Summary of Interview, Reflection of Interview and Critical Research of Keith Richardson

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Introduction
This paper will summarize my Interview with Keith Richardson the Chief of Police of Guthrie, KY. The interview will show some of Keith’s back ground of why I picked him for my interview. It will look at the Critical analysis and reflection of the interview. It will go over the critical research and vision of the solutions used.
The Person I Interviewed and what I was Interviewing About
My Interviewee is Keith Richardson the Chief of Police which has been in law enforcement for 18 years. He has been the Guthrie Police Chief for only 7 years. He was working prior to this at Florida State Police as a patrol officer. Keith has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Tennessee. I choose Keith because of the experience he has in dealing with different cultures here and in Florida plus his experience in Law Enforcement. My main focus of the interview was on what he deals with the most here in Guthrie. I wanted his thoughts on the different races, sexual orientation and the different financial classes here in Guthrie. If we had time I wanted to ask about what he thought of the different Religious preferences, Culture traditions/beliefs we have here in Guthrie.
The Interview
My Interview took place on March 15, 2014 at 10:00 am. It was at the Guthrie, KY Police Department. I confirmed the Interview on March 13, 2014 at 9:15 am. I want my interviewee to be relaxed in his environment so we can discuss the many cultures and races in our community. My interviewee and I sat in his office in a very relaxed environment for both of us. We discussed the different cultures that Guthrie, KY has in it. My interviewee felt that we had several different cultures because of us being so close to the military post F...

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...different views of the different cultures and races, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, socioeconomic status. But I’m also part of the solution by gaining the education and understanding of these things to help others to understand them also. I have realized that change starts with understanding what it is you are want to change. When Guthrie was forced to change by segregating the schools a few people tried to fight it. The good people stood together and made sure what was right happened. The police department all over are trying to teach their officers about social diversity through educating them each year on the subject. Maybe in time we as a country will finally have it were everyone is actually equal.

Works Cited

Rosenblum, K. (2011). The Meaning of Difference [VitalSouce bookshelf version]. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/0078133068

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