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The flawed emergency response to the 1992 Los Angeles riots

Three case studies reviewing the problems in the law enforcement response to the civil unrest in Los Angeles following the acquittal of police officers in the Rodney King trial in 1992, assessing the readiness of law enforcement to respond to unrest and the actions of political leaders involved

Print Book, English, ©2000
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Mass., ©2000