"The inspector general's report examined 117 "foreign training activities" attended by 243 LAPD employees since 2014, seeking to determine how and why they benefited the department. LAPD officials said the department hadn't adopted any "tactics, altered policies, or developed training programs" based on the trips abroad, but the report's authors said the dearth of records made that claim impossible to verify."
"The LAPD's relationship with Israeli security forces has come under scrutiny amid the country's ongoing military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, which has caused tens of thousands of deaths and drawn allegations of genocide. Apart from visits to Israel, LAPD officials have traveled to Italy and France in preparation for hosting the Olympics, and visited countries around the world, from Mexico to Thailand, for various gatherings to discuss investigative techniques and police tactics."
The Los Angeles Police Department sent employees to Israel on at least nine occasions over the last decade to train with Israeli counterterrorism experts. Since 2014, 18 employees traveled to Israel at a total cost of $87,000. LAPD personnel also traveled to Italy, France, Mexico, Thailand and other countries for seminars, conferences, and Olympic preparation. The Police Commission's Office of the Inspector General examined 117 foreign training activities involving 243 employees and found no system to track who trained with foreign agencies or to document lessons learned, meetings, or adopted tactics, leaving claimed benefits unverifiable due to sparse records.
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