Detectivery State of Mind and Other Strange Things (DetectiverySOM)
Welcome to the Detectivery State of Mind and Other Strange Things Podcast. I am your host Detective Chuck, I have worked in the law enforcement field for over 20 years. I will be joined by my co-hosts Detective Burke, with over 31 years in, and Sgt RJ with over 15 yrs. Your mind will be taken on a wacky journey into some quirky and bizarre tales. You will laugh, cry and have nightmares as we negotiate your brain into a peaceful submission. So join us as we put our decades of experience to the task to tackle topics from true crime, UAPs, the paranormal, hilarious and gritty law enforcement stories, to some great adventures in history....and there is so much more. We consider ourselves as a gaggle of brilliant minds who display our knowledge in a fashion befitting that of a drunken sailor with a sober sidekick...
Detectivery State of Mind and Other Strange Things (DetectiverySOM)
The Military Myth in Policing
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The military myth in policing began many, many years ago, reaching its pivotal moment shortly after 9/11. The presence of a military mindset has always been present in policing worldwide, but reached its peak after that day in September of 2001...with the development of Homeland Security, and the war on terror began playing out in real time.
Some say it started with the widespread training of how fast you can put on your PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to protect oneself from chemical weapons...yes that happened in the early 2000's. Initial trainings were put on by military personnel around the US. Others argue it began when police departments began reaching out to military units for guidance on tactics and training programs to help prepare line level police officers for the ultimate terrorists threat.
But, make no mistake, military mindset in policing is not always a bad thing...we've seen some great leaps in policing adapting some military protocols. In reverse, the military has said they have learned some things from modern day policing. This ranges anywhere from tactics, fitness, procedural programs, to testing.
We touch on training aspects, budgets, tactics, numbers, and more in this episode. Throughout policing worldwide, criminals continue to elevate their network, and gain more technical advantages from firepower to computers...law enforcement worldwide needs to keep up!
Join us in this episode as we tackle this mythical beast...some may not agree with what we discuss...but others who have been in both realms like we have, will totally and completely understand where it is we are coming from when both worlds collide!
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Show Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army
https://www.theiacp.org/resources/document/national-special-weapons-and-tactics-swat-study
https://www.ntoa.org/ntoa-swat-study/
https://www.police1.com/standoff/articles/5-myths-about-police-militarization-iDqCrPrj3E3aPtRu/