Friday, December 10, 2024 – Today at 2:00 p.m. 89.3KPCC/Southern California Public Radio will air the community forum “Beck and Baca – Law and Order in the Southland.” Radio host Patt Morrison is the moderator for the discussion with Chief Beck and Sheriff Baca, which includes questions from the audience. This is the first time Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca have been brought together to speak in a public forum to discuss the important issues, challenges, and demands they each face being the leader of a major law enforcement agency in Southern California.
The forum was taped Wednesday night in front of a public audience in the Crawford Family Forum at the KPCC studios in Pasadena. People in attendance were treated to static displays from both agencies: LAPD’s K-9 unit, iWatch, Lock it, Hide it, Keep it programs and LASD Crime Stoppers, Team Sheriff Racing and the Sheriff’s bike safety program, BEAR.
Patt introduces the two law enforcement leaders and mentions surprising facts. Between both Chief Beck and Sheriff Baca they lead 20,000 officers, patrol 4,000 square miles and are responsible for the safety of 10 million residents.
The Chief and the Sheriff are first asked about their philosophy of policing, sharing their thoughts that 21st century policing is not entirely about technology, and discuss the myths about policing. Both law enforcement leaders discuss the importance of the roles and contributions of people to public safety, maximizing the efforts of each uniformed officer, their views on recidivism and what is the most common complaint they hear from police officers in doing their job. Patt also asks about the impact of budget cuts to each law enforcement agency and what it means for the men and women in law enforcement in their efforts to keep the public safe.
KPCC invites listeners to visit their website http://www.scpr.org and participate in a live web chat, allowing people to share their comments and read other people’s posts in real time as they listen to the ‘live on tape’ forum.
Chief Beck sits down with Patt Morrison each month for a live Q&A with listeners. KPCC also hosted a community forum with Chief Beck last December at the Ronald F. Deaton Auditorium.
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