From CO Barry Raboy's Correction Patches Collection: Part 1

NYC DOC Patch

C.O. Barry Raboy

INTRO NOTE: Insignia worn by members of the military or uniformed civil government forces may have distant kinship, from pre-historic times, with paint patterns on tribal warriors' bodies. The purposes today are similar to then: to identify and to inspire. Tribal warriors presumably wanted their markings to inspire fear in their enemies and solidarity with their comrades in arms. They also wanted those comrades to recognize in the heat of battle who was on their side.

Today's insignias serve to communicate that the wearers are members of a particular force. What the wearers today seek to inspire is respect for that force which the patch and its wearers represent; respect from others who see it; self-respect by all who wear it -- esprit de corps.

Images below were generously provided to this web site by NYC C.O. Barry Raboy who has been collecting Correction patches for more than a decade. His notes appear in white-on-blue type enclosed by quote marks.

Many patches feature the phrase City of New York Correction. In the notes below the patches that phrase is abbreviated as CNYCorr to fit the space available. Likewise Correction Officer is abbreviated to C.O. Notice how elements -- a 1600s sailor, a Native American with bow, wind mill, and eagle -- in the City Seal featured in several patches vary considerabley in the quality of their detail. Also check out the variations in patch initials: NYCD and DCNY and N.Y.C. D.O.C.



Patches Panel A from C.O. Barry Raboy's Collection

Patch #1:
justice scales & City Seal


Patch #2:
"current DOC patch"


Patch #3:
"used in '70s, '80s & '90s"


Patch #4:
"used in '60s & early '70s"

WEBMASTER NOTE: One of the earliest recorded uses of insignia involved Crusaders at the siege of Antioch in 1097 when combatants painted their shields to identify who was under what armor. That so many uniform patches today still take the shape of a shield is attributable to their ancient armor ancestry.

VIEWER COMMENT CORNER

xxx: -- xxx.

xxx: -- xxx.




Patches Panel B from C.O. Barry Raboy's Collection

Patch #5:
CNYCorr assistant deputy warden


Patch #6:
CNYCorr C.O. Investigator NYCD


Patch #7:
CNYCorr C.O. Investigator IAD


Patch #8:
A rare grayish patch. CNYCorr NYCD


Patch #9:
landmark structures. CNYCorr D.C.N.Y.


Patch #10:
CNYCorr NYCD captain

VIEWER COMMENT CORNER

xxx: -- xxx.

xxx: -- xxx.




Patches Panel C from C.O. Barry Raboy's Collection

Patch #11:
N.Y.C. Corrections (Plural?) Hostage Negotiations Unit


Patch #12:
Correction N.Y.C. Harbor Unit


Patch #13:
CNYCorr Investigator NYCD


Patch #14:
landmarks. Investigation Division


Patch #15:
Department of Correction Marine Unit

VIEWER COMMENT CORNER

xxx: -- xxx.

xxx: -- xxx.


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