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PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL:
ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION
AND ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
To:
From:
Re:
Richard J. stone, General Counsel
Office of the Special Advisor
Margaret Levy w -
August 28, 1992
Re: June 26, 1992 Interview with Eugene Mornell
ABSTRACT
Eugene Mornell, Executive Director of the Los
Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, stated that he
believes that there should be an immediate and massive law
enforcement presence in the event of an outbreak of violence.
He expressed dismay at the similarity between the Watts riots
and its aftermath and the civil disturbance following the
Rodney King verdict. He referred to a January 1985 report on
a public hearing jointly sponsored by the Los Angeles County
and City Human Relations Commissions which concluded with the
following prophetic words: "We cannot emphasize too strongly
the critical nature of the problems described in this report
and the implications of continued inaction. We should not
have to wait for a second Los Angeles riot to erupt to bring
these problems to serious public attention."
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PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL:
ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION
AND ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
To:
From:
Date:
Re:
Richard J. Stone, General Counsel
Office of the Special Advisor
Margaret Levy~ r
August 28, 1992
July 16, 1992 Interview with Oscar Andrade,
Executive Director; Luke Williams, Skadden Arps
Fellow; Sara Martinez, Vice Chair of Board of
Directors; Amy Beer, Legal Services; and Louise
Gessford of El Rescate
ABSTRACT
The theme of our meeting was the different
treatment that Central Americans and other Hispanics receive
at the hands of the LAPD before and after the "rebellion."
The Central American community is treated as second class
citizens by the LAPD. In many instances, crimes are not
reported because when they are, the Central American victim
is treated like a suspect rather than a victim. In addition,
Central Americans are fearful of the collaboration between
the LAPD and the INS.
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CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED
ATTORNEY/CLIENT COMMUNICATION
AND ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
DATED: August 28, 1992
TO: Richard J. Stone, General Counsel
FROM: John H. Brinsley, Deputy General Counsel
RE: Abstract of Interview Memorandum of Thomas Moran. Ph.D.
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Dr. Moran's interview was educationally significant in
that USC successfully implemented its emergency response plan in
response to the civil disorder. The success of the plan was due in
large part to training drills that are held two to three times a
year and a management culture that divorces decision-making from
policy-making.
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ATTORNEYWORK PRODUCT
PRlVILEGED AND CONADENTIAL
M E M O R A N D U M
Richard J. Stone
General Counsel and Staff Director
Brad Pomerance and Karen R. Smith
Interview With Sweet Alice Harris,
Executive Director, Parents of Watts
SUMMARY
"Sweet" Alice Harris, community activist and executive
director of Parents of Watts expressed strong beliefs about the
need for community-based policing. She also singled out the lack
of training given police officers regarding the culture and needs
of poor communities as contributing to the unrest. Too often
inexperienced police officers are deployed in poor areas of the
city such as Watts and these scared officers overreact out of
fear. Ms. Harris also expressed the hope that the new Police
Chief would realize that "Watts is not South Central" and
familarize himself with the residents of Watts and their needs.
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PRIVILEGED AND CONl'IDEN'l'IAL
ATTORNEY/CLIENT COMMUNICATION
ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ADVISOR
TO THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Rick Stone, General Counsel
Maggie Levy, Claudia Carver and Lynne Hobbs
August 24, 1992
Abstract of Interview with Supervisor Michael
Antonovich
Supervisor Michael Antonovich is very
knowledgeable of how a city's politics can undermine its
police department. He has very good recommendations for the
city regarding how it can develop an effective management
and privatization program. His county's successes are
highlighted and he often contrasts the city to the county.
He limits much of his discussion to the operations of the
county.
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From:
Date:
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
ATTORNEY/CLIENT COMMUHICATION
ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ADVISOR
TO THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
CITYOF LOS ANGELES
Rick stone, General counsel
Cornell Price, Deputy Counsel and Donald Walton,
Counsel ·
July 24, 1992
Subject: Abstract of Interview with Charles Norman,
Assistant Director, Community Youth Gang Services
("CYGS"}
Charles Norman was present at the intersection of
Florence and Normandie when the beating of Denny and the
looting of the liquor store began. During the disturbance,
he was also privileged to some information regarding gang
activity. He clearly believes, however, that most of the
violence occuring during the disturbance was not the product
of gang activity. His discussion of the nature of the
violence is very insightful.

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Interivew of Eugene Mornell from 1992 June 26, sent to Margaret Levy on 1992 August 28.

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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