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Chief Gates

Daryl F. Gates was the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1978 until 1992. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Daryl Gates. ... This work is copyrighted. ... The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is the police department of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early life

Daryl Francis Gates was born in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, on August 30th, 1926, to a Mormon mother and a Catholic father. The Great Depression had an impact on his early life: his father became an alcoholic after losing his job and frequently ended up in trouble with the police in Glendale where the Gates lived. His mother had to support the family alone on little more than government welfare. Daryl graduated from high school and joined the Navy in time to see action in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. Shortly after leaving the Navy, he attended college on the GI Bill and soon was married. In need of an income, his friend suggested he join the LAPD. Highland Park is a neighborhood of northeast Los Angeles. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term Mormon is a colloquial name referring to Latter Day Saints, derived in the 1830s from the Book of Mormon, one of their scriptures, whose compiler was named Mormon. ... The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to 1941. ... This article needs cleanup. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 79. ... Welfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Japanese high school students in uniform High school, or Secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan (Republic of China) (only junior high school) and the United States. ... U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Nimitz on November 3, 2003. ... The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) is the term used in the United States for all military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, in World War II. Pacific War is a more common name, around the world, for the broader conflict between the Allies and Japan... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... The G. I. Bill of Rights or Servicemens Readjustment Act of 1944 provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans as well as one-year of unemployment compensation. ...

LAPD career

In 1949 he joined the LAPD. Among his roles as an officer, Daryl Gates was picked to be the chauffeur for Chief William Parker. William Parker was credited with being the Chief that reformed and streamlined the LAPD, bringing in changes to stamp out corruption and improve efficiency. One such change was to assign police according to the time of day and neighbourhood where crimes were committed -- a proactive approach to policing, which made LAPD the most aggressive police department in the country. As his chauffer, Daryl Gates soon learned the importance of political support. 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... A chauffeur is someone who drives an automobile as a job, most often meaning a luxury sedan such as a limousine or a stretch limo, although technically anybody who drives can be called a chauffeur; the word is simply French for professional driver. In some countries, particularly developing nations where...

Gates worked hard for his promotional exams and came out first in the Sergeants exam, and in fact came out first in every exam after that too. On his promotion to Lieutenant he rejoined Chief Parker as his executive officer.

During his early career, Gates also worked on the Manson Family and the Hillside Strangler murders. Charles Milles Manson (born November 12th, 1934) was convicted of murder in what became known as the Tate/La Bianca case. ... The Hillside Strangler is the media epithet for two men, Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono, cousins who were convicted of kidnapping, raping, torturing, and killing girls and women ranging in age from twelve to twenty-eight years old during a four-month period from late 1977 to early 1978 in...

He was promoted to Captain and became responsible for intelligence, and by 1965 he was an Inspector, shortly before the Watts Riot erupted.

In 1978 Daryl F Gates became the 49th Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Achievements

Daryl F Gates is credited with inventing the SWAT - Special Weapons And Tactics concept, in 1965. This is a model used by law enforcement agencies throughout the world today for their specialised units dealing with hostage rescue and extreme situations involving armed and dangerous suspects. In the 1960s Los Angeles had some serious troubles with sniping incidents against police officers and civilians. Ordinary officers didn't handle those situations at all well, because line police officers, whose job is simple law enforcement, get limited weapons training, very little weapons practice, and effectively no team combat tactics or "counterforce" capability. Officer John Nelson came up with the idea to form a specially trained and equipped unit, intended to respond to and manage critical situations while minimizing police casualties. Inspector Daryl F. Gates approved this idea, and he formed a small select group of volunteer officers. The first SWAT team, which Gates had orignially wanted to name "Special Weapons Attack Team," was born LAPD SWAT, D-Platoon of the Metro Division. This first SWAT unit was initially constituted as 15 teams of four men each, for a total staff of 60. These officers were given special status and benefits. They had to attend special monthly training. This unit also served as security unit for police facilities during civil unrest. SWAT officers SWAT (an acronym for Special Weapons and Tactics; originally Special Weapons Attack Team) is a specialized paramilitary police unit in major United States city police departments, which is trained to perform dangerous operations. ... SWAT officers SWAT (an acronym for Special Weapons and Tactics; originally Special Weapons Attack Team) is a specialized paramilitary police unit in major United States city police departments, which is trained to perform dangerous operations. ...

In addition, Gates is also the founder of DARE - the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program designed to educate children about the dangers of substance abuse. DARE is currently used in schools worldwide, ostensibly helping in the fight to protect children from drugs (although this is a subject of debate -- see the DARE entry in Wikipedia for more information). This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Personality

Daryl F Gates was known to be an outspoken Chief who would back his officers up provided they were doing the right thing. Some sections of the media took a dislike to Gates for his plain speaking up-front nature and often seized upon comments to try and portray him as a racist or bigot.

Many commentators criticised Gates for Operation Hammer, a pro-active policing operation conducted by the LAPD in the South Central district. After eight people were gunned down at a birthday party on their front lawn in a drive by shooting, Gates decided enough was enough, and decided to send in 1000 officers to sweep the South Central area in an effort to take it back from the gangs. The operation lasted several years, with multiple sweeps, and resulted in over 25,000 arrests. The media suggested that the operation was harassment, citing that a vast majority of those arrested were never charged. In an attempt to dispelling the image that the police were an "occupying force," Chief Gates was asked in a PBS interview whether the local people in the minority areas expressed thanks to the police: A Los Angeles Police Department CRASH initiative that began in April 1987, Operation Hammer was a large scale attempt to crack down on gang violence in Los Angeles. ...

"Sure. The good people did all the time. But the community activists? No. Absolutely not. We were out there oppressing whatever the community had to be, whether it was blacks, or Hispanics. We were oppressing them. Nonsense. We're out there trying to save their communities, trying to upgrade the quality of life of people. . . . "

Gate's shoot from the hip style drew critics as well as supporters. Many of his famous quotes were about the gang problem in LA and how the ordinary people in the communities were suffering while the big name minority advocates and others, in his view, were more concerned with reporting on the alleged crimes of the police.

You know, we talk about civil rights violations. No one seems to talk about the civil rights violations of the good people out there . . . that are caused by gangs. Those gangs are so oppressive to those individuals who live within that community. All we talk about is have we violated the civil rights of these idiot gang members.."

LA riots

The 1992 LA riots brought an end to Gates's police career. Following the beating of Rodney King, and the subsequent not guilty verdicts for the officers involved, rioting once again broke out in Los Angeles. The scenes were some of the worst seen in contemporary America and shocked viewers across the world. Minority residents took violently to the street, some of them causing millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and businesses. White truck driver Reginald Oliver Denny was dragged from his vehicle and severely beaten by an angry mob of blacks as the news helicopters hovered above. Others were also beaten. Fearing retribution, the police fell back, giving the rioters free run of the city. Order was restored when the National Guard was mobilized, but the damage to public confidence remained. The term L.A. riot may refer to: The 1965 Watts Riots The 1992 L.A. Riots This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rodney King Rodney Glen King (born April 2, 1965 in Sacramento, California) was an African-American motorist who, while videotaped by a bystander (George Holliday), was beaten repeatedly by Los Angeles police officers (LAPD) during a police stop on March 3, 1991. ... Reginald Oliver Denny (born 21 April 1953) is a white construction truck driver made famous when he was dragged from his truck and nearly beaten to death by black rioters during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. ... The term National Guard, when used by itself, can refer to: The United States National Guard includes both the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. ...

In the fallout from the riots extreme pressure was put on Chief Gates to leave his job as Chief. The media painted LAPD as a racist army that was in need of reform, and Gates came to personify its sins. There are also rumours that federal politics were at work as this was an election year. A report was commissioned headed by prominent Los Angeles Attorney Warren Christopher which made 140 recommendations for changes in the department. Chief Gates implemented 94 of these before he left and most had already been started before this report had even been published. Warren Minor Christopher (born October 27, 1925) is an American diplomat and lawyer. ...

Under pressure and in order to protect his officers and department from the criticism that was often aimed at him personally, he resigned, after 14 years as chief, ending an era in the department's history.

After LAPD

Gates remained active after leaving the LAPD, working with Sierra to create a computer game - Police Quest 4 Open Season, an adventure game set in Los Angeles where gamers play the role of a Robbery Homicide detective to solve a series of brutal murders. He puts in a cameo in the game as Chief and can be found on one of the top floors of Parker Center. In addition, Daryl F Gates is the creator of the SWAT series of games also for Sierra Entertainment, appearing in many of these games too. Police Quest is a series of computer games produced and published by Sierra On-Line between 1987 and 1993. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Parker Center is the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Department, and is located in Downtown LA. It is named for former LAPD chief William H. Parker. ... The SWAT Series are the followup of Sierras classic adventure game series Police Quest. ... Sierra Entertainment was a computer game developer and publisher active from 1980 to 2004. ...

He also runs an investigation company called CHIEF and has made frequent appearances on television and radio shows.

In 2002, at the age of 75, he told CNN that he was intending on applying for his old job as Chief, after Chief Parks failed to get another 5 year term. Gates was not re-appointed as Chief, and William J. Bratton was appointed instead to head-up the department. CNN or Cable News Network is a cable television network that was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld [1] [2] (although he currently is not recognized in CNNs official history). ... William J. Bratton is the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. ...