cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-6742
title: Detroit: Lieutenant Crystal Harris, interview, 1992-08-11

description: Detroit: Harris, an interview with Lieutenant Crystal Harris of the Detroit Police Department about training and community relations, 1992 August 11. 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-c100-31471
title: Michael Antonovich, interview, 1992-08-24

description: Interview of Michael Antonovich, Supervisor of the Fifth District, Los Angeels County Supervisor, 1992 August 24. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met with 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 with 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-c100-31043
title: David Badget, interview, 1992-06-29

description: Interview of David Badget, Battalion Chief of Fire Station Number 49, about his role as a liaison between the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles Police Department during the civil disturbance, 1992 June 29. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met with 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 with 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-c100-91043
title: Operations valley bureau, Foothill division, meetings, 1991-03/1992-05

description: Operations valley bureau, Foothill Division, meeting agendas and roll call training worksheets, 1991 March - 1992 May. PART OF SERIES: The series includes records pertaining to the Webster Commission's Discovery Request, which solicited documents related to the internal operations of the Los Angeles Police Department immediately before and during the Rodney King riots. Materials fall into four categories of documents requested by the Commission for this purpose: activity reports, meeting agendas and minutes, itineraries of Department-led training sessions, and roll call deployment period reports from these training sessions. PART OF SUBSERIES: Materials related to the Valley Bureau of the Los Angeles Police Department's Office of Operations between March, 1991 and June, 1992. Included are activities reports and intradepartmental correspondence, as well as minutes from the Commanding Officers' staff meetings. The series also contains records specific to each of the Bureau's constituent areas, including agendas and minutes from area supervisor meetings, supporting materials from these meetings, and materials pertaining to training sessions conducted within each area.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-36237
title: Comparison team study report

description: Report produced by the Webster Commission's Comparative Team about the planning, training, and communications strategies adopted by other major United States cities with regard to emergencies and unusual occurrences. Also included is a floppy disk. 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-c100-31142
title: Van Anthony, interview, 1992-06-23

description: Interview of Lieutenant Van Anthony, Pasadena Police Department, 1992 June 23. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met with 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 with 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-c100-18702
title: Crisis Prevention and Response System

description: A plan developed by the Metropolitan Dade County Community Relations Board for thwarting crime and disruptive behavior before it reaches crisis level.  PART OF SERIES: In its probe of LAPD operations, the Webster Commission surveyed the emergency procedures of other major cities in the United States, many of which had experienced similar instances of civil unrest. The series contains materials that were acquired and studied by the Commission for this purpose. Included are reference guides developed by several police departments that delineate their structure, rules, and policies; manuals that outline emergency operations plans and procedures; reports that discuss the role of community-oriented policing in the prevention of crime; and assessments of the police departments response to riots in other cities. PART OF SUBSERIES: Materials related to police plans, procedures, and operations in Miami, Florida.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-30045
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-c100-29390
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-c100-29719
title: Memphis 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-c100-29404
title: Metro-Dade questionnaires, 1984-1992

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, department manual 1991 included, 1984-1992. 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-c100-29461
title: Metro-Dade questionnaires, 1984-1992

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, department manual 1991 included, 1984-1992. 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-c100-37303
title: Police department survey, 1992

description: Office of the special advisor, police department survey, 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-c100-35805
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-c100-37794
title: Appendix A, Interim draft report, Chronology Team, 1992

description: The first part of the appendix to the Interim Draft Report of the Chronology Team. Included in this appendix are summaries of incidents, summaries of major crime types, summaries of structure fires, crime maps, a copy of a news release issued by the RAND Corporation, and other miscellaneous documents. 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: Appendices to the Interim Draft Report of the Chronology Team. Included are graphs, charts, figures, and statistics associated with incidents reported during the 1992 riots.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-34085
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-c100-36506
title: Richard J. Stone, correspondence, to housing authorities, 1992

description: Richard J. Stone, General council and staff advisor, letters, to housing authorities, 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-c100-28502
title: Understanding the riots, 1992-07

description: A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 July. PART OF SERIES: Materials in the series assess a number of policies, plans, and procedures in place prior to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, many of which arguably contributed to the social upheaval. Included are several reports produced by the International Association of Chiefs of Police about model law enforcement policy; reports that address deficiencies in police-community relations in Los Angeles; emergency operations and recovery plans developed by the City of Los Angeles; demographic analyses of the city's public housing developments; and a Los Angeles Times publication assessing the riots' root causes. Also included are statistics released by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety about structural damage incurred as a result of the violence and looting.A revised draft of a recovery and reconstruction plan for Los Angeles after a major earthquake or disaster, 1992 May.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-28510
title: Understanding the riots, 1992-07

description: A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 July. PART OF SERIES: Materials in the series assess a number of policies, plans, and procedures in place prior to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, many of which arguably contributed to the social upheaval. Included are several reports produced by the International Association of Chiefs of Police about model law enforcement policy; reports that address deficiencies in police-community relations in Los Angeles; emergency operations and recovery plans developed by the City of Los Angeles; demographic analyses of the city's public housing developments; and a Los Angeles Times publication assessing the riots' root causes. Also included are statistics released by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety about structural damage incurred as a result of the violence and looting.A revised draft of a recovery and reconstruction plan for Los Angeles after a major earthquake or disaster, 1992 May.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-73152
title: Metropolitan Division, standing plans, civil disorder training, 1992-04-15/1992-06-03

description: Contingency plans developed by the Los Angeles Police Department's metropolitan division with regard to unusual occurrences, 1992 April 15 - June 3. 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-c100-72704
title: Training Materials, Unusual occurences in general and civil disorders, 1992-06-16

description: Lesson plans and other teaching materials used by the Department between 1980 and 1992 to handle unusual occurrences and instances of civil disorder, 1992 June 16. 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-c100-28467
title: Understanding the riots, 1992-07

description: A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 July. PART OF SERIES: Materials in the series assess a number of policies, plans, and procedures in place prior to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, many of which arguably contributed to the social upheaval. Included are several reports produced by the International Association of Chiefs of Police about model law enforcement policy; reports that address deficiencies in police-community relations in Los Angeles; emergency operations and recovery plans developed by the City of Los Angeles; demographic analyses of the city's public housing developments; and a Los Angeles Times publication assessing the riots' root causes. Also included are statistics released by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety about structural damage incurred as a result of the violence and looting.A revised draft of a recovery and reconstruction plan for Los Angeles after a major earthquake or disaster, 1992 May.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-31927
title: Jan Carlson, interview, 1992-06-23

description: Interview of Jan Carlson, Lieutenant for the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division, about her recollection and impressions of the civil disturbance, as well as the Pacific Division’s preparedness to respond to the disturbance, 1992 June 23. 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-c100-31308
title: Danny Bakewell, interview, 1992-10-04

description: interview of Danny Bakewell, Community Activist and President of the Brotherhood Crusade, about his impressions of the civil disturbance and the LAPD's subsequent response, 1992 October 4. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met with 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 with 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-c100-29627
title: Jackson 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.