Roundtable 30, discussion, 1992-08-28

Roundtable discussion with several staff members of El Rescate, an organization that provides legal representation and education, homeless shelters, English classes, and children's services for Central American refugees living in Los Angeles. The theme of the discussion was the differential treatment that Central Americans and other Hispanics had received by the Los Angeles Police Department both before and after the civil disturbance, 1992 August 28. PART OF SERIES: After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met of a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along of the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the interviewee.