# The Experience of Policing

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/the-experience-of-policing>

**By** Renée Mitchell, Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell

**Published:** September 11, 2020

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Renée Mitchell joins the show to discuss her experience as a police officer.

## Shownotes:

Renee J. Mitchell is an expert in policing research with a professional background in law enforcement. As a 22-year member of the Sacramento Police Department, she served in patrol, detectives, recruiting, schools, and the Regional Transit System. Trevor and Aaron ask her about her experience as a police officer and how police culture varies widely throughout the United States.

What is the purpose of the police union? What is police culture like and how does it vary across the United States? How is SWAT different than the general police?

## Further Reading:

[The American Society of Evidence-Based Policing](https://www.americansebp.org/)

[Evidence Based Policing: An Introduction](https://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Based-Policing-Ren%C3%A8e-Mitchell/dp/1447339754), edited by Renée Mitchell \& Laura Huey