cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-19748
title: Press release, public session (1991-05-08), 1991-05-07

description: Press release, public session (1991 May 8), 1991 May 7. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-20587
title: Leon Panduro case file (2 of 2), 1990 Mar. 2 - 1991 Apr. 17

description: Leon Panduro case file (2 of 2), 1990 March 2 - 1991 April 17. 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.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-13777
title: McClelland work product: Arthur Sjoquist, 1978-05 - 1991-04-24

description: Nancy McClelland work product: Arthur Sjoquist. Includes summary of Discourtesy allegations sustained, 1978 May - 1991 April 24. PART OF A SERIES: The staff of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher coordinated witness interviews and conducted an extensive review of complaints filed against LAPD officers. Included in the series are summaries of witness interviews, statistics and investigative reports related to citizen complaints, an analysis on adjudicated cases involving use-of-force complaints, reports regarding LAPD's recruitment of African American officers and community oriented policing, and an excerpt from Malcolm Sparrow's Beyond 9-1-1. Also included are materials related to the firm's work product, including attorney notes, work plans, memoranda, and drafts of chapters for the Commission report.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-12827
title: Antkiewicz, Bill and Vic Nelson, 1991-06-25

description: Antkiewicz, Bill and Vic Nelson, 1991 June 25. PART OF A SERIES: The staff of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher coordinated witness interviews and conducted an extensive review of complaints filed against LAPD officers. Included in the series are summaries of witness interviews, statistics and investigative reports related to citizen complaints, an analysis on adjudicated cases involving use-of-force complaints, reports regarding LAPD's recruitment of African American officers and community oriented policing, and an excerpt from Malcolm Sparrow's Beyond 9-1-1. Also included are materials related to the firm's work product, including attorney notes, work plans, memoranda, and drafts of chapters for the Commission report.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-20691
title: Background investigations (4 of 4), 1989 Dec. 12 - 1990 Nov. 10

description: Background investigations (4 of 4), 1989 December 12 - 1990 November 10. 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.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-13422
title: Lorenzen, Tom, 1991 June

description: Lorenzen, Tom, 1991 June 10, 18 & 20. PART OF A SERIES: The staff of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher coordinated witness interviews and conducted an extensive review of complaints filed against LAPD officers. Included in the series are summaries of witness interviews, statistics and investigative reports related to citizen complaints, an analysis on adjudicated cases involving use-of-force complaints, reports regarding LAPD's recruitment of African American officers and community oriented policing, and an excerpt from Malcolm Sparrow's Beyond 9-1-1. Also included are materials related to the firm's work product, including attorney notes, work plans, memoranda, and drafts of chapters for the Commission report.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-12835
title: Bagdonas, Michael, 1991 June

description: Bagdonas, Michael, 1991 June 19-21. PART OF A SERIES: The staff of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher coordinated witness interviews and conducted an extensive review of complaints filed against LAPD officers. Included in the series are summaries of witness interviews, statistics and investigative reports related to citizen complaints, an analysis on adjudicated cases involving use-of-force complaints, reports regarding LAPD's recruitment of African American officers and community oriented policing, and an excerpt from Malcolm Sparrow's Beyond 9-1-1. Also included are materials related to the firm's work product, including attorney notes, work plans, memoranda, and drafts of chapters for the Commission report.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-20464
title: Background investigations (3 of 4), 1989 Dec. 6 - 1991 June 16

description: Background investigations (3 of 4), 1989 December 6 - 1991 June 16. 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.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-20212
title: Witness file - Klyver, Dr. Nels, 1991 Apr. 29 - May 31

description: Witness file - Klyver, Dr. Nels, 1991 April 29 - May 31. 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.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-22103
title: Reviews & summaries of complaints & personnel files (2 of 3), 1979 Feb. - 1991 June 24

description: Reviews & summaries of complaints & personnel files (2 of 3), 1979 February - 1991 June 24. PART OF A SERIES: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue investigated how LAPD administrators respond to personnel complaints and allegations of misconduct. Materials in the series were collected and analyzed by the firm for this purpose, and include summaries of witness interviews; article clippings discussing instances of alleged police misconduct; source materials related to the LAPD’s use-of-force policies; a transcript of a court case involving officer misconduct; summaries of personnel complaint statistics; and excerpts taken from the personnel files of officers with multiple complaints and misconduct charges. Also included is correspondence sent and received by the firm over the course of its investigation.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-19069
title: Press release, public session (1991-05-13), 1991-05-10

description: Press release, public session (1991 May 13), 1991 May 10. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-15667
title: Memoranda interviews: Rathburn, William, 1991-05-29 - 1991-05-30

description: Memoranda interviews: Rathburn, William, 1991 May 29-30. PART OF A SERIES: A critical component of the Commission's investigation centered on the idea that governance of the LAPD was shared between the Office of the Chief of Police, an administrative body, and the Board of Police Commissioners, a citizen body. To better understand the dynamic between these two entities, the staff of Heller, Ehrman, White, & McAuliffe researched the history of the Los Angeles City Charter, focusing primarily on its provisions regarding the distribution of power and the structure and organization of the LAPD. Included in the series are reproductions of reports, dissertations, article clippings, excerpts from city documents, and charter amendments related to the charter's conception and development over time. The series also includes several summaries of expert witness interviews regarding the effectiveness of this structure.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-21299
title: Witness file - Knecht, Rita (1 of 2), 1977 Jan. 1 - 1991 May 24

description: Witness file - Knecht, Rita (1 of 2), 1977 January 1 - 1991 May 24. PART OF A SERIES: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue investigated how LAPD administrators respond to personnel complaints and allegations of misconduct. Materials in the series were collected and analyzed by the firm for this purpose, and include summaries of witness interviews; article clippings discussing instances of alleged police misconduct; source materials related to the LAPD’s use-of-force policies; a transcript of a court case involving officer misconduct; summaries of personnel complaint statistics; and excerpts taken from the personnel files of officers with multiple complaints and misconduct charges. Also included is correspondence sent and received by the firm over the course of its investigation.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-13908
title: Attitudinal factors affecting recruitment of blacks into the Los Angeles Police Department, 1973-08 - 1991-06-03

description: Attitudinal factors affecting recruitment of blacks into the Los Angeles Police Department, 1973 August - 1991 June 3. PART OF A SERIES: The staff of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher coordinated witness interviews and conducted an extensive review of complaints filed against LAPD officers. Included in the series are summaries of witness interviews, statistics and investigative reports related to citizen complaints, an analysis on adjudicated cases involving use-of-force complaints, reports regarding LAPD's recruitment of African American officers and community oriented policing, and an excerpt from Malcolm Sparrow's Beyond 9-1-1. Also included are materials related to the firm's work product, including attorney notes, work plans, memoranda, and drafts of chapters for the Commission report.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-21460
title: Witness file - Upton-Knittle, William, 1991 Mar. 21 - Apr. 2

description: Witness file - Upton-Knittle, William, 1991 March 21 - April 2. 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.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-14100
title: Memoranda: Gender differences in the use of excessive force by the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991-06-13 - 1991-06-27

description: Memoranda: Gender differences in the use of excessive force by the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 June 13 & 27. PART OF A SERIES: Graham & James researched two issues: the role of gender in the use of excessive force, and instances of gender discrimination within the LAPD. Research toward this end was derived from a wide variety of sources, including published literature, theses and dissertations, studies and statistics, police ride-alongs, and personal interviews. The series includes a memorandum issued by Graham & James discussing the reasons why female officers are less inclined to use excessive force, as well as many of the firm's interview notes.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-15938
title: Commission meetings: overview and summary of Commission workplan, 1991-04-17 - 1991-04-22

description: Commission meetings: overview and summary of Commission workplan, 1991 April 17-22. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-20927
title: Witness file - Gunson, Roger, 1991 May 16-29

description: Witness file - Gunson, Roger, 1991 May 16-29. PART OF A SERIES: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue investigated how LAPD administrators respond to personnel complaints and allegations of misconduct. Materials in the series were collected and analyzed by the firm for this purpose, and include summaries of witness interviews; article clippings discussing instances of alleged police misconduct; source materials related to the LAPD’s use-of-force policies; a transcript of a court case involving officer misconduct; summaries of personnel complaint statistics; and excerpts taken from the personnel files of officers with multiple complaints and misconduct charges. Also included is correspondence sent and received by the firm over the course of its investigation.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-15811
title: Turriaga, Luis Manuel, 1991-05-01

description: Summary of an interview with Luis Manuel Turriaga, an LAPD officer stationed at the Foothill Division, 1991 May 1. PART OF A SERIES: Hufstedler, Kaus & Ettinger conducted interviews with several LAPD patrol officers who were present at the time of the Rodney King incident. The series contains summaries of 11 such interviews, a transcript from an interview with a retired LAPD captain, a transcript from an interview with a citizen involved with Neighborhood Watch programs, and a summary of the Rodney King incident through the lens of the officers involved. Items in the series are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the interviewee.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-15973
title: Commission meetings, 1991-04-11 - 1991-04-19

description: Commission meetings, 1991 April 11-19. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-14805
title: Legal research regarding the history of the Los Angeles charter, 1850-1991 (1 of 3)

description: Legal research regarding the history of the Los Angeles charter, 1850-1991 (1 of 3). PART OF A SERIES: A critical component of the Commission's investigation centered on the idea that governance of the LAPD was shared between the Office of the Chief of Police, an administrative body, and the Board of Police Commissioners, a citizen body. To better understand the dynamic between these two entities, the staff of Heller, Ehrman, White, & McAuliffe researched the history of the Los Angeles City Charter, focusing primarily on its provisions regarding the distribution of power and the structure and organization of the LAPD. Included in the series are reproductions of reports, dissertations, article clippings, excerpts from city documents, and charter amendments related to the charter's conception and development over time. The series also includes several summaries of expert witness interviews regarding the effectiveness of this structure.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-13901
title: Analysis on adjudicated cases by Peat Marwick, [1991]

description: Analysis on adjudicated cases by Peat Marwick, [1991]. PART OF A SERIES: The staff of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher coordinated witness interviews and conducted an extensive review of complaints filed against LAPD officers. Included in the series are summaries of witness interviews, statistics and investigative reports related to citizen complaints, an analysis on adjudicated cases involving use-of-force complaints, reports regarding LAPD's recruitment of African American officers and community oriented policing, and an excerpt from Malcolm Sparrow's Beyond 9-1-1. Also included are materials related to the firm's work product, including attorney notes, work plans, memoranda, and drafts of chapters for the Commission report.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-20829
title: Witness file - Reddin, Chief Tom, 1991 Apr. 29 - May 2

description: Witness file - Reddin, Chief Tom, 1991 April 29 May 2. 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.
DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-20975
title: Witness file - Meyer, Marshall, 1991-04-22

description: Witness file - Meyer, Marshall, 1991 April 22. 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.