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of "phony" charges of police brutdlty, designed to undermine the
depertment. A commercial publlcetlon noted Porker's opposition to
"dsreepect for lew end order which eventually codd destroy the economic climets vhich hss mads Los Angeles."
But they prdsed too much. A good portion of fiction qdckly
became incorporated in Porker's legend; even before his deeth the tde
of the chief's dseds surpassed the truth. Perhaps sodd conservetlsm,
polltlcd expedency or the demands of good manners blinded the chief'e
friends snd enedes to the sctuslltlss of Los Angelee life. The sodd
and polltlcd Right lauded in Parker characteristics vhich seemed
deplorable vhen exhibited by the Left. Conversely, some liberals apparently viewed Parker ea the main obatecle to eocid progreee, and
aseumed that hia removd done ensured slgnlficsnt change.
The Times, for example, repeated without further proof that
Parker made Loe Angeles the best-policed dty in the notion. This
ddm, mode by locd newspapers since at least 1892, nurtured the
"good business climate" of the White Spot. It could not be proved, but
the eole ststisticd measure, the FBI's annud Uniform Crime Reports.
consistently placed Los Angeles among America's most crime-ridden
cities. Chief.Perker answered by accusing other police administrations
of falsifying their records, an old police strategy well known in Los
Angeles. He publicly chided J. Edgar Hoover for compiling and publishing statistics for which he took no responsibility. The subsequent
unworthy competition for advantage which characterized the LAPD-FBI
relationship Interfered with necessary interdepartments cooperation.
Even admirers felt the chief's lash if their prdse fell below
493
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 |
Description
| Title | The progressives and the police, 1973, p. 507 |
| Format (imt) | image/tiff |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | of "phony" charges of police brutdlty, designed to undermine the depertment. A commercial publlcetlon noted Porker's opposition to "dsreepect for lew end order which eventually codd destroy the economic climets vhich hss mads Los Angeles." But they prdsed too much. A good portion of fiction qdckly became incorporated in Porker's legend; even before his deeth the tde of the chief's dseds surpassed the truth. Perhaps sodd conservetlsm, polltlcd expedency or the demands of good manners blinded the chief'e friends snd enedes to the sctuslltlss of Los Angelee life. The sodd and polltlcd Right lauded in Parker characteristics vhich seemed deplorable vhen exhibited by the Left. Conversely, some liberals apparently viewed Parker ea the main obatecle to eocid progreee, and aseumed that hia removd done ensured slgnlficsnt change. The Times, for example, repeated without further proof that Parker made Loe Angeles the best-policed dty in the notion. This ddm, mode by locd newspapers since at least 1892, nurtured the "good business climate" of the White Spot. It could not be proved, but the eole ststisticd measure, the FBI's annud Uniform Crime Reports. consistently placed Los Angeles among America's most crime-ridden cities. Chief.Perker answered by accusing other police administrations of falsifying their records, an old police strategy well known in Los Angeles. He publicly chided J. Edgar Hoover for compiling and publishing statistics for which he took no responsibility. The subsequent unworthy competition for advantage which characterized the LAPD-FBI relationship Interfered with necessary interdepartments cooperation. Even admirers felt the chief's lash if their prdse fell below 493 |
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| Archival file | Volume65/indep-box21-02-01~144.tif |
