Some departments in recent history have had very difficult times with corruption. There is the West Valley Police Department, the Baltimore Police Department, and the Atlanta Police Department, just to name a few. Yet no one can defeat the corruption of the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart division. Recently, there have been over 140 lawsuits over $125 million paid out for wrongful arrests, false testimony, thefts, bad reporting and murder. The LAPD should have seen this coming. The culture of the LAPD has always been a very aggressive department due to the history of the city. With a history of riots and gang violence, they, the LAPD, are expected to take a strong stance in keeping the city safe. One such riot occurred in 1992 after the Rodney King incident in which several officers chased King followed by a savage near-fatal beating. This shows the aggressiveness of the police department. Later, after two trials, two officers were fired. Rampart Some of this aggression and violence can be traced back to Rampart. Rampart was founded in the 1970s to address the gang violence that was ravaging Northwest Los Angeles. Chief Gates established the anti-gang program Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums or CRASH. These officers were under little supervision, were the LAPD's rudest and most aggressive officers, and seemed to think they were above the law. It is known that one of the main causes of corruption in these specialized units is the lack of supervision. Coupled with the lack of supervision and the temptation to deal drugs and money, the CRASH unit found itself in a lot of trouble when the thin blue line was broken. of Agent Rafael Perez. Perez was arrested after being taunted… in the middle of a sheet of paper… and also compromising the integrity of a department. The book states that “if police culture influences the level of police misconduct, it is important to change it” (Pollock 208). This culture can lead agents to believe that what others do is okay and, in turn, makes it okay for them to do it too. These views and actions can be changed by changing supervision or attending ethics classes. In conclusion, the Rampart scandal was terrible for the image and reputation of the LAPD, it was terrible for the people harassed by the police, and it was harmful for the officers who were tricked into being corrupt and unethical. Throughout this article there is a sensational aspect of supervision. Better oversight might arouse some dislike, but it will keep the department in order and create the cohesion a department needs to succeed.