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Do you ever wonder why people go into law enforcement? Does being in law enforcement change your views of the public over time and how does being an officer affect...
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Do you ever wonder why people go into law enforcement? Does being in law enforcement change your views of the public over time and how does being an officer affect your family? This podcast explores these questions as well as discusses different careers and the functions of various law enforcement agencies including local, state and federal agencies. The episodes include interviews with retired and active-duty law enforcement officers.
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Reasons We Serve
Reasons We Serve
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Episode 69 retired Seattle Police Department Homicide Detective James Cooper
21 JUL 2024 · Years of Service: 1989-2024
James grew up with his dad in law enforcement but didn’t initially have any desire to follow in his footsteps. However, after starting his first job at 20 years old, James soon realized he needed to do more with his life, and he eventually started to apply to become a police officer. In 1989, James began his career with the Seattle Police Department and for the next 35 years worked as a patrolman, served on the Anti-Crime Team, and as a Detective in the Narcotics Unit. James was also an SPD instructor who taught classes in different subjects specializing in undercover. James eventually reached the pinnacle of his career in 2005, when he became a Homicide Detective.
In this episode James talks about what makes a good undercover, the downfall of the City of Seattle, the lowering of police standards in hiring, and the new generation’s lack of work ethic. James also discusses a few of his homicide cases one of which he was featured in Netflix’s series Worst Roommate Ever.
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Episode 68 Part 2 retired Hayward Police Department K9 Officer Jess Perryman
14 JUL 2024 · Years of Service: 1999-2017
In part 2, Jess begins discussing the start of a great career with the Hayward Police Department. She had finally arrived at a police department and community where she was working on real crime including homicide, sexual assault, burglary, home invasions, and gang activity. During the first few years, Jess was doing the job she believed she was always meant to do. However, along the way, incidents began happening within the police department that she could not ignore and when she reported what was going on to her chain of command, she soon found herself under internal affair investigations and worse many officers of her own department would no longer respond to her calls for backup. During this time, the Hayward Police Department begrudgingly made her a K9 officer, hoping she would fail. Through this adversity, Jess became a successful K9 officer who had two dogs during her career and was assigned to the SWAT Team. Jess formed an inseparable bond with both dogs who became her best friends and partners and were there in every instance when other officers would not respond. For current officers on the job, this story is about someone standing up against the system and ensuring we always try to do what is right.
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Episode 68 Part 1 retired Hayward Police Department K9 Officer Jess Perryman
7 JUL 2024 · Years of Service: 1999-2017
In part 1, Jess discusses her troubled family life and how that shaped the person she became. Jess used these experiences and adversity to help her become an effective police officer first with the Palo Alto Police Department and then later with the Hayward Police Department. While working for the Palo Alto Police Department, Jess realized she was not a “white suburban cop” and later transferred to the Hayward Police Department where she began to work “real crime”. Throughout her career, Jess describes herself as a SAM (shit-attracting magnet), and during part 1 she talks about situations that she found herself in including a shooting at the beginning of her career. This episode probes the beginnings of a career in law enforcement with episode 2 detailing what happens when things start to go wrong within a police department.
Episode 11 Soup or Salad
5 JUL 2024 · Short stories with Officer Fox
Episode 67 Garda Síochána retired Regional Detective Superintendent Frank Keenaghan
30 JUN 2024 · Years of Service: 1982-2022
With over 40 years of law enforcement experience, Frank has risen through the ranks of the Garda Síochána which is the national police force for Ireland. For context, there are no independent police departments, sheriff's offices, or national agencies such as the DEA, FBI, and HSI in Ireland. This means the Garda handles all crimes throughout Ireland. As you will hear during this interview, Ireland's police force is much more community-oriented but as Frank explains they still have the same crimes in Ireland as does the United States. Frank ended his career as a Regional Detective Superintendent after rising through the ranks of Recruit Garda, Garda, Uniform Sergeant, Detective Garda, Bookman or Incident Coordinator, and Detective Superintendent.
Episode 10 Anthill
28 JUN 2024 · Short stories with Officer Fox
Episode 66 Boise Police Department Motorcycle Corporal Kyle Wills
23 JUN 2024 · Years of Service: 1998-Present
Cpl. Wills is a motorcycle officer assigned to the Boise Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit. Kyle has been a police officer for 26 years, 24 of which have spent in the traffic safety and enforcement field, with 22 of those being on a police motorcycle. Kyle is a Law Enforcement Liaison for the Idaho Office of Highway Safety and works closely with over 30 other police and sheriff departments in southwest Idaho. He is currently serving as the Idaho Law Enforcement Liaison Chairman and additionally oversees a Strategic Highway Safety Plan Committee for the Highway Safety Office. He has also worked as a Legislative Liaison when it comes to traffic safety issues facing the Idaho Legislature, as well as, serving in a PIO capacity for the Boise Police Department when discussing traffic safety issues in the community, specializing in social media for the Boise Police Department.
Kyle can be followed on social media through Twitter @kjwills652 or on Facebook at Kyle Lel.
Do you ever wonder why people go into law enforcement? Does being in law enforcement change your views of the public over time and how does being an officer affect...
show more
Do you ever wonder why people go into law enforcement? Does being in law enforcement change your views of the public over time and how does being an officer affect your family? This podcast explores these questions as well as discusses different careers and the functions of various law enforcement agencies including local, state and federal agencies. The episodes include interviews with retired and active-duty law enforcement officers.
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