Each episode critically investigates something from the past which helps us gain understanding of police corruption then and now. It’s history but it’s also about the hope that we can better hold police power to account in the present day.
This short episode looks at the simple typology of police as birds, grass eaters and meat eaters, which emerged from the Knapp Commission on Police Corruption in the New York Police Department in 1971. It also serves as a brief introduction to typologies of police corruption. Transcript Hello and welcome to Guarding the Guards, a […] The post 1: Birds, Grass Eaters & Meat Eaters appeared first on Guarding the Guards.
A short introduction to Guarding the Guards, explaining what this podcast will be about. This preface outlines the definition of police corruption adopted, what the focus of the podcast will be and the position of the creator. Transcript Hello and welcome to Guarding the Guards, a podcast about the history of police corruption. Each episode […] The post Introduction appeared first on Guarding the Guards.