“ THE POLICE SUPERVISOR ” 1966 POLICE TRAINING FILM TRENTON, NEW JERSEY LAW ENFORCEMENT XD50164

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This film is presented by Holton International (:10). It dictates what it takes to be a Police Supervisor highlighting the attributes necessary for the leadership role as it follows a day in the life of a Sergeant. It was produced and directed by L. H. Holton (:18). The film opens with officers taking oath (:30) from the Police Supervisor. One officer looks to his badge noting that he is a Sergeant I (:59). The Supervisor must keep other officers on task as he enters the break room at the department (1:26). A comic strip is noted on the wall used to mock the Sergeant (1:46). The officers are seen horsing around and bickering with one another (2:07). The sergeant orders the men to fall in (2:49). He addresses the group informing them of changes or lack of changes to the order (3:22). The officers take notes as the supervisor dictates (3:34). He addresses one of the men separately from the group about a past grievance (4:38). Officer Frank is told to get a haircut to smooth out his appearance (4:55). The sergeant makes his routes around the city (5:27). He steps from his car at an intersection here as horns are heard blaring (5:53). An officer is seen giving directions to a young attractive female driver (6:21) as the Sergeant stops in to finish the job (6:57) and continue traffic forward. The Sergeant is seen meeting with his supervisor (7:23). The pair discuss complaints on the previous day’s reports (8:05). He then re-enters the break room following the briefing (9:01) to discuss the complaints about teenagers gathering in front of candy stores. Two of the officer’s approach the supervisor about switching positions (10:00) to which he replies that he must bring the issue to the lieutenant highlighting the order of command. He pulls one of the officers aside to reprimand him in private (10:52). He is addressing Officer Frank about inappropriately receiving a haircut while he was on duty (11:09). The sergeant reminds the officer that he was specifically instructed not to take time off from patrol time for the haircut (12:01). As Frank continues to act insubordinately, the sergeant must maintain composure and not lose his temper (12:30). The officers and sergeant go over positions (14:07) for an upcoming job. Patrol vehicles roll up to the destination; a residential house (15:01). They scout their surroundings upon arrival checking for snipers (15:27). Another duty of the sergeant is to organize proper reports and copies (17:25). As the film begins to wrap up, it draws on the importance of supervisors having a leadership quality (18:49). A final note informs viewers the film was created with the assistance of the Trenton, NJ Police Department (19:03). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit