S4 Episode 7: The History of Policing – Bound by the Cloak
While discussions about policing often center on present-day controversies, understanding its historical evolution is essential to understand how we got here today.
Dr. Gary Potter unravels a timeline of the complexities of policing, shedding light on pivotal moments, ideologies, and societal influences that have shaped its trajectory.
From the establishment of the first formal police forces to the challenges of urbanization, industrialization, and social unrest, we explore how policing practices have adapted and transformed in response to our changing society.
Show Notes:
Articles:
Here’s How People Stopped Crime Before Modern Police Forces (2021)
How You Start is How You Finish? The Slave Patrol and Jim Crow Origins of Policing (2021)
The remarkable folly of ‘defund the police’ (2020)
History Of Policing In America: Starts And Ends With Protecting Private Property (2020)
