Rampart Division anti-gang unit
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The Rampart Division anti-gang unit was an elite Los Angeles Police Department squad later notorious for widespread corruption, brutality, and evidence tampering exposed during the Rampart scandal.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| LAPD Rampart Division | 3 |
| Rampart | 2 |
| Rampart Division | 1 |
| Rampart Division anti-gang unit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3634361 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rampart Division anti-gang unit Context triple: [Rampart scandal, involvedUnit, Rampart Division anti-gang unit]
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A.
Gang Enforcement Team
The Gang Enforcement Team is a specialized unit within the Portland Police Bureau focused on investigating and suppressing gang-related crime and violence in the city.
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B.
Criminal Squad
Criminal Squad is the alternate title for "Den of Thieves," a 2018 American heist action film about an elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pursuing a crew planning a massive bank robbery.
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C.
Tactical Police Wing
Tactical Police Wing is a specialized unit of the Royal Air Force Police responsible for providing deployable military policing and security support to RAF operations.
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D.
Detective Division
The Detective Division is a specialized investigative unit within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responsible for conducting in-depth criminal investigations and supporting law enforcement operations.
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E.
Homicide Unit
The Homicide Unit is a specialized division of the Los Angeles Police Department responsible for investigating murders and suspicious deaths within the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Rampart Division anti-gang unit Target entity description: The Rampart Division anti-gang unit was an elite Los Angeles Police Department squad later notorious for widespread corruption, brutality, and evidence tampering exposed during the Rampart scandal.
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A.
Gang Enforcement Team
The Gang Enforcement Team is a specialized unit within the Portland Police Bureau focused on investigating and suppressing gang-related crime and violence in the city.
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B.
Criminal Squad
Criminal Squad is the alternate title for "Den of Thieves," a 2018 American heist action film about an elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pursuing a crew planning a massive bank robbery.
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C.
Tactical Police Wing
Tactical Police Wing is a specialized unit of the Royal Air Force Police responsible for providing deployable military policing and security support to RAF operations.
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D.
Detective Division
The Detective Division is a specialized investigative unit within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responsible for conducting in-depth criminal investigations and supporting law enforcement operations.
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E.
Homicide Unit
The Homicide Unit is a specialized division of the Los Angeles Police Department responsible for investigating murders and suspicious deaths within the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Los Angeles Police Department unit
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anti-gang unit ⓘ police unit ⓘ |
| allegations |
framing suspects
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perjury ⓘ planting evidence ⓘ theft from suspects ⓘ unjustified shootings ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Rampart scandal
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surface form:
LAPD Rampart corruption scandal
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| associatedWith |
CRASH program
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LAPD Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) ⓘ
surface form:
LAPD CRASH unit
|
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| corruptionExposedIn | Rampart scandal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | elite LAPD squad ⓘ |
| disbandedAsResultOf | Rampart scandal ⓘ |
| impact |
changes in gang enforcement policies
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public distrust of LAPD ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
City of Los Angeles
Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles ⓘ |
| ledTo |
LAPD reforms
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federal oversight of LAPD ⓘ overturned convictions ⓘ |
| location |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| notableFor |
Rampart scandal
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evidence tampering ⓘ false arrests ⓘ police brutality ⓘ police corruption ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rampart Division anti-gang unit
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
LAPD Rampart Division
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| primaryTask |
gang suppression
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street crime enforcement ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| subjectOf |
Los Angeles Police Commission hearings
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internal LAPD investigations ⓘ media investigations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
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Subject: Rampart Division anti-gang unit Description of subject: The Rampart Division anti-gang unit was an elite Los Angeles Police Department squad later notorious for widespread corruption, brutality, and evidence tampering exposed during the Rampart scandal.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
LAPD Rampart Division
this entity surface form:
Rampart
this entity surface form:
Rampart
Rampart Division anti-gang unit
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Rampart Division anti-gang unit
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
LAPD Rampart Division
subject surface form:
Rafael Pérez
this entity surface form:
LAPD Rampart Division
subject surface form:
Rafael Pérez
this entity surface form:
Rampart Division