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first piece on several promotlond lists during tha eerly 40's, Horrdl
those other men. Parker'e appeals to the police commleelon for redress
aada interesting news but schleved nothing. Chief Horrall, himself a
college graduate, blandy observed that "scholastic achievements do not
nacaseerily make the best policemen." The degruntled Parker then
joined the Army snd served abroad, where he organised police services
for several German dtlee. He became Inspector Parker in 1947, In
charge of traffic dvielon.
Later, Parker's obvious exduelon from the inner drdes of
power during Horrdl's administration stood him in good stead. When
Canard Wbrton arrived to restore order in 1949 sfter Horrdl's fdl
from grace, be eppointed Parker hie eteff Inspector, charged with find-,
lag snd prosecuting dshonest policemen. The Tlmee, among other viae
observers, then p rede ted Parker'a promotion to cn emend the depertment.
Within a yeer he fdrilled the prophesy, rising repidy from inspector
9
to deputy chief to chief of police.
He qdckly became a controversial figure, inside and outside the
department. Some officers believed that while administrative officer
to Chief J. E. Davia and later as internd affdrs "headhunter," Parker
collected gossip and other private information about the shortcomings
and pecadlloes of bis fellows. This he kept against the day when lt
night yield some advantage in departmentd politics. True or not, the
rumor inspired red fear; indeed, it expanded after he became chief.
Newspaper reports implied that Parker knew dreadfd things about one or
another public figure, and that his secret files made him and the department invulnerable to polltlcd interference. Again, the truth is
420
Object Description
| Title | The progressives and the police, 1973 |
| Description | Joseph Gerald Woods. The progressives and the police: urban reformers and the professionalization of the Los Angeles police. University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D., history), 1973. Published by University Microfilms International (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA), 1982. 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. |
| Creator | Woods, Joseph Gerald, 1930- |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of California, Los Angeles; University Microfilms |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California, USA; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date issued | 1973; 1982 |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 669 p. |
| Format (aat) |
doctoral dissertations catalog cards |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 |
| Series | Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe |
| File | The progressives and the police: urban reformers and the professionalization of the Los Angeles police, by Joseph Gerard Woods, 1973 |
| Box and folder | box 20, folder 24; box 21, folders 1-3 |
| Provenance | The collection was given to the University of Southern California on July 31, 1991. |
| Rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Repository name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
| Repository address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
| Repository email | specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Filename | indep-box20-24 |
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| Title | The progressives and the police, 1973, p. 434 |
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| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | ■• ■ .->■■—■....—...^. ^.■■...^~*^-^~», ..n-r,...—,.■.. ..^. . ....... .—._.-_. v-~niinffiieii__wlJJLk^^ first piece on several promotlond lists during tha eerly 40's, Horrdl those other men. Parker'e appeals to the police commleelon for redress aada interesting news but schleved nothing. Chief Horrall, himself a college graduate, blandy observed that "scholastic achievements do not nacaseerily make the best policemen." The degruntled Parker then joined the Army snd served abroad, where he organised police services for several German dtlee. He became Inspector Parker in 1947, In charge of traffic dvielon. Later, Parker's obvious exduelon from the inner drdes of power during Horrdl's administration stood him in good stead. When Canard Wbrton arrived to restore order in 1949 sfter Horrdl's fdl from grace, be eppointed Parker hie eteff Inspector, charged with find-, lag snd prosecuting dshonest policemen. The Tlmee, among other viae observers, then p rede ted Parker'a promotion to cn emend the depertment. Within a yeer he fdrilled the prophesy, rising repidy from inspector 9 to deputy chief to chief of police. He qdckly became a controversial figure, inside and outside the department. Some officers believed that while administrative officer to Chief J. E. Davia and later as internd affdrs "headhunter," Parker collected gossip and other private information about the shortcomings and pecadlloes of bis fellows. This he kept against the day when lt night yield some advantage in departmentd politics. True or not, the rumor inspired red fear; indeed, it expanded after he became chief. Newspaper reports implied that Parker knew dreadfd things about one or another public figure, and that his secret files made him and the department invulnerable to polltlcd interference. Again, the truth is 420 |
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| Archival file | Volume65/indep-box21-02-01~071.tif |
