. >> lapd chief charlie beck is referring to pete malloy's persona, the clean cut compassion natser? beck says not only drew better people into policing but changed how many lapd officers approached their work. >> pete malloy was a professional, a great moral compass that always did the right thing in the show and in many ways a generation of police officers the way that they think about their job was formed by adam 12. >> his partner kent mccord sharing a story about the show's influence how in the late '60s two officers is approached he and milner during the shoot. >> they said you guys are really making it tough on us. i said, really? why? and they said because we've got to live up to your image. >> it's an image they're highlighting in the lobby of its headquarters and a dispatch farewell to a make believe officer whose impact was all too real. >> one adam 12, martin milner is in the watch. >> rob hayes reporting for abc news. >>> and so many of the speakers said that they loved the show and the show made such a difference because it was so accurate with how it portrayed police l

s police chief charlie beck, we were asked about this issue of tensions and the feeling and minority communities that sometimes law enforcement isn't applied fairly. i repeated what i said before, which is that there were times when i was younger, and maybe even as i got a little older but before i had a motorcade where i got pulled over, and i confessed. i told chief beck most of the time i got a ticket i deserved it. i knew why i was pulled over. but there are times when i didn't. as a report that came out this week reminds us there are a lot of african-americans, not just me, who have that same kind of story of being pulled over or frisked or something. the data shows that this is not a an aberration. it doesn't mean each case is a problem. it means that when you aggregate all the cases, you look at it, you've got to say that there is some racial bias in the system. now problems of racial justice or injustice have been running themes throughout this country's history in every institution. in every institution. and by the way, bias and stereotypes oftentimes go both ways. so elimin

officials, including some of the nation's highest profile leaders in law enforcement lapd chief, charlie beck, and nypd commissioner, bratton, and gary mccarthy. they're calling for a reduction of tough mandatory sentences for non-violent offenders, and alternatives to incarceration, like mental health and addiction treatment. and the problem now is to sell it to legislators and the public. >> we lead the world in terms of incarceration, and it has to stop. because many people who are incarcerated don't belong there. >> members of the group are scheduled to meet with president obama at the white house tomorrow. and he has made overhauling the criminal justice system a top priority. >> the sharp rise in drug abuse in west virginia was the subject of a meeting hosted by president obama. and he went to charleston today to talk to official busy the town's growing drug program. west virginia leads in deaths. and the stigma around drug abuse, and to encourage addicts to seek treatments. >> this crisis is taking lives, it's destroying families, it's shattering communities all across the country. and

s police chief, charlie beck. we were asked about this issue, of tensions and the feeling of minority communities that sometimes law enforcement isn't applied fairly. and i repeated what i have said before which is that there were times when i was younger and maybe even as i got a little older but before i had a motorcade where i got pulled over and i confessed. i told chief beck, most of the time i got a ticket, i deserved it. i knew why i was pulled over. but there were times where i didn't. and as a report that came out just this week reminded us, there are a lot of african-americans not just me who have that same kind of story of being pulled over or frisked or something and the data shows that this is not an aberration. it doesn't mean each case is a problem. it means that when you aggregate the cases and you look at it, you have to say there's some racial bias in the system. now, problems of racial justice or injustice have been running themes throughout this country's history in every institution. in every

new york city police chief bill bratton and los angeles police chief charlie beck were among those to call for ending mandatory minimums and creating alternatives to prison. chicago police superintendent gerry mccarthy spoke wednesday. he said the plan involves rethinking definitions of crime. >> it is really clear that we can reduce violence, we can reduce crime and at the same time, reduce incarceration rates. and i really think what we have to do in this country, and this may be a little bit radical, is to start really thinking about what constitutes a crime. amy: many of the police officials leading the efforts are facing allegations of police brutality and wrongful detention in their departments. the largest ever report on lgbt prisoners in the united states has found they are six times more likely to be sexually assaulted than the general prison population. the group black and pink surveyed more than 1000 lgbt prisoners. 85% said they spent time in solitary confinement, and nearly half said they were denied access to hormone therapy behind bars. the american civil liberties unio

s police chief, charlie beck.hen we ar asked about this issue of tensions and the feeling in minority communities that sometimes law enforcement isn't applied fairly. i repeated what i've said before, which is that there were times when i was younger, and maybe even as i got a little older, but before i had a motorcade where i got pulled over and i confessed. i told chief beck. most of the time i got a ticket, i deserved it. i knew why i was pulled over. but there were times where i didn't. and as a report that came out just this week reminded us, there are a lot of after dan americans, not just me who have that same kind of story of being pulled over or frisked or something, and the data shows that this is not an aberration. it doesn't mean each case is a problem. it means that when you aggregate all of the cases and look at it, you've got to say there's some racial bias in the system. now problems of racial justice or injustice has been running themes throughout this country's history in every institution, in ev

ben: you mean views that progressives have over a long time -- charlie: some of the things that glenn beckeves in. what i have seen over the course of time is the transition of the educational system so that it becomes more of a propaganda machine. this is particularly true in our institutions of higher education. these are supposed to be places where people learn everything and learn how to discuss things from lots of different points of view. universities want to shut down conservatives. they don't want them to speak. johns hopkins is one. charlie: this is a place that proudly wanted you, but they had an intolerance of free speech. ben: absolutely. ast is why i went through the commencement speaker for the medical school in 2013. charlie: tell me more about the ideas that you believe in, one that education does not want to hear the conservative point of view. ben: education is the dividing line, really. charlie: these things that you don't talk about that much -- give us a deeper understanding, or share your ideas about the country. ben: my deeper understanding is that i believe very muc