Police and the Empire City, Part 2 with Matthew Guariglia

Danny and Derek are back with Matthew Guarigliasenior policy analyst at the Electronic Border Foundation and visiting professor of history at Emory University, for the second part of their discussion on the history of policing in New York City. They delve deeper into the NYPD’s efforts at “ethnic policing,” examining the Italian brigades of the early 20th century, how taking on the Mafia anticipated modern policing efforts to tackle transnational crime, how World War I challenged the idea of ​​police brigades recruited from immigrant and minority communities, the NYPD’s relationship with the emerging FBI, and how these early reform efforts inform contemporary debates.

Listen to the first episode here!

Grab a copy of Matthew’s book Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern New York Policing.