Policing in America; the Evolution This is our second week looking at the history of law enforcement in the U.S. Birthed from England’s first professional policing model, American law enforcement progressed through three major evolutionary eras and this week we’ll be looking at reform era policing. Last week was exciting to learn that college classes [...]

Keystone Cops & The Evolution Of Policing; Have We Evolved Evolution; Merriam-Webster’s definition best represents my conversation about America’s Political Era of Policing; (1): a process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse to a higher, more complex, or better state : growth (2): a process of gradual and relatively peaceful social, political, [...]

In the minds of many police admirers there exists the iconic picture of a friendly Irish beat cop cheerfully greeting his neighborhood shop keepers and playfully demonstrating his twirling skills with his nightstick for local children on foot patrol while protecting citizens from the criminal element. On the other hand, there exists a darker picture, [...]

Now that you know what to say in a Police Station here are some things you should definitely avoid. Best to cover your lips than say some of these! Copy and paste the below code to use this graphic on your blog:

This week we are looking at the evolution of policing in America and the rich history of law enforcement throughout the United States. While our roots are closely tied to England, U.S. policing has experienced three major evolutionary eras. Before tuning out with, “Not another history lesson,” these are the interesting aspects influencing who we [...]

Race is a Social Construct, Not Biological In preparation for this article, I conducted an experiment last night. It was informal and unscientific and yes, I already knew the results. I have a very young child with special needs. My great friend has also become one of his best friends. He loves her dearly. She, [...]

Life in a Police station can be one of form filling, monotony and repetition followed by action, emergency response and…more form filling. So to honor our brothers in blue we hereby give you the cool/uncool things to say in a Police station. Try these out and see how you get on! Simply copy the embed [...]

There are very few subjects in law enforcement that are more controversial and complex than racial profiling. The first issue is how to establish a clear, consistent definition to be able to measure whether or not racial profiling is occurring. The second issue is once an effective definition is established, how to accurately review law [...]

It’s another week and so time to look at another contentious issue namely whether racial profiling can ever be justified. Does it play a part in Policing and security operations? Can it ever be justified? The considered wisdom of TheBadgeGuys.com team take on this emotive issue calling on years of Policing and security work to [...]

As we round out another week of debates it is time to look at the national ID card cons and the case against having a national ID card. The primary argument many people make is that they are a false insurance package and more of a surveillance charter than an effective security aid. After all [...]