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DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-36942
title: Correspondence, office of the special advisor, 1992

description: Correspondence from the office of the special advisor to the board of police commissions, city of Los Angeles, 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-c100-36895
title: Correspondence, office of the special advisor, 1992

description: Correspondence from the office of the special advisor to the board of police commissions, city of Los Angeles, 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-c100-37725
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-c100-71828
title: Correspondence, Metropolitan division, 1992-04-29

description: Correspondence, response and rally point procedures, commanding officer, Metropolitan division, mobilization roster deployment period, 1992 April 29. 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-c100-63951
title: Unusual Occurrence Depletion Chart, 1984-06-21

description: Unusual Occurrence Depletion Chart, 1984 June 21. PART OF SERIES: The series contains materials related to the tactical planning measures developed by the LAPD to manage unusual occurrences, emergencies, and instances of civil disorder. Included are manuals, training materials, and standing plans developed prior to the riots; activities logs and reports maintained during the riots; and after-action reports and analyses which evaluate the effectiveness of these planning measures in the months following the riots.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-63949
title: Central area, Standing plans, Mobilization rosters, 1992-06-16

description: Collection of the Los Angeles Police Department's central area's standing plans and mobilization report for 1992 April 29 - May 8, 1992 June 16. PART OF SERIES: The series contains materials related to the tactical planning measures developed by the LAPD to manage unusual occurrences, emergencies, and instances of civil disorder. Included are manuals, training materials, and standing plans developed prior to the riots; activities logs and reports maintained during the riots; and after-action reports and analyses which evaluate the effectiveness of these planning measures in the months following the riots.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-35282
title: Diane Watson, interview, 1992-07-07

description: Interview of Diane Watson, California State Senator for the 28th Senatorial District, about her observations and impressions of the civil disturbance. Topics include the root causes of the civil disturbance, the Los Angeles Police Department's preparedness to handle a major disturbance, the management style and political climate of the Los Angeles Police Department, and the adequacy of the Los Angeles Police Department's response to the violence. Watson concludes by offering several recommendations for improvement, all of which center on bridging the gap between law enforcement and minority communities, 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-c100-18850
title: Philadelphia Police Department, 1978-1992

description: Overall description of the Philadelphia Police Department's operations, policies, procedures, and plans, and a demographic overview of the city's population, 1978-1992. 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-73188
title: Watch commander's daily report, 1991-06-01/1992-06-15

description: Collection of watch commander's daily reports, 1991 June 1 - 15. 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-c100-30496
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-c100-30691
title: Los Angeles Webster Commission records, 1931-1992
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-73291
title: Watch commander's daily report, 1991-06-01/1992-06-15

description: Collection of watch commander's daily reports, 1991 June 1 - 15. 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-c100-73231
title: Watch commander's daily report, 1991-06-01/1992-06-15

description: Collection of watch commander's daily reports, 1991 June 1 - 15. 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-c100-36312
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-c100-31762
title: Ed Allen, interview, 1992-08-06

description: Interview of Los Angeles Fire Department, Ed Allen, 1992 August 6.  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-c100-36396
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-c100-36428
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-c100-83530
title: Bureau of Special Investigation, meeting agendas and minutes, 1991-1992

description: Los Angeles Police Department, Bureau of Special Investigation, meeting agnedas and meeting minutes, 1991-1992. 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-c100-5329
title: Report of the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission, 1968

description: "Foreward to the Report of the Philadelphia Sepcial Investigation Commission", Temple Law Quarterly. Assessing the Philadelphia Police Department's use of force during the raid of a house owned by MOVE, a radical anti-establishment group, 1968. PART OF SERIES: Included in the series are reports that summarize independent investigations about both the LAPD and other instances of urban violence and civil unrest. The reports were produced by various commissions and advisory bodies on civil disorders.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-36313
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-c100-24879
title: Psychological theory in group behavior, 1992-08-26

description: A graduate student's paper that analyzes a riot at a 1962 football game drawing psychological parallels to the Rodney King incident, 1992 August 26. PART OF SERIES: Materials in the series assess the LAPD's involvement in immigration enforcement during the 1992 riots. Included are reports issued by governmental and human rights agencies; copies of relevant laws, emergency plans, and penal codes; a copy of Mike Davis' book City of Quartz; and copies of activity logs and reports produced by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-82541
title: CRASH division, meetings, 1992

description: Los Angeles Police Department, CRASH Division, meeting agendas, 1992. 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: Records pertaining to the acitivities of each administrative division of the LAPD Office of Operations's Headquarters Bureau between March 1991 and June 1992. Included are activities reprots, agendas, and minutes from staff meetings and supervisor meetings, and roll call deploymenbt worksheets for training sessions led by the Bureau.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-37386
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-c100-653
title: Community Development Commission (CDC) Sites In Los Angeles County and Unincorporated Areas

description: Number of Unincorporated buildings in various areas. 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-c100-32426
title: Sol Polen, interview, 1992-07-08

description: Interview of Sol Polen, Sergeant of the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Division, about his recollection of events prior to and during the civil disturbance, and his impressions of the Los Angeles Police Department's subsequent response to the violence and unrest, 1992 July 8. 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-c100-28802
title: Earthquake prediction response plan, 1989-01

description: Plan of action developed by the city of Los Angeles about how to appropriately respond to a major earthquake, 1989 January. 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.
DOI: 10.25549/webster-c100-35288
title: Charles Stubbs, interview, 1992-06-25

description: Interview of Charles Stubbs, Sergeant at the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division, about his professional background, the information available to the Los Angeles Police Department prior to the disturbance, the Los Angeles Police Department's preparedness to handle a major civil disturbance, the adequacy of the Los Angeles Police Department's response to the violence, and his criticisms and recommendations for future improvement, 1992 June 25. 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-c100-32271
title: Tom Parker, interview, 1992-08-12

description: Interview of Tom Parker, FBI Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge, about the coordination between the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department during the civil disturbance, 1992 August 12. 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-c100-73259
title: Watch commander's daily report, 1991-06-01/1992-06-15

description: Collection of watch commander's daily reports, 1991 June 1 - 15. 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-c100-73352
title: Materials submitted, Police commission meeting, 1992-06-02

description: Materials prepared by the Los Angeles Police Department and submitted to the Police Commission, including a riot control checklist and a list of planning measures, 1992 June 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.