aimed to delve into the internal activities and operations of the Los Angeles Police Department in the months before and during the Rodney King riots. Materials within this series generally fall into one of four categories of records requested by the Commission: activities reports; meeting agendas and minutes; itineraries of Department-led training sessions; and roll call deployment period reports from these sessions. PART OF SUBSERIES: Materials related to the activities of the LAPD Special Investigation Bureau between March, 1991 and June, 1992. Included in the series are activities reports, agendas and minutes for the Bureau's staff meetings and adjutant meetings, and intradepartmental correspondence.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-33932
title: Correspondence, interviews, 1992-05/1992-09

description: Correspondence and memoranda from several sources about conducting interviews in regards to the 1992 riots; surveys about the practices and policies of police departments in regards to planning for and responding to outbreaks of civil disturbance, 1992 May-September. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met of a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along of the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the interviewee.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-33964
title: Correspondence, interviews, 1992-05/1992-09

description: Correspondence and memoranda from several sources about conducting interviews in regards to the 1992 riots; surveys about the practices and policies of police departments in regards to planning for and responding to outbreaks of civil disturbance, 1992 May-September. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met of a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along of the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the interviewee.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-35733
title: William H. Webster, correspondence, to testifiers, 1992

description: William H. Webster, Special advisor, letters to testifiers, 1992. PART OF SERIES: In addition to analyzing the 1992 riots as a whole, the Webster Commission also divided into several smaller task forces and study groups, each of which addressed one specific aspect of the civil disturbance. The series consists of reports and appendices produced by five of these groups: the Chronology Team, the Public Officials and Community Team, the LAPD Team, the Comparisons Study Group, and the Inter-Agency Team. Also included are two copies of Webster Scope, a report that interprets the riots and their cumulative effects primarily through graphs, charts, statistics, and figures, and several research memoranda that discuss the legality of several riot-response tactics.