Policing Matters Podcast

Full list of Policing Matters Podcast results

• Diving in: Ray Wichus on law enforcement underwater sonar operations and recovery teams

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  "If you don't have a strong constitution, you will run into some things that will scare you. I've seen folks come flying up out of the water scared to death!"

• Uniting for effective mass casualty response: Law enforcement, fire and EMS trade trainers

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  A Florida fire department is leading the way in bringing together first responders to train to respond to active shooter scenarios and other MCIs

• How police leaders can help officers better handle organizational stressors

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  Police veterans Bill Mazur and Joe Collins discuss the important role supervisors play in building officer resiliency

• Nick Roberts on how effective leadership training prepares law enforcement for all-hazards response

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  How can we ensure a consistently effective response across all aspects of preparation, strategy and execution?

• National Police Week: How NLEOMF and C.O.P.S. honor the fallen and serve the living

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  For the families of the fallen, "their biggest fear is that their officer will be forgotten and we keep that promise that they never will"

• Ross Swope on how police leaders can connect with their cops and their communities

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  "Be seen and be heard. That is how I connected and that's how I have seen other effective leaders connect."

• Frank Falzon on the path to catching the Night Stalker

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  The legendary homicide inspector discusses the two words that broke the Night Stalker case, the first time Ramirez claims to have killed in San Francisco, and advice for new investigators

• Susan Norris on what law enforcement needs to know about sex trafficking in America

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  The founder of Rescuing Hope talks about the organization's mission to provide training and resources to identify the signs of sex trafficking

• NLEOMF's Troy Anderson: 'Zero is the only number that is acceptable'

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  Reducing officer deaths to zero is the key goal of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's Officer Wellness and Safety program

• How the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office built an award-winning officer wellness program

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  In 2022, the agency received the NLEOMF’s Destination Zero Officer Wellness Award – learn about the key elements of their program

• A discussion on fitness testing standards for law enforcement officers

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  What should the law enforcement profession make of a recent request from New Hampshire police chiefs to change fitness testing for LEOs?

• Dr. Dewey Cornell on how school-based threat assessment improves school safety

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  "Prevention has to start before the gunman arrives. We need to pay a lot more attention to those people before they come to school with a gun."

• BRINC's Blake Resnick and Don Redmond on evolving drone technology

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  "The community expects us to de-escalate with time and distance. And we have the technology to do that and keep first responders and the community safe."

• Implementing a program to reduce and manage police officer injuries

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  Chief Benjamin Bliven and Tactical Athletic Trainer Traci Tauferner discuss the strategies they are deploying to maintain officer wellness at the Wausau Police Department

• Chief Jason Potts on using technology to combat gun crime

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  "It is not just about having data, but what you do with that data. It is about sharing that data."

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