Thank you. I like to think I have had positive influence in my agency. Our Sheriff and Chief Deputy (Undersheriff) both rode with me when they were explorer scouts, as did our future Patrol Captain. Over half of our current sergeants are former recruits of mine, and I spent 15 years teaching use of force department wide, so I like to th…
Thank you. I like to think I have had positive influence in my agency. Our Sheriff and Chief Deputy (Undersheriff) both rode with me when they were explorer scouts, as did our future Patrol Captain. Over half of our current sergeants are former recruits of mine, and I spent 15 years teaching use of force department wide, so I like to think my influence extends still.
Regarding the naming of names... Peace Officer vs. Law Enforcement Officer is an interesting one, and I think that the opinions we have of ourselves is that we protect people, and keep the peace by enforcing laws. Just who is protected and what laws are enforced upon whom is not an area of common thought. (One of my favorite HCR Tuesday talks was on the history of the founding of law enforcement. It certainly made me ask myself some hard questions about my profession and my belief structure around that.
I wish I had listened to that one! I have learned about the power of words over my lifetime and just the frame of "peace keeping" over law enforcement leaves more room for the use of words to disarm? and truly keep the peace? I wonder if there is a way to know what day that talk was on.
I believe that there is (maybe in process) a catalouging of those talks by topics discussed. I can tell you it was during the summer, but not much beyond that.
HCR's talks are on her FaceBook and YouTube. And a moderator from the Unofficial Heather Cox Richardson Discussion group on Facebook has been transcribing HCR's talks. Within the past week, she posted a link to all of HCR's talks in 2020.
Thank you. I like to think I have had positive influence in my agency. Our Sheriff and Chief Deputy (Undersheriff) both rode with me when they were explorer scouts, as did our future Patrol Captain. Over half of our current sergeants are former recruits of mine, and I spent 15 years teaching use of force department wide, so I like to think my influence extends still.
Regarding the naming of names... Peace Officer vs. Law Enforcement Officer is an interesting one, and I think that the opinions we have of ourselves is that we protect people, and keep the peace by enforcing laws. Just who is protected and what laws are enforced upon whom is not an area of common thought. (One of my favorite HCR Tuesday talks was on the history of the founding of law enforcement. It certainly made me ask myself some hard questions about my profession and my belief structure around that.
I wish I had listened to that one! I have learned about the power of words over my lifetime and just the frame of "peace keeping" over law enforcement leaves more room for the use of words to disarm? and truly keep the peace? I wonder if there is a way to know what day that talk was on.
I believe that there is (maybe in process) a catalouging of those talks by topics discussed. I can tell you it was during the summer, but not much beyond that.
HCR's talks are on her FaceBook and YouTube. And a moderator from the Unofficial Heather Cox Richardson Discussion group on Facebook has been transcribing HCR's talks. Within the past week, she posted a link to all of HCR's talks in 2020.
I found it! Thank you! 🙏🏼