1.   Although the Police Department has other, internal ways to discipline officers, serious punishment stemming from review board investigations is rare.

2.   An officer was disciplined in that matter, he said.

3.   Beyond disciplining officers, the Police Department offers free counseling that Kelleher credits with improving, even saving, the lives of officers and their family members.

4.   A police official said the arresting officer was not disciplined.

5.   But a separate study by the Inspector General has raised questions about whether LAPD officers are being disciplined in all cases of improper behavior.

6.   But the Livoti case continues to resonate across the city amid renewed allegations that the police department is slow to discipline violent officers.

7.   But the officer was never disciplined, according to the Police Department.

8.   But the ultimate decision to discipline officers is made by police officials, to whom the review board forwards its cases.

9.   City records show that the department never followed through on the allegations and has done nothing to discipline the officers.

10.   Despite the payout, no officers are being disciplined because the LAPD has concluded they acted properly.