DOI: 10.25549/independent-ouc11399kxpe
title: Witness file: Adams, Dr. Reed (3 of 3), 1972 - 1989 June 19

description: Witness file: Adams, Dr. Reed (3 of 3), 1972 - 1989 June 19. PART OF A SERIES: The circumstances surrounding the beating of Rodney King led many to believe that the incident was racially motivated and reflected a spirit of bias and discrimination within the LAPD. Irell & Manella analyzed in depth the LAPD's recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion practices to determine if bias and intolerance were in fact pervasive issues within the Department. The series includes materials related to Irell and Manella's work product, including the firm’s correspondence; summaries of personnel files for potential recruits; records of the Leon Panduro case, in which a citizen was shot by a probationary officer; minutes from the LAPD Professional Advisory Committee maintained between 1983 and 1991; witness files, which consist of written testimony and supplemental materials; and notes, outlines, and drafts maintained over the course of Irell and Manella’s investigation.1. Adams, memo, 1988-04-112. Adams, letter, 1988-04-083. Adams, memo, [1988?], to Dalton4. Memo, 1988-03-08, LAPD Training Division5. Adams, memo, [1988-03-04]6. Adams, letter, 1988-12-20, to Wurntz7. [Adams], letter, [1988?], to Gables8. Police Academy V: the buildings, 1988-10-249. Mitchell, memo, 1988-05-2710. [Adams], letter, 1987-05-06, to Stephens11. Wycoff, education survey form, 1987-0412. Adams, memo, 1989-01-06, to Moede13. Study skills workshop registration form, 198814. Adams, letter, 1987-09-18, to Crouse15. Blumstein, letter, 1987-09-11, to Adams16. Adams, memo, 1988-01-22, to Carley17. [Adams], task list, [1988?]18. …se cites high rate of drug use by criminals, 1988-01-2219. Adams meeting with Mitchell, agenda, 1988-11-2220. [Adams], memo, 1988-11-22, to Mitchell21. Adams meeting with Mitchell, minutes, 1988-11-2222. Adams meeting with Mitchell, minutes, 1988-11-2223. Hate crimes in county on rise, panel reports, [1988]24. Adams meeting, minutes, [1988]25. [Adams], memo, 1988-05-21, to Mitchell26. Performance based testing & review of method of instruction, 1988-12-2127. Adams meeting with Mitchell, agenda, [1988?]28. Adams meeting with Mitchell, agenda, 1989-02-2129. Office photos, [1988?]30. LAPD training administrator report, 1988-03-0831. Rathburn, memo, 1988-01-12, to Rathburn32. Adams, memo, 1988-12-22, to Barber33. Adams, memo, 1988-02-04, to Carrico34. PC Systems Design, invoice, 1988-02-0135. Adams, memo, [1988?], to Dixon36. Adams, letter, 1989-06-19, to Brewer37. Adams, letter, [1989], to Dotson38. Training administrator presentation outline, [1989?]39. Adams, notes on LAPD training administrator, [1989?]40. Adams, memo, 1989-04-28, to Brewer41. Brewer, letter, 1989-05-15, to Adams42. Clayton, memo, 1988-12-2043. Adams, letter, 1989-06-19, to Brewer44. Adams, memo, 1989-04-15, to Gates45. Covers of Patton's Utilization-focused evaluation, 1978 & Report on the Task Force on Criminal Justice Research and Development, 197246. Adams, memo, 1988-03-28, to Mitchell47. Adams, memo, 1988-03-03, to Mitchell48. Adams, LAPD training administrator role, 1988-12-21