American Policing

By: Nicole Mann
  • Summary

  • A podcast that explores the history of some of the United States most problematic law enforcement agencies. Hopefully by seeing how they evovled into the orginizations they are now, we can avoid the same mistakes heading into the future.
    Copyright 2025
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Episodes
  • S1E2 - Bloody Christmas
    Nov 23 2020
    Episode Notes

    This week we take a look at the creation of the infamous Gangster Squad that went on to become the Intelligence Division. Then onto the Vice Queen or Brenda Allen scandal, that would inspire the best selling novel turned Academy award winning movie. Lastly Bloody Christmas, the first time the LAPD was publicly accused of wide spread police brutality. Theme is Turning The Screw by Purple Planet

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    35 mins
  • S1E1 - The Birth of the LAPD
    Nov 16 2020

    From the early days as a citizens militia to the first female police officers. No one can deny LAPD has been trailblazing. But then we move on to the union busting tactics of the Red Squad and the Zoot Suite riots of 1943. So Join me as we see what we can see from the notes on LAPD's scandals.

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    47 mins
  • American Policing Trailer
    Oct 26 2020

    American Policing Notes on a Scandal Premiers November 15, 2020

    scandal #lapd #history #truecrime

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    4 mins

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