Policing Matters Podcast

Policing Matters

In the Policing Matters Podcast, Police1 columnist and San Francisco Deputy Chief Jim Dudley (ret.) interviews law enforcement experts from across the nation and discusses current news and critical issues impacting all police officers. Have a topic you would like discussed on the show? Send your comments and suggestions to policingmatters@policeone.com, and tune in every Friday for a new episode. Policing Matters is available for download on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Spotify, and via RSS feed.

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The impact of COVID-19 on reported crime
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Will lessons learned from the shelter-in-place orders figure into future policing strategies and policies?
Protecting critical infrastructure during a pandemic
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Considering the ever-changing developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, good planning is especially valuable right now
The hazards of bail reform
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Advocates of accused offenders have called for "cash bail" to be ended, citing economic inequities
Preventing police suicide
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Jim and Doug discuss how police agencies and individual officers are smashing the stigma of seeking mental or emotional assistance
Policing amid coronavirus
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COVID-19 potentially poses a substantial threat to American law enforcement as the disease continues to spread
First responders and COVID-19
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Listen in as Jim Dudley interviews Rob Lawrence, PoliceOne's resident health expert, for the latest information on the coronavirus
The end of gang injunctions?
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Despite their effectiveness in helping police agencies, some places are pulling back on utilizing gang injunctions
Preparing officers for dealing with offenders trained in MMA
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Here's the potential threat cops face when dealing with a subject trained in this fighting style, as well as the upside—and possible downside—of cops participating in this training
How to form relationships for multi-jurisdictional, multi-disciplinary emergency response
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In large-scale emergencies, police, fire, EMS, and a wide variety of other governmental organizations and private enterprises need to pull together
Dissolving police departments
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In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the shuttering of doors at police agencies, usually in smaller jurisdictions
The hazards of policing in the political season
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This election is sure to be a hotly contested one, with passions running high on both sides
Traffic enforcement strategies: Zero tolerance, high visibility and targeted enforcement
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From speed traps to self-initiated stops, traffic enforcement is a big part of policing
Trauma-informed police interview effectiveness
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Here's how Cognitive Interviewing can help investigators gather detailed and accurate info from victims of trauma that can lead to an increase in guilty pleas
What do Americans want from their cops?
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Can cops be all things to all people?
How a Citizens' Police Academy can strengthen community relations
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In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss best practices for putting on a Citizens' Police Academy
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