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| 0:00.0 | My knowledge of the police growing up in a very white New Hampshire town was that the |
| 0:06.1 | police were friendly and they came to school and I did dare and I would watch |
| 0:10.2 | Abbott and Costello routines that were like hey if you're ever in need of and need |
| 0:13.1 | help you ever need a hand go ask a policeman they're gonna help you out. |
| 0:16.4 | Even though I you know I went through dare too but I think that that was my only |
| 0:20.4 | experience of ever speaking face to face with a cop I still haven't to this day. |
| 0:25.9 | So what do you want to know about the police? |
| 0:28.2 | I want to know who governs what the police are allowed to do. |
| 0:34.2 | Are there federal regulations? |
| 0:36.2 | Are they state regulations? |
| 0:37.7 | Is it just you know municipality by municipality? |
| 0:40.7 | Who makes these decisions? |
| 0:42.2 | Where does the money come from? |
| 0:44.2 | And how has the police force in this country changed over the years? |
| 0:53.2 | We're talking today with Norm Stamper. |
| 0:55.2 | Norm was the past chief of Seattle's police department and an officer in San Diego. |
| 0:59.2 | He's also the author of two books first to protect and serve how to fix |
| 1:03.6 | America's police and breaking rank a top cop's expose of the dark side of |
| 1:08.6 | American policing. |
| 1:10.1 | Norm welcome to civics 101. |
| 1:12.1 | Thanks very much. |
| 1:13.1 | Good to be with you. |
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