Episode
Good Cop, Bad Cop
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- The Collators
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- Mar 6, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3277
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Summary
A simple but urgent question: what is policing actually for? Prompted by recent events and troubling examples of law enforcement in action, Mark and Howard step back from the headlines to explore the principles that are supposed to define good policing. The conversation traces the history of the Office of Constable , the Peelian principles , and the idea that police should operate with the consent of the public , not simply the power of the state.