Weekly status report, number 9, overview, 1992-07-31

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JUDGE WILLIAM H . WEBSTER
SPECIAL ADVISOR
CHIEF HUBERT WILLIAMS
DEPUTY SPECIAL ADVISOR
RICHARD J . STONE
GENERAL COUNSEL
AND STAFF DIRECTOR
JERRY S . BATHKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL
TERRY W . BIRD
PAUL G. BOWER
WA YNE S . BRAVEMAN
JOHN H . BRINSLEY
GERALD L . CHALEFF
JAMES P . CLARK
AUDREY B . COLLINS
JAN LAWRENCE HANDZLIK
KENNETH R . HEITZ
THEO DORE WARREN .JACKSON
DIANN H . KIM
VI NC ENT .J. MAR ELLA
MARYLIN .J. MILNER
BRIAN O ' NEILL
CHARLES PEREYRA-SUAREZ
LIN DA S . PETERSON
CORNELL .J . PRICE
KA REN RANDALL
BARBARA A. REEVES
ANA I. SEGURA
SALLY SuCHIL
SENIOR CONSULTANTS
PETER B . FRANK
ROGER S . YOUNG
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ADVISOR
TO THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
CrTY OF Los ANGELES
July 31, 1992
Privileged and confidential
Attorney Work Product
Attorney-Client communication
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
Judge William H. Webster
Special Adv1sor to the Board of Police
Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Mccloy
1825 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20006
Chief Hubert Williams
Deputy Special Advisor to the Board of Police
Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles
Police Foundation
1001 22nd Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20037
Re: Weekly Status Report No. 9 -
July 31, 1992
Dear ·Judge Webster and Chief Williams:
Enclosed is the ninth weekly status
report. This report is intended to be a
confidential communication to you from your
General Counsel, subject to the Attorney-Client
Privilege and the ·work Product Protection. As
such, it should be guarded by you in a safe place
and disclosed only to persons who are members of
the study staff or who have signed the Policy
Statement re Confidentiality.
The official record of our study is
maintained in the Office of the Special Advisor.
We intend this weekly status report and the
attached materials to be a working copy for your
personal use. At the conclusion of the study, all
of these materials should be returned to the
Office of the Special Advisor or destroyed. Our
plan is for the "official record" to be archived
upon the conclusion of the study, and for no other
record to exist.
SUITE 342:5 601 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET LOS ANGELES, CALIPOR~lA 90017 TELEPHONE (213) 362·76:50 FACSIMILE (213) 362·7099
Judge William H. Webster
Chief Hubert Williams
July 31, 1992
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Please do not hesitate to call if you have questions or
wish to discuss anything.
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Enclosure
Sincerely,
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Richard J. Stone
General Counsel and
Staff Director
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OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ADVISOR
TO 1HE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Privileged and Confidential
Attorney Work Product
Attorney-client Communication
WEEKLY STATUS REPORT NO. 9
July 31, 1992
This Weekly Status Report is created solely for the
benefit of our clients, Special Advisor William H. Webster and
Deputy Special Advisor Hubert Williams, and for no other purpose.
It contains confidential information and should not be
distributed to other persons.
This report is in two sections. The first section
describes significant events that have occurred within the last
week. The second section reports on upcoming events in the next
week.
I. RECENT EVENTS
A. Police Department Survey
This week, we continued to receive responses to our
Police Department Questionnaire. We are pleased that over half
of the 72 Departments being surveyed have returned completed
Questionnaires. Most, if not all, of the remaining Departments
have indicated that they are in the process of completing the
Questionnaire, and that they will be sending their responses to
us within the next week. Also this week, the Visiting Police
Officers, along with members of the Comparisons Team, and with
the assistance of Arthur Andersen and Company, began to review
and compile the data from the completed Questionnaires.
B. Comparisons Team
On Tuesday, July 28, 1992 and Thursday, July 30, 1992,
Rick Stone and Betsy Lear met with the Comparisons Team to
discuss the status of the Team's work. With the assistance of
Arthur Andersen and Company, the Team is analyzing both publicly
available data and the responses to the Police Department
Questionnaire. We have analyzed, in depth, all 72 cities with
regard to demographics, economics, police department statistics,
crime statistics, and experience with unusual occurrences. Based
on this analysis, we have decided to interview personnel from
police departments in the following cities: Chicago, Detroit,
Miami/Metro-Dade, Newark, New York, San Diego, Oakland,
Philadelphia, Houston, and San Antonio. Based on the data we
have collected, we are also considering conducting interviews of
personnel from police departments in San Jose, Las Vegas,
Phoenix, and Dallas.
c. Community Attitude Survey
This week, we continued to prepare for conducting a
Community Attitude Survey during the coming weekend, July 31,
1992 through August 2, 1992. A copy of the Community Attitude
Survey is attached. The Survey was designed by Starr &
Associates, a nationally known communications firm. Many of the
members of our team also made comments, suggestions, and
contributed questions to the Survey. We are also grateful for
the assistance of Chief Williams and the Staff of the Police
Foundation for their many helpful comments and suggestions. We
are pleased that clos. e to 300 people have volunteered to help us
make the necessary telephone calls; a list of the volunteers is
attached. As a result, we are hopeful that we will be able to
obtain responses from a large number of community members. In an
attempt to reach as broad of a sample of the community as
possible, we have had the Survey translated into Spanish, Korean,
and Mandarin Chinese, and many of our volunteers are bilingual in
these languages.
There continues to be press interest in our upcoming
Survey. A copy of an article, which appeared in the Los Angeles
Metropolitan News, regarding the Survey is attached. In
addition, we have had several requests for live television
coverage of the Survey. We have decided to continue with our
strategy of keeping people informed, but not seeking publicity.
As a result, we have declined the requests for television
coverage, deciding that such coverage of our study would be
premature at this time, and that there will be plenty of time for
coverage later on.
D. Public Hearings Team
The Public Hearings Team has been working on designing
and implementing a plan for community participation in our study.
The Community Attitude Survey that we will be conducting this
coming weekend is one way that the community will be able to
participate in our study. We are also planning to conduct a
series of public meetings and a public hearing. A copy of the
most recent draft of the Plan for Community Participation is
attached. The list of issues for the public meetings needs to be
narrowed and more specific details regarding these meetings need
to be worked out. Comments on this Plan would be appreciated.
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E. Chronologies Team
On Tuesday, July 28, 1992, Rick Stone and Betsy Lear
met with the Chronologies Working Group to discuss the status of
the Group's work. The Group currently is working on obtaining
additional data necessary to complete their analysis, as well as
displaying the data in the form of charts and graphs. This week,
we received arrest data from two sources, the LAPD and the Los
Angeles County Sheriff's Office. We hope that this data, which
reflects some 12,000 arrests, will be useful in gaining a more
thorough understanding of the law enforcement response to the
civil unrest in April.
F. Interview Reports
The interview process continues to proceed. As you can
see from the attached status report, many interviews have been
scheduled, and a significant number have been completed. As a
result, the interview memoranda library has expanded greatly.
The original interview memoranda are on file in the Office of the
Special Advisor; working copies of the one-page summaries of
several of the interviews conducted to date are attached for your
use. All interview memoranda, including the one-page summaries,
are highly confidential and should be maintained in a secure
location.
We also are pleased that we have been given
authorization to proceed with interviews of FBI personnel. A
copy of the most recent letter from the FBI regarding these
interviews is attached. We hope that these interviews will be
completed in the next week or two.
G. Library
A copy of the current index to the library in the
Office of the Special Advisor is attached. As you can see from
this index, we have received many materials which are useful in
our investigation. We continue to receive materials on a daily
basis.
H. Meeting of Deputy General Counsel
On Friday, July 31, 1992, the Deputy General Counsel
met to discuss the status of the Teams' work, and to develop work
plans for completing the remaining fact-gathering. We hope to
complete most, if not all, of the necessary interviews and
document gathering by the end of August.
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I. Logistics and Support
Executive Director, and Secretary/Treasurer, Jerry
Bathke has prepared an Income and Expense Statement for Special
Advisor study, Inc., a copy of which is attached. We are pleased
that we continue to be able to manage our operation in a very
cost-effective and efficient manner. In addition, Special
Advisor Study, Inc. has purchased a D & O insurance policy, and
coverage is now in effect.
Jerry Bathke also continues to work with corporations
and foundations to obtain contributions, both monetary and in
kind, to assist with our study. Mitsui Fudosan has generously
donated free parking for our Community Attitude Survey
volunteers. In addition, the Hilton Hotel has extended their
lodging offer for one additional month; we now have six free
rooms through the end of August. We are also exploring with
Mitsui Fudosan an extension of our current office lease.
II. UPCOMING EVENTS
A. Community Attitude Survey
As discussed above, this weekend, July 31, 1992 through
August 2, 1992, we will be conducting a Community Attitude Survey
by telephone. With the help of close to 300 volunteers, we hope
to obtain responses from a large number of community members.
B. Police Department Survey
Next week, the Visiting Police Officers, along with the
Comparisons Team, will continue to review responses to the Police
Department Questionnaire. In addition, members of the Team will
prepare for and begin to conduct interviews of personnel from
selected Police Departments around the country.
c. Interviews
The interview process continues to progress. As you
can see from the attached schedule, a number of interviews will
be conducted during the coming week. In addition, we plan to
interview FBI personnel during the next week or two. We hope to
complete most, if not all, of the remaining necessary interviews
by the end of August.
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D. URGENT REQUEST RE VISITING POLICE OFFICERS
Our Visiting Police Officers have been invaluable to
the project and we could not really do without them.
Unfortunately, their time with us is now scheduled to expire at
the end of August. Can Chief Williams get extensions through
mid-October? We must have them!
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