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The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the law enforcement agency of Los Angeles, California. With 9,843 officers〔 and 2,773 civilian staff,〔 it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States, after the New York City Police Department and the Chicago Police Department.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics )〕 The department serves an area of and a population of 3,884,307 people. The LAPD has been fictionalized in numerous movies, novels and television shows throughout its history. The department has also been associated with a number of controversies, mainly concerned with racism, police brutality, and police corruption. == History == (詳細はtitle=The LAPD: 1850–1900 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of the LASD )〕 The Rangers were soon succeeded by the Los Angeles City Guards, another volunteer group. Neither force was particularly efficient and Los Angeles became known for its violence, gambling and vice.〔 The first paid force was created in 1869, when six officers were hired to serve under City Marshal William C. Warren.〔 By 1900, under John M. Glass, there were 70 officers, one for every 1,500 people. In 1903, with the start of the Civil Service, this force was increased to 200.〔 During World War II, under Clemence B. Horrall, the overall number of personnel was depleted by the demands of the military.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The LAPD: 1926–1950 )〕 Despite efforts to maintain numbers, the police could do little to control the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots.〔 Horrall was replaced by retired United States Marine Corps General William A. Worton, who acted as interim chief until 1950, when William H. Parker succeeded him and would serve until his death in 1966. Parker advocated police professionalism and autonomy from civilian administration. However, the Bloody Christmas scandal in 1951 led to calls for civilian accountability and an end to alleged police brutality.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The LAPD: Chief Parker )〕 Under Parker, LAPD created the first SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team in United States law enforcement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Development of SWAT )〕 Officer John Nelson and then-Inspector Daryl Gates〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LAPD SWAT Team History )〕 created the program in 1965 to deal with threats from radical organizations such as the Black Panther Party operating during the Vietnam War era.〔 The old headquarters for the LAPD was Parker Center, named after former chief William H. Parker, which still stands at 150 N. Los Angeles St. The new headquarters is the new Police Administration Building located at 100 W. 1st St., immediately south of Los Angeles City Hall, which officially opened in October 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Los Angeles Police Department」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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