Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
The endorsement, which is not yet being used, extols the Democratic presidential candidate's record on 'policing issues,' the LAPD chief says. Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton waded into the contentious U.S. presidential campaign Thursday, recording an automated telephone message on behalf of Democrat Barack Obama.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
The endorsement, which is not yet being used, extols the Democratic presidential candidate's record on 'policing issues,' the LAPD chief says. Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton waded into the contentious U.S. presidential campaign Thursday, recording an automated telephone message on behalf of Democrat Barack Obama.
Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
He writes in a newspaper opinion piece that the Al Qaeda leader might seek to sway voters through an act of terrorism. Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton said Wednesday he believes that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden might try to influence next month's U.S. presidential election through a terrorist attack or some less dramatic tactic.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
He writes in a newspaper opinion piece that the Al Qaeda leader might seek to sway voters through an act of terrorism. Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton announced Wednesday that he believes Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden might try to influence next month's U.S. presidential election through a terrorist attack or some less dramatic tactic.
Open Source Information News (Free subscription) | yesterday
From: http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_4_snd-caracas.html WILLIAM ANDREWS, WILLIAM J. BRATTON Thank Hugo Chávez for the Venezuelan capital’s soaring murder rate. A recent report in The Economist noted that Caracas, Venezuela, is now one of the world’s most violent cities, with an official murder rate of 130 homicides for every 100,000 residents. The Venezuelan think tank Incosec...
Daily News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... put in the most tax dollars, yet we're getting fewer patrols," Rosendahl, who will meet with Chief William J. Bratton next week on the issue, said. LAPD officials said the reductions in the West L.A. station were necessary because the new Advertisementstations would require 75 officers for each 24-hour period.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
... percent reduction in crime in the 1990s after then-Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and then-Police Chief William J. Bratton cracked down on squeegee-wielding panhandlers and the like. They credited the "broken windows" approach for their success.Sociology adds to debateAn array of social scientists examined the city's crime statistics, and many of them concluded that factors like the booming...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Policing strategies based on the "broken windows" theory were used most famously in New York City which saw a 50 percent reduction in crime in the 1990s after then-Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and then-Police Chief William J. Bratton cracked down on squeegee-wielding panhandlers and the like. They credited the "broken windows" approach for their success.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Policing strategies based on the "broken windows" theory were used most famously in New York City which saw a 50 percent reduction in crime in the 1990s after then-Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and then-Police Chief William J. Bratton cracked down on squeegee-wielding panhandlers and the like. They credited the "broken windows" approach for their success.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... and 18 officers suffered injuries. No one was killed.In the immediate aftermath, Police Chief William J. Bratton removed two command-level officers from their posts; one later resigned. And in September, after a long internal investigation, he announced his plans to suspend 11 officers and called for the termination of four others for excessive use of force, failing to rein in other...
Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... and 18 officers suffered injuries. No one was killed.In the immediate aftermath, Police Chief William J. Bratton removed two command-level officers from their posts; one later resigned. And in September, after a long internal investigation, he announced his plans to suspend 11 officers and called for the termination of four others for excessive use of force, failing to rein in other...
Feministe (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
... Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said at a late afternoon news conference attended by Police Chief William J. Bratton and City Council members. “When crimes are committed, particularly the heinous crimes of rape — we have a solemn obligation to seek justice.” But we also must remember that this is no quick or complete fix. Despite the rhetoric, however, the proposal is not a panacea and...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Fifteen receive more than a two-thirds majority, including L.A. Unified's $7-billion Measure Q and the L.A. Community College District's $3.5-billion Measure J. It wasn't Los Angeles County's 23 school bonds that drove people to the polls Tuesday, but voters willingly added all of them to the Barack Obama victory parade.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
... as the Los Angeles Police Department is seeing notable successes. Since the hiring of Police Chief William J. Bratton, the number of killings citywide has decreased 38%, from 641 in 2002 to 394 in 2007. If this year's trends hold, that number could fall as low as 350.
CrimProf Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Our fundamental duty as elected officials is to ensure the safety and well-being of each of our residents," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said at a late afternoon news conference attended by Police Chief William J. Bratton and City Council members. "When crimes are committed, particularly the heinous crimes of rape -- we have a solemn obligation to seek justice."Despite the rhetoric, however,...
