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DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-72320
title: LAPD Fiscal supply division mobilization roster

description: Los Angeles Police Department, fiscal support bureau supply division's mobilization roster. 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.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-27336
title: Research memorandum, 1992-06-25

description: A memorandum examining the structure and interworking of Los Angeles' government with regards to the police department, 1992 June 25. 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-c100-27109
title: Emergency command control (ECC) April incident, 1992-04-29

description: A series of communications between City Government and mutual aid agencies requesting for aid, 1992 April 29. 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-c100-30358
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-c100-29324
title: Los Angeles Webster Commission records, 1931-1992
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-30367
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-c100-85808
title: Support services bureau, activities reports, 1991-04/1991-08

description: Los Angeles Police Department, Support services bureau, activities reports, 1991 April - August. 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: Includes intradepartmental correspondence regarding activities reports and staff meeting minutes/agendas.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-80193
title: Prominent Gangs, 1992-07-14

description: Los Angeles Police Department detective support division gang information section gangs list, 1992 July 14. Data table of offenses and attempts by area of occurrence, criminal activity including homocide, rape, burglaries, 1992 July 1 - 21. 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: Statistics and figures related to the internal operations of the LAPD prior to and during the riots. Included is a list of gun dealers; crime and gang statistics; charts, tables, and spreadsheets related to personnel and budgetary matters; correspondence within and between departments; reports and analyses produced by the Department; and a memorandum of understanding between city management and LAPD officers.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-16946
title: Emergency Incident Guide, 1992-04

description: A reference book for uniformed personnel who are first responders to an emergency scene and managers of emergency incidents and disasters, 1992 April. 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 of the California Highway Patrol.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-5336
title: Detroit: Sergent Johnnie Stowers, interview, 1992-08-11

description: Detroit: Stowers, an interview with Sergeant Johnnie Stowers of the Detroit Police Department about communications, equipment, command and control, and training, 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-c100-92690
title: LAPD budget, 1987/1988

description: Los Angeles Police Department budget information, 1987 - 1988. PART OF SERIES: The series consists of itemized annual budgets developed by the LAPD for Fiscal Years 1983 through 1993. Also included is the Fiscal Support Bureau's after-action report for the 1992 riots and attachments discussing the riots' financial consequences on the department. Items are arranged chronologically according to fiscal year.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-86447
title: Personnel and training bureau, personnel division, activities reports, 1991-11/1992-06

description: Los Angeles Police Department, Personnel and training bureau, Personnel division, 1991 November - 1992 June. 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: Items related to the activities of the LAPD Personnel and Training Bureau between February, 1991 and June, 1992. Included are activities reports, as well as agendas and minutes from staff meetings and supervisor meetings held by the Bureau.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-32643
title: Rountable 8, discussion, 1992-06-24

description: Roundtable discussion with personnel from the United States Army, Major Kurt Latsha, Colonel Steve Parsons, Major Bren Smith, and Major Mark Volk about the role and functions of the Army in relation to the civil disturbance; the interface between the Army and other law enforcement agencies; and the activities of the Army during the disturbance, 1992 June 24. 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-c100-29824
title: Sacramento, California 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-c100-31506
title: Rodney Cato, interview, 1992-07-20

description: Interview of Rodney Cato, Senior Lead Officer for the LAPD's Wilshire Division, about his recollection and impressions of the civil disturbance, as well as the Wilshire Division’s preparedness to respond to the disturbance, 1992 July 20. 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-c100-19043
title: Inter-Agency Coordination Report, 1990-03

description: A report by the Metro-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department on how the Metro-Dade Police Department works in coordination with other police and media outlets, 1990 March. 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-c100-36266
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-c100-36737
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-c100-36243
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-c100-35681
title: Special Advisor's Study Report, 1992-09-14

description: Special Advisor's Study Report: Information Obtained From Public Officials and the Community, No. 3 of 8, a report issued by the Public Officials and Community team of the Special Advisor's study. The report summarizes interview data about planning measures undertaken by the LAPD prior to the Rodney King verdict; the adequacy of the LAPD's response to the riots; the oversight of the LAPD by the City's civilian authorities; and the structure, management, and general "political climate" of the LAPD at the time of the riots, 1992 September 14. 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: Special Advisor's Study Report
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-35652
title: Special Advisor's Study Report, 1992-09-14

description: Special Advisor's Study Report: Information Obtained From Public Officials and the Community, No. 3 of 8, a report issued by the Public Officials and Community team of the Special Advisor's study. The report summarizes interview data about planning measures undertaken by the LAPD prior to the Rodney King verdict; the adequacy of the LAPD's response to the riots; the oversight of the LAPD by the City's civilian authorities; and the structure, management, and general "political climate" of the LAPD at the time of the riots, 1992 September 14. 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: Special Advisor's Study Report
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-541
title: Reseda / West Van Nuys, 1991

description: Neighborhood community plan developed by the city of Los Angeles for the Reseda and Van Nuys areas, 1991. PART OF A SERIES: This series consists of community plans developed for several neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles. Items are arranged alphabetically according to location name.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-73162
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-c100-58063
title: Chronology Task Force, LAPD documents, Hollywood, 1992-04-28/1992-05-04

description: Chronology of daily field activities reports and worksheets for the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood Division, as requested by the Webster Commission, 1992 April 28- May 4. PART OF SERIES: The series contains materials pertaining to the LAPD's internal operations during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, as requested by the Webster Commission's Chronology Task Force. Included are activities reports and worksheets, command post logs, reports of unusual occurrences, and a list of incident reports. Also included are a series of maps delineating the boundaries and divisions within each of the LAPD's 18 geographic patrol areas.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-24176
title: Justice in time of crisis, 1969-04

description: A staff report by William A. Dobrovir to the District of Columbia Committee on the administration of justice under emergency conditions with an emphasis on the 1968 D.C. riots, 1969 April. 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-c100-31229
title: Assistant Watch Commander, interview, 1992-07-07

description: Interview of Dt/dlg 9, assistant watch commander of the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart Patrol Division about his recollection and impressions of the civil disturbance, as well as the Rampart Division’s involvement in the Los Angeles Police Department's subsequent response. The subject chose to remain anonymous, 1992 July 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-c100-73430
title: web-box33-23