Policing Matters Podcast

Policing Matters

Policing Matters is a weekly law enforcement podcast bringing you the latest news and critical issues impacting police officers. Listen as Police1 columnist and Deputy Chief Jim Dudley (ret.) sits down with law enforcement and criminal justice experts from across the country to talk strategy and trends in policing.

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LATEST ARTICLES

Drones

BRINC’s Blake Resnick and Don Redmond on evolving drone technology

“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.”

March 13, 2023 09:34 PM

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First Responder Wellness Week

Implementing a program to reduce and manage police officer injuries

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

March 09, 2023 12:04 AM

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First Responder Wellness Week

A discussion on fitness testing standards for law enforcement officers

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

March 08, 2023 11:53 PM

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P25 Radios

Chief Jason Potts on using technology to combat gun crime

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

March 03, 2023 09:19 AM

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Active Shooter

Katherine Schweit on the progress being made in stopping the active shooter threat

Addressing new commonalities and trends in mass shooting incidents

February 24, 2023 01:46 PM

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Radios & Radio Accessories

ALERRT’s Dr. Peter Blair on scene management during active shooter response

Incident command must be presented in a way that is useful for law enforcement responding on scene

February 15, 2023 07:48 PM

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Police Training

Jay Wadsworth on failure to control combative subjects: ‘The number 1 problem is training’

“Officers should have an hour of hands-on training a week.”

February 07, 2023 12:49 PM

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Investigations

Bill Powers on homicide investigations: ‘It is not about you, it is about a victim and the victim’s family’

A veteran homicide detective discusses his book about a multidisciplinary investigation that started at an arson scene and ended nearly a year later with the case solved, plus he shares some pearls of wisdom for new detectives

January 27, 2023 03:00 PM

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Mental Health Outreach

Melissa Stone on the benefits of embedding social workers in police departments

Many police agencies have seen the benefits of having social workers on staff to increase law enforcement effectiveness when dealing with subjects experiencing mental illness

January 19, 2023 11:09 AM

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Investigations

Dr. Tamara Herold on how place network investigations address micro hot spots of persistent violent crime

“These same micro hot spot locations that are disproportionately impacting residents and business owners in these locations also negatively impact our officers.”

January 11, 2023 07:00 PM

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