COMMISSION AWAITS REPORT

The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday delayed making a decision on
the amount of resources it will devote to review the soon-to-be-released
LAPD Board of Inquiry report stemming from the Rampart scandal.

The commission's executive director and inspector general said they cannot
yet gauge what resources will be needed to conduct a comprehensive analysis
of the report, since they have yet to see the document which will be
released on March 1.

Consequently, the commission decided to make its staffing and budgetary
decisions based on the review at its March 7 meeting.

Pledging to conduct an exhaustive review, the executive director and
inspector general advised the panel to focus on the following areas:
officer-involved shootings, operations, personnel, discipline and
accountability and risk management.

Executive Director Joe Gunn said the commission's review should also go
beyond the Board of Inquiry report to examine the "structure and function of
the Police Commission."

"We envision that each working group would include commission staff and one
or more people from outside the department, such as attorneys, academicians,
retired judges, or active/retired law enforcement officials with substantial
experience in police management, police operations and criminal justice
matters," Gunn said.

A timetable for the review of the Board of Inquiry report will be given to
the commission in mid-March.