University Police dispatch, 2005.

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University Police dispatch, 2005.

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Brunson collects stories from the Brigham Young University police department dispatch center. She divides these stories into three categories-real emergencies, job security, and dumb people calls-and finds a high concentration of dumb people stories. She suggests that sharing stories about dumb callers establishes camaraderie between dispatchers and blurs the hierarchy between actual dispatchers and subordinate alarm monitors by finding a common joke. Telling stories about dumb callers also functions as a release valve in a high-stress job.

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Brigham Young University.

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Plans for the David O. McKay building began in 1952 after an evaluation by the Brigham Young University College of Education concluded that the existing building for the College of Education were no longer meeting the growing needs of the program. Plans were officially announced in February of 1954 with the completion deadline being set for December of the same year. The building was officially dedicated on December 14, 1954 by President and Sister McKay along with members of the First Presidenc...

Brigham Young University. Security/Police

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The BYU Police Department had its origins in the 1950s under President Ernest L. Wilkinson. The small police force has since grown into a large organization with 33 State certified officers and a civilian staff of 153 personnel, serve and protect a campus community of some 35,000 students, University employees, and countless visitors. From the description of Records, 1976-1995. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 60366732 ...

Brunson, Lesley

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Brunson was born in Broomfield, Colorado and attended Brigham Young University. While at college, she worked at the police department as a dispatcher, which led her to do this project on occupational lore in the police department. From the description of University Police dispatch, 2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367525214 ...