Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Commissioner Bratton to end nearly 5 decade policing career
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton announced on Tuesday that he will retire after his nearly five-decade policing career. Bratton served as Los Angeles Police Chief from 2002 until 2009. In 2002 the LAPD was plagued by scandals and racial tension, and under federal oversight.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readNYPD Commissioner William Bratton announced on Tuesday that he will retire after his nearly five-decade policing career. Bratton served as Los Angeles Police Chief from 2002 until 2009. In 2002 the LAPD was plagued by scandals and racial tension, and under federal oversight. How did Bratton change LA’s police force during his seven-year tenure? In the midst of a national conversation about race and policing, we look at his impact on law enforcement in the city.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Jim Newton
professor of public policy and communications at UCLA, author of “Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening”
The full episode
1 of 5How did NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton change policing in LA?- 0:30Commissioner Bratton to end nearly 5 decade policing careerYou’re reading this
- 9:51Voting rights advocates are fighting GOP voting laws and winning
- 18:32Lifelong consequences for juveniles placed on sex offender list
- 26:18'Boy Erased' chronicles real-life impact of 'conversion therapy'
- 43:10Runyon Canyon reopens! But there are better hiking spots in LA