PSA Podcast - The Frontline of Justice: Inside the NSW Sheriff's Office

About this episode

Troy Wright interviews Glenn Elliott-Rudder about the realities of working in the New South Wales Sheriff's Office.

Assistant General Secretary Troy Wright sits down with Glenn Elliott-Rudder, a Wagga Wagga-based Sheriff's Officer and PSA delegate, to discuss the realities of working in the New South Wales Sheriff's Office. As the oldest law enforcement body in the state, established in 1824, Glenn explains that the lineage of the role actually traces back to Anglo-Saxon times, long predating the classic American Western sheriff. A massive part of a Sheriff's day-to-day job is protecting the justice system...

People in this episode

Host: Troy Wright

Guest: Glenn Elliott-Rudder

Topics covered

• justice
• law enforcement
• Sheriff's Office
• public service

Keywords

• NSW Sheriff's Office
• law enforcement history
• Anglo-Saxon times

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Frontline of Justice

Places: Wagga Wagga

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