DOCSLIB.ORG

Rampart Review Panel

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Rampart Review Panel R A M P A R T R e c o n s i d e r e d The Searc h for Real Refo rm Seven Years Later A p p e n d i c e s Report Appendices Documents Related to Establishment of Appendix A Blue Ribbon Rampart Review Panel Selected Comments Appendix B Rampart CRASH Scandal Scorecard Appendix C Summary of Personnel Department Hiring Appendix D Analysis Bibliography of Past Report Appendix E Recommendations from Past Reports Appendix F Appendix A RESOLUTION DBCLAlUNO n;m FORMATIONOP mE BLUE RIBBON lW\IIrART REVmW I' ANBL TO ANAI.,VZB nIB CAUSESOF AND USPONSES TO -mB ~ART AREA POLICEcoUumON SCANDAt The 1991 m:e.ltof fonner Loa i\n&:e1esPolice ome« .R.J Pera for ~ml cocame hm an LAPD cvideuceICIGk«~m~ of the mortleriOUIpoti~ comlption scandalsin AmeIican bimry. AI a C;Onsequ~ OfP~' a IUJest,proHcution. and eventual eomriction. the coaummit)' ~ awareof anDpti~ of Ie:douaaimirml.. by j;JO.llleeoiBeerluBipod to the Ra:m~ Am ia».a auppreldon ~t as.n u other aBI.lgmncntsin. the DepNttn- The aJleptiona irtclwed framiDI criminal ~ts. pctjtq. falsifteadoo of mut records, and ~ some ins~$ tvcen ~"'"D_\.A_=-. citl---££GT~ \CJIi.:a"NY.._U~#.uw 1.;1~caUIO. AI a. result) U1eCity, CoWlty, 81¥Sfedeml governmentshave been required t1) devote e1'lmm()ure~ over1ha P8"'t seventl yeatl k1om-er to mvestlptc ~ IIcptions. u wen81 tho umm,mg tOndiUou'Whioh .pat=lty I3erInittodsuc;hserioumiseonduc.t'tn OQCuI'. Los AnSei. hliee olflaers havebMI1 pro.outed andconvicted of crimes~mitted in c.otmec'tlonwith the s~aI, andboth the District A~ andthe City AUom'8Y"oftlec hAw ftt'Imdit ncc;.euaryto Mek andobtain the m'enat of n~. criminalconvk.t1ot1S which ~ or rnA)f havebeelt~ b:Y ~polic~ofticcr di&boDR\)!. In addili<m,me Cit':j of Lo. Ang~le&hat paido. teal of mi!1jQn., of doJIe!'Sin order to s~ lawluits involving allegationsof police miscondtlCt ro)a:tedto the R.npart scandal. In 1999tthBI1 Chiof ofhlice BemardParka con~ an in.temI1Board of InqWzyfwhich reported~ .. ~~n8 inMarcbof2000. Thcre~ t1JjsCommiuio:A autbod:ad .!.- :... d'.--- ~.. A- m~-. it*-__1 +- -~ 8ft T;..A-.,.~- D- *- ft__& ...1..:_'- um ...A._v/..fT'" IVI.I- arIU ~ ; '""~ __':hI w'-" "'" ~L~A.~V_~ ran=-. WJ~ alsomade fb1dillll aJ1dIO~cndutl)Ds. 1n addit.ionJpaIn1) .. a rw:ultof Rampart.the Umted StatC$Depm'tmemof Jt1dco filed a ",iv.aCOmpldntqaimtthe City which IecIto the ~tiati<m or thefederal COnHDt Dacree; under ~thc D~cnt i.; now rcqtJuodto operate. Botbtbls Ccmmil8icm.ad ClUofBJ&ttO1I haft ~st=tty .. ~ dear 1baJwe are.-ol'~ '-J ~UM to thoimp~~of thofec1iIrIJ ~t ~ - to the1natjtutiOft of lO;ylad an retonns~ to restarcthe Los ADgc1esPolir.o Dop~~ to ill ril1dfu1p1atoO ., tbc 4:.OQn1r)'*& lOOnhiSblY re~dpoRce dlPatuaent. As pan of this continu«l e:1fort,ittem,aiM M*SaI:Yto Gbtaina. final aceoutiq of the iC8I1da1that is :bothonate1:! ind~~ of the nepaztment- basedon I oontpletereview of tho pt'e\ious invesdptions and 1b.eDOpa!tmIttfs po.ida end ccmS1Jf1adOrtwith an p~ havingkmwJ~: Whichm4)' benefitthe LAPD u il movesft)N'8rd. 1 1 Blueprint for Operations 2 of the 3 Blue Ribbon Rampart Review Panel 4 5 November 17.2003 6 7 8 Oii"1uly22, 2003,the Board of Police Commissioners(Commission) adopted the attached 9 Resolutiondeclaring the formation of the Blue Ribbon RampartReview Panel(Panel) to analyze 10 the causesof and responsesto the RampartArea police corruption scandal(Attachment I). That Resolutionincluded the following mission statementfor the Panel: 12 13 "The Panel'smission is to investigateand review the responseby the City and 14 othersto the RampartArea scandalin order to determinethe extentto which the 15 underlyingcauses for the scandalhave been identified and addressed.The Panel 16 will make findings regardingthe adequacyof the City's responseand will make 17 recommendationsfor reforms designedto preventany such event from ever 18 occurringin the future. The Panel'sefforts will result in a report to the Police 19 Commission,which the Commissionwill make availableto the public." 20 21 Neither discipline nor prosecutionis the aim of this Panel. Therefore,the Panelis not expected 22 to retracepast investigations of the scandalnor will it investigateany allegedacts of misconduct. 23 Rather,the Panelwill focus on the City's responseto determinewhether the core causesof the 24 scandalhave been identified, the appropriatepolicies and proceduresestablished to addressthe 25 issues,and the properprotocols put in placeto facilitate various agencies,e.g., LAPD, the 26 District Attorney and federal authorities,in dealing effectively with any similar eventthat may 27 occurin the future. 28 29 The Commission'sResolution recognized that further action would be requiredto addressissues 30 relatingto the Panel'soperation and serviceby its members. That includesobtaining all 31 necessaryapprovals from the Mayor, City Council, and other City officials to ensurethat the 32 Paneloperates in compliancewith all City policies and procedures.This report was preparedto 33 identify andresolve those operational issues. Upon approvalby the Commission,this document 34 will be forwardedto the Mayor, City Council, and City Attorney for their review and approval, 35 asmany of theseissues require their final approvalon behalf of the City. 36 37 1 Panel Operations. In fulfilling its mission,the Panelwill operateas an extensionof the 38 Commissionworking through the Commission'sOffice of the InspectorGeneral. This will 39 ensurethat the Panelhas full accessto the InspectorGeneral's insight, experience,and 40 authority. That includesaccess to Departmentrecords, full and completeaccess to 41 Departmentpersonnel and the depthof information that has beenaccumulated by the 42 Office of the InspectorGeneral. While the Panelwill use its own judgment regardingthe 43 conductof its inquiry and the contentof its report, establishinga closeworking relationship 44 betweenthe Paneland the InspectorGeneral will ensurethat the Panelhas readyaccess to 45 the materialand individuals it needsto completeits mission within the confidentiality and 46 privilege restrictionsgoverning the Panel. 47 48 1 THEREFORE. THE BOARD OF POLICECOMMISSIONERS FOR mE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HEREBY ADOPTS nus RESOLUTIONANNOUNCING THE FORMAnON OF mE BLUE RIBBON RAMPART REVIEW PANEL: The Panellhall be comprised of ten distinguished and highly,respccted members ofthc community who will donate their time, know~edgc.cxperienccr and efforts in service to the Cit'J. Civii nghti attorney ~sianoe L. Rice will serveas chairperson. The Panel will act in an advisory ro1e to the Police Commission but is authorized to act wholly independently with respect to its directionof inquiry~ opjnions~ and conclusions. The Panel's ~s5ion is to invesujate and review the r~spon6eby the City and others 10the RampartArea scandalin order to detenniM the extent to which the underlying caUICSfor the scandal have been idcntified and addressed. The Panel will make findings rcgardinS the adeqUACYof the City's fe.!ponseand will make reoommen4ationsfor refonns designed to prevent any such event from eve:r occurring in the future. The PaneJts efforts will Ie6u1t in a report to the Police Commisgio~ which the Commission will make available to tho public. The Panel will re.vicwpreviOUB investigatiom and reports pertaining to the Ranlpart scandal. and may a]so conduct interviews both within and without the Department,revitw LAPD recordsand policies as neoessary~and consult with experts knowledgeable concerning the Deparunentt poJioe con-uption and poLicereform. and a broad range of police practices. Bath thjs Commission and Chief Bratton are committed to fully cooperatingwjth all aspects of the Paneltaoperation and with i~ efforts. In this regard, the Commission will in coming weeks take further actionsas necessaryto addressthe legal and proC:cduralissue.! relating to the operation of the Panel and service by its members. including 8S3urlngcompliW1oe with all City politics and proceduresand the.~g oral! necessaryactions by the City Council. the Mayor,.and any other City offi<:ials nccessaryin order to support tWs crucial effort. Finally. the Commissicm and Chid Bratton further commit that we wi~1seriously and publicly consider any and oUccnclusions and ~mmendations brought forth by tbc Panel and that the Department V¥ill a£topt and implement all policies and procedures necessaryto restore the Department's ~grity and its reputation asthe premier law enforcementag~y in the United States. 2 1 2. Confidentiality and Conflict Waiver Agreement. A Confidentiality and Conflict Waiver 2 Agreementis being drafted and will provide that the information, documents,and other 3 material(s)received by the Panelmembers and its staff are, and shall remain confidentialto 4 the extentthey are legally privileged or otherwiseunavailable to the public. Oncethe City 5 Council approvesthe agreementin connectionwith its waiver of conflicts, the Panel 6 membersand their staff will sign it prior to being given accessto any confidential or 7 privileged information. That agreementspecifically provides any and all materials, 8 documents,notes or other information obtainedfrom the Departmentor Commissionas 9 well as any information or material gathered,generated or preparedby Panelmembers or 10 their staff shall remain confidential and be given to and retainedby the Office of the 11 InspectorGeneral upon publication of the Panel'sfinal report. The agreementwill also 12 containlanguage addressing future litigation by Panelmembers, as describedin Section3B 13 below. 14 15 3. Legal Conflicts. 16 17 A. Eachmember of the Panelhas provided a personalstatement
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Chief Thomas Reddin
    OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE VOLUME LI NO. 1 WWW.LAPDONLINE.ORG ® JANUARY 2005 Chief Thomas Reddin n Saturday, December 4, 2004, Chief Reddin had never thought of a Thomas Reddin, the Department’s career in law enforcement until one night O45th Chief of Police passed away when he became the victim of armed in his sleep at the age of 88. Considered a robbery at a gas station where he was pioneer of community policing, Chief employed. Chief Reddin was so impressed Reddin was Chief of by the officers who arrived Police from February 18, and quickly apprehended WILLIAM J. BRATTON 1967 to May 5, 1969. the suspect, that he began CHIEF OF POLICE A memorial service asking them questions was held at the Elysian about the job. Upon CHIEF’S MESSAGE Park Police Academy on learning that a rookie cop s we begin the new Friday, December 10, earned $170 a month, he year, I want to thank 2004. More than 200 joined the Department on Aall the sworn and people were present, January 6, 1941. civilian men and women of the including three of Chief Chief Reddin was Los Angeles Police Reddin’s successors, widely recognized as the Department for your hard Chief William J. Bratton, Chief who revamped the work and significant City Councilmember Department’s record- accomplishments in 2004. Bernard C. Parks, and keeping system, You continued to make Daryl F. Gates. Speaking Thomas Reddin, Chief of Police modernized progress on our goals, and at the service were retired from 2-18-67 to 5-5-69 communications, and set have been unrelenting in our Assistant Chief George Beck; the up a new cost accounting system.
    [Show full text]
  • Bad Cops: a Study of Career-Ending Misconduct Among New York City Police Officers
    The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: Bad Cops: A Study of Career-Ending Misconduct Among New York City Police Officers Author(s): James J. Fyfe ; Robert Kane Document No.: 215795 Date Received: September 2006 Award Number: 96-IJ-CX-0053 This report has not been published by the U.S. Department of Justice. To provide better customer service, NCJRS has made this Federally- funded grant final report available electronically in addition to traditional paper copies. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. This document is a research report submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice. This report has not been published by the Department. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Bad Cops: A Study of Career-Ending Misconduct Among New York City Police Officers James J. Fyfe John Jay College of Criminal Justice and New York City Police Department Robert Kane American University Final Version Submitted to the United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice February 2005 This project was supported by Grant No. 1996-IJ-CX-0053 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of views in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • CPY Document
    OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY ROCKARD J. DELGADILLO CITY ATTORNEY REPORT NO. R 0 7 - 0 0 1 7 .I 1 6 2007 REPORT RE: DRAFT ORDINANCE FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED AT 250 SOUTH MAIN STREET, TO BE USED BY THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITY - LAPD PARKING & MOTOR TRANSPORT DIVISION (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9) (NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING REQUIRED) The Honorable City Council of the City of Los Angeles Room 395, City Hall 200 North Spring Street Los Angeles, California 90012 Council File Number 03-0063-S5 Honorable Members: Pursuant to a request by the Los Angeles Police Department, this office transmits, approved as to form and legality, a draft ordinance authorizing the condemnation of real property located at 250 South Main Street, Los Angeles, to be used to provide police parking and vehicle maintenance services to the LAPD Police Headquarters Facility. The draft ordinance is attached as Exhibit A The real property to be condemned contains four parcels with a combined area of 32,71 0 square feet. The property is improved by a parking lot, a small food stand, which is now closed, and a single-story commercial building occupied by an art gallery. The four parcels are identified as Assessor's Parcel Numbers 5161-026-017,5161-026- 018,5161-026-019, and 5161-026-020. AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER 200 NORTH MAIN STREET. LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-4 ¡ 31 . 2 ¡ 3.978.81 00 . 213.978.8310 TOO ~-("-;:'" ~ The Honorable City Council of the City of Los Angeles Page 2 Backqround The Los Angeles Police Department Parker Center facility was built in 1955, and currently operates as LAPD's administrative headquarters.
    [Show full text]
  • Communique from an Ex-Cop
    communiqué from an ex-cop by christopher jordan dorner annotated by research and destroy new york city new york / los angeles 2013 From: Christopher Jordan Dorner /76486 To: America Subj: Last resort7 Regarding CF# 07-0042818 I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that I am suspected of committing such horrendous murders and have taken drastic and shocking actions in the last couple of ________ 1 Posted on Facebook on February 4th, 2013 at 1:48 AM, according to a February 6th search warrant (see Appendix A; Search Warrant. Superior Court of California, County of Orange. 6 Feb. 2013. 17). 2 From the beginning, all news outlets have referred to Dorner’s text as a “manifesto,” often preceded by the word “rambling,” (a Google News phrase search for “rambling manifesto” yielded 1,860 articles at the height of the manhunt) though more often “angry” (3,930 articles). Labeling a document a “manifesto” is one way the media marks its author as mentally unstable, or, even worse, a lone voice yelling into the wilderness. Revelations of isolated lives spent in cabins, whether in the remote Mon- tana wilderness or the snow-capped mountains of Big Bear, CA, paint an image of an unhinged, anti-social individual wholly out of touch with reality, if not totally against it (the climactic self-inflicted gunshot wound provides ultimate confirmation of this). The Riverside Chief of Police articulated early on the portrait of a suspect both soli- tary and certifiable: “My opinion of the suspect is unprintable.
    [Show full text]
  • When Rodney King Was Beaten in 1991 by LAPD Officers, and Rioters
    FROM THE AGE OF DRAGNET TO THE AGE OF THE INTERNET: TRACKING CHANGES WITHIN THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT Wellford W. Wilms, UCLA School of Public Policy and Education Following the Rodney King beating in 1991, rioters later burned and looted South Central Los Angeles on the news that the accused Los Angeles Police officers had been acquitted. It seemed that things could hardly get worse. But the King beating only served to focus public attention on the problems of policing a huge and diverse city like Los Angeles. It was the beginning of a series of wrenching changes that would all but paralyze the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for more than a decade. Following the King beating, then-Mayor Tom Bradley established the Christopher Commission (named after chairman, former Secretary of State Warren Christopher) to delve into the underlying causes. The Commission sought to reveal the roots of the LAPD’s problems. According to the Commission, since William Parker had become chief in 1950 and took steps to professionalize the department, officers learned to respond to crime aggressively and swiftly. Strapped for resources to police a huge city of 465 square miles, Parker relied on efficiency to squeeze production from his officers. He began the practice that persists today of evaluating officers on statistical performance – response time, number of calls handled, citations issued and arrests made. Not surprisingly, the LAPD began to pride itself on being a high profile paramilitary organization with “hard-nosed” officers, an image that was greatly enhanced by the radio and TV program, “Dragnet.” But while the Christopher Commission acknowledged that aggressive, statistics-driven policing produced results, it did so at a high cost, pitting residents against police creating a “siege mentality” within the department (Independent Commission, 1991, p.
    [Show full text]
  • The Rampart Scandal
    Human Rights Alert, NGO PO Box 526, La Verne, CA 91750 Fax: 323.488.9697; Email: [email protected] Blog: http://human-rights-alert.blogspot.com/ Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/Human_Rights_Alert 10-04-08 DRAFT 2010 UPR: Human Rights Alert (Ngo) - The United States Human Rights Record – Allegations, Conclusions, Recommendations. Executive Summary1 1. Allegations Judges in the United States are prone to racketeering from the bench, with full patronizing by US Department of Justice and FBI. The most notorious displays of such racketeering today are in: a) Deprivation of Liberty - of various groups of FIPs (Falsely Imprisoned Persons), and b) Deprivation of the Right for Property - collusion of the courts with large financial institutions in perpetrating fraud in the courts on homeowners. Consequently, whole regions of the US, and Los Angeles is provided as an example, are managed as if they were extra-constitutional zones, where none of the Human, Constitutional, and Civil Rights are applicable. Fraudulent computers systems, which were installed at the state and US courts in the past couple of decades are key enabling tools for racketeering by the judges. Through such systems they issue orders and judgments that they themselves never consider honest, valid, and effectual, but which are publicly displayed as such. Such systems were installed in violation of the Rule Making Enabling Act. Additionally, denial of Access to Court Records - to inspect and to copy – a First Amendment and a Human Right - is integral to the alleged racketeering at the courts - through concealing from the public court records in such fraudulent computer systems.
    [Show full text]
  • Police Labor-Management Relations (Vol
    U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Police Labor-Management Relations (Vol. I): Perspectives and Practical Solutions for Implementing Change, Making Reforms, and Handling Crises for Managers and Union Leaders COPS COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Police Labor-Management Relations (Vol. I): Perspectives and Practical Solutions for Implementing Change, Making Reforms, and Handling Crises for Managers and Union Leaders This project was supported by cooperative agreement #2001CKWXK093 by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific companies, products, or services should not be considered an endorsement of the product by the author(s) or the U.S. Department of Justice. Rather, the references are illustrations to supplement discussion of the issues. www.cops.usdoj.gov ISBN: 1-932582-68-1 August 2006 Navigating the Dangerous Waters in the Real World of Police Labor-Management Relations: Practical and Principled Solutions for Implementing Change, Making Reforms, and Handling Crisis for Police Managers and Police Union Leaders PROJECT COORDINATORS Ronald G. DeLord, President Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas Chief Jerry Sanders (Retired) San Diego (California) Police Department POLICE LABOR-MANAGEMENT ADVISORY TEAM Chief Mark Alley Lansing (Michigan) Police Department Chief Jerry Hoover (Retired) Reno (Nevada) Police Department Chief Harold Hurtt Houston (Texas) Police Department Officer Philip Cameron, Past President Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 31 Florida State FOP Lodge Sergeant Mike Edwards, Past President Seattle (Washington) Police Officers Guild DATA COLLECTION AND SURVEY Justex Systems, Inc., Huntsville (Texas) Professor Jerry Dowling Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Effect of Gang Injunctions on Crime: a Study of Los Angeles from 1988-2014
    Department of Criminology Working Paper No. 2018-3.0 Effect of Gang Injunctions on Crime: A Study of Los Angeles from 1988-2014 Greg Ridgeway Jeffrey Grogger Ruth Moyer John MacDonald This paper can be downloaded from the Penn Criminology Working Papers Collection: http://crim.upenn.edu Effect of Gang Injunctions on Crime: A Study of Los Angeles from 1988-2014 Greg Ridgeway Jeffrey Grogger Ruth Moyer John MacDonald Department of Criminology Harris School of Public Policy Department of Criminology Department of Criminology Department of Statistics University of Chicago University of Pennsylvania Department of Sociology University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Abstract Objective: Assess the effect of civil gang injunctions on crime. Methods: Data include crimes reported to the Los Angeles Police Department from 1988 to 2014 and the timing and geography of the safety zones that the injunctions create, from the first injunction in 1993 to the 46th injunction in 2013, the most recent during our study period. Because the courts activate the injunctions at different timepoints, we can compare the affected geography before and after the imposition of the injunction contrasted with comparison areas. We conduct separate analyses examining the average short-term impact and average long-term impact. The Rampart scandal and its investigation (1998-2000) caused the interruption of three injunctions creating a natural experiment. We use a series of difference-in-difference analyses to identify the effect of gang injunctions, including various methods for addressing spatial and temporal correlation. Results: Injunctions appear to reduce total crime by an estimated 5% in the short-term and as much as 18% in the long-term, with larger effects for assaults, 19% in the short-term and 35% in the long-term.
    [Show full text]
  • Police Response to Gangs: a Multi-Site Study
    The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: Police Response to Gangs: A Multi-Site Study Author(s): Charles M. Katz; Vincent J. Webb Document No.: 205003 Date Received: April 2004 Award Number: 98-IJ-CX-0078 This report has not been published by the U.S. Department of Justice. To provide better customer service, NCJRS has made this Federally- funded grant final report available electronically in addition to traditional paper copies. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Police Response to Gangs: A Multi-Site Study 1 Prepared for the National Institute of Justice by Charles M. Katz Vincent J. Webb Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology December 2003 Phoenix, Arizona 1 This research report was funded by the National Institute of Justice, Grant No. 1998-IJ-CX-0078. The opinions expressed in the report are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the National Institute of Justice. Table of Contents Abstract ................................................................................................................................ i Research Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................ i Research Design and Methodology.................................................................................. i Research Results and Conclusions..................................................................................ii
    [Show full text]
  • Reconstructing Consent Marcy Strauss
    Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume 92 Article 4 Issue 1 Fall Fall 2001 Reconstructing Consent Marcy Strauss Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/jclc Part of the Criminal Law Commons, Criminology Commons, and the Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons Recommended Citation Marcy Strauss, Reconstructing Consent, 92 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 211 (2001-2002) This Criminal Law is brought to you for free and open access by Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology by an authorized editor of Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons. 0091-4169/01/9201-0211 THE JOURNAL o CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY Vol 92, No I in US.A. Copyright 0 2001 by Northwestern University, School of Law Printed RECONSTRUCTING CONSENT MARCY STRAUSS* "Will you walk into my parlor? Said the Spider to thefly. " Every year, I witness the same mass incredulity. Why, one hundred criminal procedure students jointly wonder, would someone "voluntarily" consent to allow a police officer to search the trunk of his car, knowing that massive amounts of cocaine are easily visible there?2 The answer, I have come to believe, is * Professor of Law, Loyola Law School. J.D. 1981, Georgetown University Law Center; B.S. 1978, Northwestern University. As always, I am grateful to my dear friend Erwin Chemerinsky for reading and critiquing this manuscript. Thanks are owed to my research assistants Karin Necessary, Kris An, James Warren, Lisa Jones, and especially Aaron Agness. This Article is dedicated with love and admiration to my oldest son,Jeffrey Chemerinsky, as he reaches the age of legal consent.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 Dr. Todd Boyd CTCS 510: Reagan's America (Crack Nation) Wednesdays (Fall 2012) Seminar 1:00-3:50 /SCA 216 Screening 4:00-6:5
    Dr. Todd Boyd CTCS 510: Reagan’s America (Crack Nation) Wednesdays (Fall 2012) Seminar 1:00-3:50 /SCA 216 Screening 4:00-6:50/SCA 112 Dr. Boyd’s office hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays 12:00-12:45 Office hour meetings are by appointment. To make an appointment for Dr. Boyd’s office hours call (213.740.3334) or visit the Critical Studies main office (SCA 320). Course Description: This course will study cinema, media, and popular culture during the “Reagan Era,” with a specific focus on the politics of the crack cocaine epidemic that began in the mid 1980s. Using the landmark N.W.A. album Straight Outta Compton (1988) as a cultural touchstone, the course will investigate the relationship between the image of Ronald Reagan’s presidency (“Reaganomics”), the influx of cocaine into American cities, and the ensuing “crack culture” that emerged and came to define this era. This course will highlight a number of cultural themes, historical issues, political controversies, and other societal trends, including; the Iran/Contra scandal, the prison industrial complex, gang culture, the death of basketball star Len Bias, gangsta rap, hip hop culture, hip hop cinema, the 1988 presidential election, the travails of Washington DC mayor Marion Barry, the LA riots, the Rampart scandal, and the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, among other topics. These topics will be pursued in the interest of addressing larger questions such as; what role have drugs historically played in American society? To what extent do drugs reveal broader issues relative to race and class? What is the connection between politics, private enterprise, and issues of “law & order”? How have all of these issues been reflected in popular culture? Course Requirements: 1.Oral Presentation on one of the films screened in class: You will select one of the course screenings for your in-class presentation.
    [Show full text]
  • Report of the Independent Monitor of the Los Angeles Police Department
    300 South Grand Street -Suite 1300 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Phone: 213.687.2600 Office of the Independent Monitor Fax: 213.687-2616 of the Los Angeles Police Department 900 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 Phone: 212-833-3228 Fax: 212-980-3743 November15,2001 Toll Free: 888-209-9526 la pd [email protected] The Honorable Gary Allen Feess United States District Court Central District of California 225 E. Temple Street Los Angeles, California 90012 Re: United States of America, Plaintiff v. City of Los Angeles, California, Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles Police Department, Defendants No. CV -11789 GAF (RCx) Dear Judge Feess: Consistent with our letter of July 25, 2001, and pursuant to paragraph 173 of the Consent Decree, I am forwarding herewith our first Quarterly Report to the Court. This report covers the period from your appointment of the Monitor, June 152001, through September30,2001. The next scheduled Quarterly Status Report will cover the period of October 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001. A draft of that Report will be provided to the parties on or before January 30,2002 with the final report being delivered to the Court on February 15,2002. S1ereIV.~Ol Michael Cherkasky Primary Monitor Enclosure: First Quarterly Report -November 15,2001 The Office of the Independent Monitor of the Los Angeles Police Department was created by order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and is charged with the monitoring of and reporting on the progress of the Los Angeles Police Department in complying with the terms of the Federal Consent Decree mandating various reforms.
    [Show full text]