April 16, 2010(2010-04-16) (aged 83) Dana Point, California, U.S.[2]
Political party
Republican
Police career
Department
Los Angeles Police Department
Service years
1949–1992
Rank
Sworn in as an officer (1949) Commander (1965) Chief of Police (1978)
Awards
Police Meritorious Unit Citation Police Meritorious Service Medal 1984 Summer Olympics Ribbon 1987 Papal Visit Ribbon 1992 Civil Disturbance Ribbon
Other work
Businessman/entrepreneur, talk-show host, radio commentator
Daryl Francis Gates (born Darrel Francis Gates;[3] August 30, 1926 – April 16, 2010) was an American police officer who served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1978 to 1992. His length of tenure in this position was second only to that of William H. Parker. Gates is credited with the creation of SWAT teams alongside fellow Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer John Nelson, who others claim was the originator of SWAT in 1965. Gates also co-founded the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.[4]
After the arrest of Rodney King and the subsequent riots, Gates retired from the LAPD. Much of the blame for the riots was attributed to him.[5][6] According to one study, "scandalous racist violence... marked the LAPD under Gates's tempestuous leadership."[7]
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^staff (April 17, 2010). "Daryl F. Gates, 83; police chief during Rodney King riots". The Washington Post.
^Cannon, Lou; Lee, Gary (1992-05-02). "Much Of Blame Is Laid On Chief Gates". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
^Mydans, Seth (1992-10-22). "Failures of City Blamed for Riot In Los Angeles". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
^Schrader, Stuart (2019). Badges without Borders: How Global Counterinsurgency Transformed American Policing. Vol. 56. University of California Press. p. 216. doi:10.2307/j.ctvp2n2kv. ISBN 978-0-520-29561-2. JSTOR j.ctvp2n2kv. S2CID 204688900.
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