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Presentation by: COLLEEN AIRALL

The event that changed LA. March 3rd 1991, George Holliday videotaped the beating of Rodney King by 4 LAPD OfficersThis event was seen nationwide through local and cable news programs. LAPD's

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Presentation by: COLLEEN AIRALL

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    1. Presentation by: COLLEEN AIRALL

    2. The event that changed LA March 3rd 1991, George Holliday videotaped the beating of Rodney King by 4 LAPD Officers This event was seen nationwide through local and cable news programs

    3. LAPDs Finest Sgt. Stacey Koon Ofc. Laurence Powell Ofc. Timothy Wind Ofc. Theodore Briseno

    4. Investigation Begins On March 5th, FBI starts investigating the Rodney King incident On March 7th, Los Angeles Police Chief Gates announces that the officers involved will be prosecuted On March 15th, the 4 officers were arraigned on charges with assault with a deadly weapon and use of excessive force

    5. THE TRIAL Venue of trial was relocated from LA to the suburbs of Simi Valley, in Ventura The jury had 10 Caucasians, 1 Latino, 1 Filipino-American

    6. The City Erupts On April 29th 1992, At 3:15pm the jury acquits all 4 LAPD Officers At 5pm the rioting begins in LA

    7. AFTERMATH The National Guard was called to restore order to the city 42 people were killed 700 businesses were destroyed 5000 people were arrested LA suffered 1 billion in property damages Cant we all just get along

    8. 2nd Time Around The officers were accused of violating Rodney Kings civil rights On April 10th 1993, began deliberating and on April 17th was the day of the verdict Officers Koon & Powell were found guilty Officers Wind & Briseno were acquitted

    9. Convicted Convicted Sgt. Stacey Koon, age 42 married He served 2 yrs in Federal Prison Convicted Ofc. Laurence Powell, age 30 single He served 2 yrs in Federal Prison

    10. Compensation On April 19th 1994, the civil suit by King against LA Jury awards 3.8 million to Rodney King

    11. What or who contributed to the Downfall of LAPD? The City Mayor Tom Bradley Chief of Police Daryl Gates Cultural Deviance within LAPD Oversight Failure within LAPD

    12. The Mayor & Chief of Police Tom Bradley Took office in 1973-93 Announced formation of Independent Commission on LAPD. Daryl Gates Took office in 1978-1992 Resigned 1992

    13. Cultural Deviance Many officers had exposed flaws & deficiencies Poor training Lack of morale for human beings Excessive use of Force Filing false reports

    14. Oversight Failure Collaboration of key Leaders Mayor Tom Bradley Chief of Police- Daryl Gates

    15. Treating the condition of the Organization Cultural Deviance Christopher Commission Report Community Policing Civilian Review of the Police Enforcing human rights standards

    16. Treating the condition of the Organization Oversight Failure On June 4th 1992, LA passed the City Charter Amendment F, which removed civil service protection from the chief of police Christopher Commission Report recommended this amendment

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