Los Angeles Police Department
California's largest force
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police force of Los Angeles, California—one of the largest municipal law enforcement agencies in the United States.
Often abbreviated LAPD, it has been central to American popular culture through countless films, television shows, and news coverage.
The department's history includes both celebrated crime-fighting and notorious scandals involving brutality and corruption: The LAPD was under federal oversight for years after the Rampart scandal.
Administrative jurisdiction zone
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
uniform · squad car · sergeant · lieutenant · captain · chief · dispatcher · investigation
Los Angeles victim
- racial profilingLaw enforcement by skin color
- excessive forceUnwarranted severity in restraint
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- consent decreeCourt-approved agreement without liability admission
civil rights · brutality · misconduct · accountability · reform · oversight · lawsuit · settlement
Preparatory instruction period
- BoschGerman industrial corporation
- SouthlandSouthern regional designation
- Adam-12Television police series
- proceduralFollowing set steps
Chemical causing forced weeping
- curfewMandated return time
- National GuardState-level reserve military
- lootingTheft during disorder
- unrestState of public disturbance
martial law · arson · vandalism · flashpoint · tension · deployment · emergency
precinct
Administrative jurisdiction zone
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- patrolRegular surveillance route
badge · uniform · squad car · sergeant · lieutenant · captain · chief · dispatcher · investigation · enforcement
Rodney King
Los Angeles victim
- racial profilingLaw enforcement by skin color
- excessive forceUnwarranted severity in restraint
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
consent decree · civil rights · brutality · misconduct · accountability · reform · oversight · lawsuit · settlement · body camera
Training Day
Preparatory instruction period
teargas
Chemical causing forced weeping
- curfewMandated return time
- National GuardState-level reserve military
- lootingTheft during disorder
unrest · martial law · arson · vandalism · flashpoint · tension · deployment · emergency
Los Angeles Police DepartmentCrips
LA criminal organization
MS-13 · Mexican Mafia · street gangs · drug cartels · criminal underworld
Los Angeles Police DepartmentRodney King
Los Angeles victim
Black Lives Matter · civilian population · ACLU · the public
Los Angeles Police Departmentsheriff's department
County-level police agency
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