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Council asks Police Commission to study separating criminal and administrative investigations in LAPD internal affairs
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The City Council unanimously asked the Police Commission to study whether the LAPD's internal affairs function should separate criminal investigations from administrative investigations to protect the integrity of both tracks.
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ask the Police Commission to study restructuring the Los Angeles Police Department's internal-investigations functions so criminal and administrative inquiries run on separate tracks where appropriate.
Councilmember Chick introduced the motion and invited Merrick Bobb, who served as legal counsel to the Los Angeles Police Commission and now represents the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, to explain a model used in the county sheriff's department. Bobb described a long-standing county practice of…
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