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1:26 · 170K views · Nov 14, 2008
A short recruitment video for the Newport Beach Police Department promoting its jobs and pay.
Cited critically in policing threads as evidence of what kind of recruits and culture police departments seek.
4 comments from Hacker News
> The warrior mindset is at the root of so many of these problems. We need to disband all of the police forces and start again with a new culture based around a guardian mindset and community service. Nearly ten years ago, Reason posted a comparison of police recruitment videos from Decatur, Georgia, and Newport Beach, California. They illustrate beautifully the two mindsets you describe. [LINK] The videos don't play on that page any more, so here are direct links. Decatur: [LINK] Newport Beach: this video
What the police are supposed to be is determined by local culture. Here's a police recruitment ad from Georgia: [LINK] Here's one from California: this video (The original blog post that highlighted the difference between these is down, but here's an archive link: [LINK] . I pulled the youtube URLs because the archived page doesn't appear to work.)
Here's a police recruitment ad (admittedly from more than a decade ago) this video (Newport Beach Police Department recruiting video, from 2008) And the problem is just the salary and QI? I don't think so.
Here's a Newport Beach (California) police recruiting video: this video They were actively recruiting for the type of person who would enjoy being on a SWAT team like this. [LINK]