Los Angeles City Council approves resources for police commission review of Rampart Board of Inquiry

The Los Angeles City Council voted to approve resources and staff support for the Police Commission and the Office of the Inspector General to conduct an expanded, city-level review of the Rampart Board of Inquiry report and related matters.

Council members said the commission’s independent review — and the additional staff it needs — is only the start of a broader effort to examine hiring, supervision and internal investigations in the Los Angeles Police Department. The council opened a public discussion of the Board of Inquiry report and heard presentations from Police Department commanders and personnel staff before approving the committee report authorizing the resources.

The Police Commission’s executive staff and the inspector general told the council they plan a comprehensive, multi-part review covering officer recruitment and screening, use-of-force and officer-involved-shooting protocols, disciplinary processes, informant-handling and search-warrant procedures, and anti-corruption inspections. “We intend to do a complete, thorough review of every issue raised by the…