Which Way, L.A.?

LAPD Gang Officers Won't Disclose Their Finances

Here in the gang capital of the nation, the Los Angeles Police Department has been making progress, with an 11.1 percent drop in gang-related crime last year alone. But advances like that could be at risk because so many highly trained officers have dropped out of specialized gang units.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Here in the gang capital of the nation, the Los Angeles Police Department has been making progress, with an 11.1 percent drop in gang-related crime last year alone. But advances like that could be at risk because so many highly trained officers have dropped out of specialized gang units. They have refused to comply with financial disclosure rules required by a federal consent decree after the so-called "Rampart Division scandal" ten years ago.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Paul Weber
President, Los Angeles Police Protective League
Charlie Beck
Los Angeles Police Department

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Which Way, L.A.?

LAPD Gang Officers Won't Disclose Their Finances

Here in the gang capital of the nation, the Los Angeles Police Department has been making progress, with an 11.1 percent drop in gang-related crime last year alone. But advances like that could be at risk because so many highly trained officers have dropped out of specialized gang units.

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Which Way, L.A.?

LAPD Gang Officers Won't Disclose Their Finances

Here in the gang capital of the nation, the Los Angeles Police Department has been making progress, with an 11.1 percent drop in gang-related crime last year alone. But advances like that could be at risk because so many highly trained officers have dropped out of specialized gang units.

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