Locally, a committee of civic leaders led by prominent L.A. attorney Warren Christopher issued a blueprint for a better LAPD that focused on civilian oversight and limits on the chief’s powers. One unanticipated side effect was that hundreds of LAPD officers left rather than adapt to the new era of policing. At several of last summer’s protests after the killing of George Floyd, it was widely noted that the LAPD officers were far more racially and ethnically diverse than the mostly white and Black protesters who confronted them. The LAPD is now the most reformed, and perhaps the most reform-minded, large police department in the nation. AdvertisementVoters also rolled back tougher discipline for LAPD officers accused of serious misconduct by approving a 2017 ballot measure backed by the police union.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 28, 2021 10:52 UTC