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LAPD is broken down into functional and geographic units called Divisions as oppose to precincts.
LAPD's Metropolitan Division is a non-geographic specific (city-wide) division of specialized platoons which includes SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics), was founded in 1933 as a transformative, compact mobile crime-fighting unit in a rapidly growing city dealing with the repercussions of 13 years of Prohibition.. It was originally named the Reserve Unit, and was formed to work throughout Los Angeles to provide dedicated personnel to suppress specific pressing or emergent criminal activity (crowd control, auto-theft, gambling, robbery, militant political groups, high-risk warrants and barricaded situations fugitive apprehension, stakeouts, dignitary (VIP) security, in-service Department training in tactics and firearms):
- Platoon A - handles administrative duties for the division.
- Platoon B and C - long-term on-going missions in the field (crime suppression, riots/demonstrations, etc.).
- Platoon D - SWAT (Critical Incidents that appear spontaneously and suddenly. Specialized Unit dealing with hostage rescue and extreme situations involving armed and dangerous suspects)
Brief History of SWAT:
- In the 1960s Los Angeles had some serious troubles with sniping incidents against police officers and civilians. Ordinary officers didn't handle those situations at all well, because line police officers, whose job is simple law enforcement, with limited weapons training, and effectively no instruction on group fighting techniques (team combat tactics) or "counterforce" capability. It was shown to be ineffective in combating snipers, bank robberies by heavily armed persons, and other high-intensity situations.
- In 1965, Officer John Nelson came up with the idea to form a specially trained and equipped unit, intended to respond to and manage critical situations while minimizing police casualties.
- The LAPD's savviest tactical officers would be recruited, yet Nelson's idea needed support within the chain of command. He presented the special weapons and tactics concept to a young inspector by the name of Daryl Gates, the inspector title is now known as commander, who had supervised patrol officers in the Watts Riots of 1965, jumped on the idea.
- Inspector Daryl Gates, who would become Chief of Police, approved this idea, and he formed a small select group of volunteer officers. Members of each team, who volunteered from the ranks of patrol and other police assignments, had specialized experience and prior military service
- LAPD officer John Nelson, a Vietnam War veteran, and Gates developed the concept for the tactical unit for crowd control based on their experiences from civil disturbances of that era.
- SWAT unit was initially consisted of 15 four-man teams, for a total staff of 60. These officers were given special status and benefits, but in return had to attend monthly training or when the need for special weapons personnel actually arose. These units, known as "station defense teams," provided security for police facilities during civil unrest. SWAT was copied almost immediately by most US police departments, and is now used by law enforcement agencies throughout the world.
- SWAT may have been conceived as a crowd-control unit. However, its early deployments, SWAT eventually broadened its scope. by expanding its role to dignitary protection, barricaded suspects and hostage situations
- In 1971, SWAT officers are assigned to the Metropolitan or Metro division, bringing the unit from a collateral or ancillary duty assignment to full-time status. The Division responds to militant groups, the rising crime rate and the continuing difficulty of mustering a team response in a timely manner. Metropolitan Division, which had a long-established reputation as the tactical unit of the Department, was organized into "A," "B" and "C" Platoons. The Special Weapons And Tactics Unit was given the designation of "D" Platoon, and at the same time formally adopted the acronym SWAT.