Thirty years after the Rodney King verdict, why advocates believe 'reforms didn't go far enough'
in the back of his head in April 2022. Experts on policing tell TIME that while changes were made to improve oversight of the LAPD following the acquittal, the biggest legacy of the uprisings was in the way the video helped open white Americans’ eyes to police brutality and to the challenges that African Americans can face with police. But that awareness has not always translated to action.
The Limits of Community Policing: Civilian Power and Police Accountability in Black and Brown Los AngelesFollowing the rebellion in Los Angeles, there were efforts to reform the leadership of the LAPD. In June 1992, Los Angeles voters approved a ballot measure that limited their police chief to two five-year terms, compared to life tenure they had before.
But it would take another scandal for the Los Angeles Police Department to undergo its most significant reform.
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