LAPD Former Assistant Chief Sandy Jo MacArthur

I Want My Grandkids to Enjoy the World Like I Did

Former Director of the ACLU LGBT Project Matt Coles | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

Sandy Jo MacArthur served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 35 years. She currently works with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office as the mental health training coordinator for L.A. County law enforcement. Before sitting on a panel for the Zócalo event “When Does Protest Make a Difference?,” she joined us in the green room to talk Christmas mornings, L.A. traffic, and going undercover as a sex worker.

August 30, 2024

Los Angeles Is Failing California

The County’s Pandemic Failures Point to L.A.’s Long-Term Problems, and the Statewide—And National—Urgency of Fixing Them

by Joe Mathews | March 30, 2021

California has a huge problem that it can’t remove with a recall election.

The problem’s name is Los Angeles.

We Californians love to blame our woes on San Francisco, an easy target …

We’re Here to Protect and Serve Immigrants, Not Help ICE Deport Them

The LAPD Wants Immigrants to Know Their Rights, Trust Officers, and Report Crime That Matters

By Robert N. Arcos | August 8, 2017

Given the history of our City and our Department, the Los Angeles Police Department makes it a priority to build relationships with our diverse communities.

Since last November’s election, and the …

In South L.A., a More Approachable Police Force Has Led to a Safer Community

An LAPD Commander Returned to the Area Where He Was Born to Help Officers Get to Know the Neighbors

By Phillip Tingirides | July 7, 2016

Here’s one big lesson from the progress we’ve seen in South Los Angeles: effective policing requires building deep relationships and real personal connections with the people whom you’re charged with …

Charlie Beck Can Make Your Parking Tickets Go Away

The Chief of the LAPD Tells All, Or At Least Some, In the Green Room

October 22, 2012

Charlie Beck has been the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department since November 2009, when he succeeded Bill Bratton. He has been with the LAPD since the late 1970s, …

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