Constraints on political corruption in the LAPD, 1991 June 19

Glenn Trost and Tom Hungar, memorandum, 1991 June 19, to Larry Gotlieb, Gia Cincone, Brian Currey and Ray Fisher, re: Constraints on political corruption in the LAPD (an analysis of how criminal and civil penalties are ineffective in the prevention of political corruption in the LAPD). PART OF A SERIES: On April 3, 1991, the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners ordered Chief of Police Daryl Gates to take 60 days of paid administrative leave in response to the Rodney King incident. After threatening legal action, Gates was reinstated to his post as Chief by the City Council. However, this incident called into question the balance of power between the Chief of Police and members of the Commission. First Interstate Bancorp was the firm selected to investigate the dynamics between these two administrative bodies, and materials in the series pertain to the firm's work product