Episode 1: Origin Story - Police Firearms
12/02/24 • 17 min
Why am I spending time on a podcast for the police? I want to get officers and command staff information that can help them in their jobs. This first episode explains the goals of this podcast, and since I'm discussing the origins of this idea, I decided to start with a conversation about police firearms. We think the police have been carrying sidearms forever, but that's not true. The police have been responding to their work environment with increased firepower simply because that's what they've been up against. Cops are not "boys with toys." It has been inevitable that police would carry increased firepower because things have simply evolved that way.
If you're interested in the article on the history of police firearms, here's the title (send me an email and I'll send you the PDF version):
Phillips, S. W. (2021). A historical examination of police firearms. The Police Journal, 94(2), 122-137.
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Bluesky: @policeinservice.bsky.social
Why am I spending time on a podcast for the police? I want to get officers and command staff information that can help them in their jobs. This first episode explains the goals of this podcast, and since I'm discussing the origins of this idea, I decided to start with a conversation about police firearms. We think the police have been carrying sidearms forever, but that's not true. The police have been responding to their work environment with increased firepower simply because that's what they've been up against. Cops are not "boys with toys." It has been inevitable that police would carry increased firepower because things have simply evolved that way.
If you're interested in the article on the history of police firearms, here's the title (send me an email and I'll send you the PDF version):
Phillips, S. W. (2021). A historical examination of police firearms. The Police Journal, 94(2), 122-137.
Don't forget to like, FOLLOW, and share. Sharing this podcast or an episode is one of the best complements I can receive, which will help grow the show.
And don't forget to provide a review. Giving five stars is never a bad idea.
Feel free to email me your comments using the "send us a text" option, or at the following email address: [email protected]
Bluesky: @policeinservice.bsky.social
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Episode 3: Policing Humor
"Policing Humor" can be interpreted in two ways. First, the cops are cracking down on jokes or anyone trying to be a "funny guy." Second, and correctly, the notion that policing expose officers to a lot of funny situations. But there is utility in humor, and we'll examine this in the podcast. Further, attempts to take away the ability for officers to crack jokes with each other can have negative effects on officers and policing in general.
I'm joined by S. Marlon Gayadeen from Buffalo State University who will bring some depth to the idea that policing (as with other stressful jobs), to some extent, requires humor.
S. Marlon Gayadeen is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at SUNY Buffalo State University. His research interests are anchored in sociological (classical, contemporary & organizational) and criminological theoretical frameworks. Government agencies and criminal justice practitioners have utilized his insights on crime causation.
If you are interested in reading the article that we discuss, I can provide a PDF version (Gayadeen, S. M., & Phillips, S. W. (2016). Donut time: the use of humor across the police work environment. Journal of Organizational Ethnography, 5(1), 44-59).
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Feel free to email me your comments using the "send us a text" option, or at the following email address: [email protected]
Bluesky: @policeinservice.bsky.social
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