The CRASH units were disbanded after members of the Rampart Division allegedly committed unjustified shootings, stole drugs, planted evidence and perjured themselves to frame innocent people. The heavy reliance
Interview: Tim Rutten, The Los Angeles Times, discusses the latest developments in the misconduct by Rampart division CRASH officersLINDA WERTHEIMER
The Riders and Rampart scandals have similarities--cops accused of hammering suspects, faking evidence, making bogus arrests--but to many in Oakland the differences seem more important. In contrast to the Rampart Division controversy that has plagued the Los Angeles Police Department for more than a...
Heredia, Nikole LHeredia, N. L. (2000). A study of stress differences and coping strategies among male and female police officers in the rampart division of the Los Angeles police Department. Proquest UMI Publication: AAT 1400858.
The Rampart scandal has raised profound questions about the integrity of the Police Department and the entire criminal justice system in Los Angeles. Evidence shows that officers in the" antigang" unit of the LAPD's Rampart Division framed innocent people forBurcham, David W...
While the misconduct that occurred in the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart Division is a scandal, it is not surprising in light of the lack of accountabiCarol A. ChaseSocial Science Electronic PublishingChase, C. A. (2001). "Rampart: A Crying Need to Restore Police Accountability". ...
Rampart scandal, official inquiry (1998–2000) into corruption among officers of the Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). More than 70 officers were implicated in misconduct, including unprovoked beatings and shootings, planting