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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The founder of Citizens Behind the Badge discusses his goal of enabling the voices of law enforcement supporters to be heard loud and clear
Alicia Wadas recently received a first-ever recognition for her impact while serving as president of the FBI National Citizens Academy Alumni Association
“The goal is to prevent whatever the situation is from escalating up to the point that force would have had to be used.”
“When you are talking about gunfire in urban areas, time is of the essence.”
Can the strategies that led to Rush’s overwhelming success on the football field be replicated in the law enforcement recruitment process?
Jim Dudley speaks with Eric Thomas O’Neal about adding yet another dimension to today’s law enforcement officer, that of a trained emergency medical responder
Why technology is the key to avoiding the next 9/11 and MCI preparedness
“Long gone are the days of don’t say anything until we know everything.”
A discussion of the groundbreaking findings of Carbyne’s “Pulse of 9-1-1 State of the Industry Survey” and the state of the emergency communications profession
Leigh Anne McKingsley, director of The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability, discusses best practices in officer training
Once a firearm has been identified, alerts are dispatched, including the last known location of the shooter, to school staff and law enforcement
“It helps me predict some of the concerns within our community if we hear the perspectives from our young people.”
“Our mission is to produce video and other intelligence in real time and then disseminate that to our stakeholder”
Author and NYPD Detective Investigator Adrian Goodwin has one goal: to foster a positive perception of police among the youngest members of the community
Crisis intervention program manager Courtney Tassin discusses the benefits of pairing police with clinicians to respond to mental health crisis calls
Podcast hosts Dan and Dave Grice discuss podcasting, policing and crime in small towns
“When we looked at restructuring the recruiting process from 18 months to the three-month process we have today, it really was a data-driven approach.”
“In reality, in the 2020s, if we are not looking at the digital footprint of a student of concern, we are really not doing a comprehensive threat assessment.”
SWAT
As an LAPD SWAT team leader and crisis negotiator, Jonathan explains how crisis negotiation skills help officers in tactical situations and everyday patrol
“It is incredible the amount of drugs being seized at the border.”
“You can’t expect your people to be doing something you won’t do yourself.”
“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!”
A Florida fire department is leading the way in bringing together first responders to train to respond to active shooter scenarios and other MCIs
Police veterans Bill Mazur and Joe Collins discuss the important role supervisors play in building officer resiliency
How can we ensure a consistently effective response across all aspects of preparation, strategy and execution?
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”
“Be seen and be heard. That is how I connected and that’s how I have seen other effective leaders connect.”
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
The founder of Rescuing Hope talks about the organization’s mission to provide training and resources to identify the signs of sex trafficking
Reducing officer deaths to zero is the key goal of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s Officer Wellness and Safety program