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RELATIONS BETWEEN POLICE AND MEXICAN-AMERICANS, PART 1 HEARING JANUARY 28, 1972, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

NCJ Number
28359
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1972
Length
133 pages
Annotation
UNEDITED TRANSCRIPT OF TESTIMONY CONCERNING WHETHER THE POLICE ARE MORE CARELESS WITH THE LIVES OF CERTAIN MINORITY PERSONS THAN WITH OTHERS AND WHETHER CITIZENS WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED CAN OBTAIN JUSTICE IN COURT.
Abstract
WITNESSES INCLUDED LOS ANGELES AREA SPANISH-SPEAKING CITIZENS, SOME PARENTS OR RELATIVES OF PERSONS EITHER KILLED OR INJURED BY MEMBERS OF THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE LOS ANGELES SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THIS IS A REPORT ON THE FIRST OF THREE HEARINGS HELD. FOR TRANSCRIPTS OF THE TESTIMONY FROM THE OTHER TWO HEARINGS, SEE NCJ-28360, 61.