Los Angeles Police

The Los Angeles Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in the American Dream Roleplay Universe. The Los Angeles Police Department featured in California Life Roleplay is fictional, but heavily inspired primarily from the real-life operations of the agency before 2017.

## Organizational Structure

The Los Angeles Police Department is organized through multiple *Police Bureaus* & *Police Divisions.* These subsections of the Los Angeles Police Department report up to their respective *Police Offices.* These Police Offices report up to the Office of the Chief of Police. This organization structure allows the department to maintain a rigid chain of command, which allows people to understand exactly where and who to report to.

## Office of the Chief of Police

The rule-making power of the Police Chief is prescribed in the City Charter, quoted in part - "The head of each department shall have the power... to supervise, control, regulate, and manage the department and to make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the exercise of the powers conferred upon the department …"

The Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department serves a 5-year term and may be eligible to be appointed for a second 5-year term. The Chief of Police is officially designated as the COP, and reports to the Mayor of Los Angeles & the city council. The council may vote to initiate the removal of the COP with a 2/3 majority vote. Time accrued as Acting Chief of Police or as a temporary Chief of Police shall not be included in calculating the ten years.

*"The Chief of Police shall serve at the pleasure of the City, as set forth herein, and shall not attain any property interest in the position of Chief of Police."* - The Los Angeles Police Department Manual

The incumbent Chief of the Los Angeles Police - Josh Paul Marcano
## Command Staff Organization

The Command Staff of the Los Angeles Police Department is divided into two sections, Department High Command & Department Command. Department High Command refers to the Board of Chiefs, who report up to the Chief of Police. Department Command report to the Commander III of the Board of Commanders.

## Assistant Chief Of Police

The Assistant Chief of Police is the high-ranking position within their respected Offices and are responsible for reporting up to the Chief of Police. “Assistant Chief” is responsible for assisting the Chief of Police in managing and overseeing the various operational and administrative functions of the department.

The Assistant Chief is second in command of the Department and assumes the duties of the Chief in their absence. As assistant to the Chief, the Assistant Chief provides advice on administrative issues which include Department direction, legislative and operational concerns, and budgetary and personnel matters.

An Assistant Chief of Police serves a term to termination from the Board, retirement or otherwise removal from the Board. An Assistant Chief Of Police shall remain on the police board between a period of two Police Chiefs, unless declared otherwise by the general manager of the Board.

An Assistant Chief Of Police may be removed from the Board by the say of the general manager of the board, The Chief Of Police, the City, or a two-thirds vote by the Police Board. An assistant chief must be informed 5 days in-advance of their removal from the Board, and may submit an appeal to the City Clerk.

An “Assistant Chief” must hold one of the following titles:

a. Assistant Chief, Director, Office Of Operations

b. Assistant Chief, Director, Office Of Special Operations

c. Assistant Chief, Director, Office Of Support Services

d. Assistant Chief w/o Portfolio