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Review of 1992 riot-related planning, preparedness and response, 1992 July 8.

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Content INTRADEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
July 8, 1992
1.1.6
TO: Chief of Police
FROM: Officer-in-Charge, Inspection and Control Section
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF 1992 RIOT-RELATED PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS AND
IT.
RESPONSE
PURPOSE
As part of the continuous improvement process, the Chief of Police directed a
critical review of the Department’s planning, preparedness, and response
regarding the civil unrest that followed the announcement of verdicts in the
"Rodney King" case. A critical analysis of events during the first six hours will
provide a basis for improving the Department’s response to similar, future
emergencies.
METHODOLOGY
Staff gathered all available data and conducted interviews primarily regarding
incidents that occurred in South Central Los Angeles and particularly 77th Street
Area during the first six hours of rioting. However, incidents occurring in other
parts of the City were also examined. Staff also analyzed the availability and
deployment of logistic and personnel resources in preparation for and response to
the emergency.
Interviewees included LAPD staff and command officers, supervisors and a cross
section of rank and file employees. Los Angeles Fire Department command
personnel were asked for their perceptions and assessment of cooperative efforts
and LAPD performance.
Staff reviewed videotapes (obtained from the media) depicting riot incidents.
The Department’s Tactical Manual, Emergency Operations Guide, First
Responders Checklist, and the Emergency Operations Board Master Plan and
Procedures were used as references by staff in conducting the review and
analysis of:
* — Tapes of police radio transmissions;

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Core Title Review of 1992 riot-related planning, 1992-07-08

Contributor The collection was given to the University of Southern California on October 30, 1992 by the Special Advisor to the Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles. (provenance)

Publisher University of Southern California (original)

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/webster-c100-41116

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Source Los Angeles Webster Commission records, 1931-1992 (collection), University of Southern California (contributing entity)

Access Conditions Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu; phone (213) 740-5900; fax (213) 740-2343

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

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Title Los Angeles Webster Commission records, 1931-1992

Description Chaired by former federal judge and FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster, the Los Angeles Webster Commission assessed law enforcement's performance in connection with the April, 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest. The collection consists of materials collected and studied by the Commission over the course of its investigation. Materials pertain to both the Los Angeles incident specifically, and civil disturbance, civil unrest control, and policing tactics in general.

Included in the collection are the following: interviews with LAPD officers, law enforcement personnel, government officials, community leaders, and activists; articles, broadcasts, and press releases covering the civil unrest; various tactical and contingency plans created for disasters and emergencies; reports, studies, and manuals about civil unrest control and prevention; literature about community-based policing strategies; emergency plans and procedures developed by other cities; and after-action reports issued once the civil unrest had subsided. Also featured are items related to the internal operations of the LAPD both before and during the civil unrest, including activity reports, meeting agendas and minutes, arrest data, annual reports, curricula and educational materials, and personnel rosters.

See also the finding aid (https://archives.usc.edu/repositories/3/resources/2266).

See also The Los Angeles Riots: The Independent and Webster Commissions Collections (https://scalar.usc.edu/works/the-los-angeles-riots-christopher-and-webster-commissions-collections/index).

Related collections in the USC Digital Library:

? Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 (see also the finding aid: https://archives.usc.edu/repositories/3/resources/2251)
? Richard M. Mosk Christopher Commission records, 1988-2011 (see also the finding aid: https://archives.usc.edu/repositories/3/resources/393)
? Kendall O. Price Los Angeles riots records, 1965-1967 (see also the finding aid: https://archives.usc.edu/repositories/3/resources/979)
? Watts riots records, 1965 (see also the finding aid: https://archives.usc.edu/repositories/3/resources/83)

Thanks to generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the USC Libraries are digitizing this collection for online public access.

Coverage Temporal 1931/1992

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Los Angeles Webster Commission records, 1931-1992