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While Chief Bratton has yet to reveal the full extent of his
reorganization of LAPD, his desire for a transparent, inclusive,
open and accountable Department bodes well for Los Angeles.
His consistent references to vibrant community policing partnerships
are, at the very least, a breath of fresh air to those of us
who have long understood that a severely understaffed and mismanaged
LAPD has been presented with a daunting task, protecting and
serving this great City.
Reducing crime and preventing it's spread will take time, especially
when there are so few officers per capita, and so many important
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Rethinking and reforming how LAPD works, improving inter-agency
coordination and cooperation, and asking the residents to play their
part will go a long way toward improving the quality of life.
A vast volunteer community of Angelenos stands ready to assist,
but it needs to have real, meaningful tasks assigned. And it needs
to believe its collective voice is being heard, its point of view
respected.
The community wants to help the police, and it's wonderful
that the Chief has gone out of his way to show he cares.
The benefits of community policing partnerships to the Department
and the residents will depend on transparency, inclusiveness, openness
and accountability, just as the Chief says, and LACP wishes to support
his efforts. We're dedicated to promoting these partnerships when
ever possible, and offer encouragement to both the Department and
the community.
In case you didn't see it, we're presenting a link to the following
article in it's entirety. Chief Bratton, true to form, reveals himself
and his plans in a candid one-on-one interview with Celeste Fremon
of the LA Weekly.
We congratulate the Chief and the LA Weekly for the following:
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LA
Weekly
JANUARY 10 - 16, 2003
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From Parker Center
A one-on-one with Police Chief Bill Bratton
by Celeste Fremon
Meeting with the LAPD's new chief, Bill Bratton, for
the first time, one hardly knows what to expect. Is
he the enlightened police reformer the city has desperately
been searching for over the last decade? Or just one
more stop-'em-and-frisk-'em cowboy, clueless in confronting
the city's myriad problems.
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EDITOR'S
NOTE: Among the topics covered in the article are:
What has surprised you the most since you took the position as chief?
In what way do you think the culture of the LAPD most needs
to be changed?
How does your policing model differ, then, from LAPD's traditional
approach?
[You] have to comply with the consent decree ... what are you
going to do?
[Talking about gangs, and gang members.]
[Were] the goals of the Christopher Commission ... accomplished?
What else is on your agenda [for LAPD]?
[What] do you think about the department's most recent [revision
of the] complaint system?
What kind of talent do you look for in your command staff?
[Question about officers believing that] department brass has
always been deaf to ... dissent.
What do you want to be remembered for when you leave the LAPD?
Do you have what you'd call a personal mission?
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
Click here to read the entire article as it appears online from
the LA Weekly:
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/03/08/news-fremon.php
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