The Los Angeles Police Department protects its city with only one officer for every 426 residents, where as the NYPD has one for every 228. I think that for the most part the average person pursuing a career in this field knowing the dark history of the relationship just doesn't want to take that risk. I'm not sure if there are any new laws per say that have been inforced..i do know that even though there are still corrupt police in the force for L.A. there is a signifigant decrease in the number of gang related violence and an increase in overall safety in the hoods of South Central.