How William Bratton Transformed the L.A.P.D.

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 12, 2015

Los Angeles has had a troubled history with their police force. And in 2002, when William Bratton came on-board as Chief of the L.A.P.D., the force was notorious for being racist, corrupt, and brutal in its policing. Investigative reporter Joe Domanick examines the rise and fall of the Los Angeles Police Department in his book, Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing. 

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