SPECIAL ORDER #20 AND THE FORMS [click below]
2009-03-29 FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE POLICY AND PROCEDURE and attachments
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General Counsel of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, Hank Hernandez, wrote a series of articles for the Thin Blue Line reprinted here with his permission. Mr. Hernandez is a retired LAPD officer and has been the General Counsel for the LAPPL for over twenty years.
June 2010 article
Financial Disclosures: Don’t Believe Their Spin; Read What One of Our Experts Declared
The federal courts have spoken. The League’s long legal challenge to the LAPD’s financial disclosure policy, as implemented by Special Order No. 20 (2008), came to a close on February 3, after federal district court Judge Gary Feess granted the City’s motion for summary judgment of the League’s civil complaint. [more…]
July 2010 article
Financial Disclosures: An Ineffective, Counterproductive Policy
During our legal battle in federal court against the financial disclosure policy, implemented by the LAPD through Special Order No. 20 (2009), the League produced the legal opinions of several reputable law enforcement experts. There was not one rebuttal of their sworn declarations. [more]
August 2010 article
Financial Disclosure Policy: Career Ender?
A nationally recognized expert on law enforcement administration attempted to assist the League in its legal fight against the financial disclosure requirements imposed on LAPD gang and narcotics officers by declaring, among other things, that the LAPD’s financial disclosure policy — implemented by Special Order No. 20 (2009) — is a reflection of an outmoded, putative, hierarchal model of police leadership, which has failed to deter or prevent corruption in the past. [more]
October 2010 article
Just the Facts About Financial Disclosure – Not Myths or Rumors
We have evaluated Chief Beck’s article about financial disclosure and offer the below counter-comments as to whether or not the financial disclosure policy contained in Special Order No. 20 implemented by the City and the Police Department will be effective in the prevention and detection of financial and/ or other corruption within our gang enforcement details and our narcotics field enforcement sections of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). [more]
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Anonymous LAPD Officer Writes a Series From the Street Perspective in the October Blue Line
A Thought About Financial Disclosure (Part 1)
A four-part series of thoughts submitted by an LAPPL member. The author wishes to remain anonymous. Take a minute to look at your equipment. [more]
Another Thought on Financial Disclosure (Part 2)
A federal judge named Feess has decided that if you want to work a gang or narcotic unit for the LAPD, then you need to disclose any and all financial information to IAID. You must then produce documentation justifying any income (or lack thereof) that they find questionable during an audit. [more]
More Thoughts on Financial Disclosure (Part 3)
Recently, a hard-charging former south-end police officer met with the captain of the division to which he was wheeled after probation. This captain meets with all officers interested in leaving his division for an exit interview to discuss the 1.40, and rightly so. [more]
The Personal Cost of Financial Disclosure (Part 4)
The legendary German story of Faust tells us the tale of a man who, although successful, is sufficiently dissatisfied with his life to sell his soul to the devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. [more]
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Los Angeles Police Protective League Director Sergeant Paul Weber wrote an article on Financial Disclosure for the October 2010 Thin Blue Line reprinted here with his permission.
It is a well-established fact that gangs are responsible for a significant amount of crime in our City. A reasonable person would think that the City and our Department must be doing everything possible to ensure the gang units are fully staffed with experienced officers and that vacancies are promptly filled. [more]