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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Considering the ever-changing developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, good planning is especially valuable right now
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Jim and Doug discuss how police agencies and individual officers are smashing the stigma of seeking mental or emotional assistance