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Latest revision as of 20:54, 26 February 2025
This interview focuses on Andy Wilkinson’s police career both in Lubbock Texas and Lakewood Colorado. He explains why he became a cop, his different roles on the force (including being part of the SWAT team), important Lubbock historical moments that he witnessed as a police officer (the Lubbock tornado, a 1969 race riot), and other situations he dealt with. He then discusses his move to Colorado, his work with internal affairs, and the differences in that environment. He also speaks philosophically about the role of police in society, the differences with law enforcement today versus in the 1970s, and the challenges those differences pose.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Andy Wilkinson
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 18, 2022
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 03:06:25 (3 hours 6 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and getting a job in the police; Working as a policeman during a riot; Police training back in the 1960s and 1970s; Mental health and more details about the riot; breaking up fights; Working as a police officer in the wake of the Lubbock tornado; Lubbock and Texas Tech's growth in the 1960s and 1970s; Moving to Colorado; Graduate School; internal affairs; Women in government or police positions; liquor laws in the 1960s; being a traffic cop; How policing has changed over the years; Mental health revisited; views on current social systems; Work in the police department that he is proud of
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374905 >
Related Interview: Wilkinson, Andy 2022-06-10
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