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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Reducing officer deaths to zero is the key goal of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s Officer Wellness and Safety program
In 2022, the agency received the NLEOMF’s Destination Zero Officer Wellness Award – learn about the key elements of their program
“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.”
“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.”
Chief Benjamin Bliven and Tactical Athletic Trainer Traci Tauferner discuss the strategies they are deploying to maintain officer wellness at the Wausau Police Department
What should the law enforcement profession make of a recent request from New Hampshire police chiefs to change fitness testing for LEOs?
“It is not just about having data, but what you do with that data. It is about sharing that data.”
Addressing new commonalities and trends in mass shooting incidents
Incident command must be presented in a way that is useful for law enforcement responding on scene
“Officers should have an hour of hands-on training a week.”
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
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
“These same micro hot spot locations that are disproportionately impacting residents and business owners in these locations also negatively impact our officers.”
A review of use of force issues, including the carotid restraint and other force options that have been constrained or discontinued, plus innovations and options for the future
“Examine your emotions. Examine your closest relationships. How are you treating others? How are you treating yourself?”
“Over time your career will tend to occupy more and more of your life if you let it. And as we become more invested in our careers, we start to care about things that are not in our control.”
“If you have any difficulty limiting your intake at all, meaning you can’t keep it to one drink, it is much better never to drink at all.”
“Fitness can determine your energy and power, whether you are on duty during an altercation or off duty playing with your kids.”
“On a daily basis, if you don’t have enough nutrients in your body, what happens is your energy starts to deplete. What that can turn into and often does in law enforcement is weight gain.”
Understanding the causal factors behind officer performance is critical to informing police training
It turns out, American policing shares many of the same challenges as other countries
Take a deep dive into the hot button topics impacting policing nationwide with Policing Matters host Jim Dudley and his guest Janay Gasparini
Clinical counselor Lindsay Faas discusses how to proactively protect yourself from burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma
“We did find that verbal antagonism was actually associated with a lower likelihood of force occurring during a police-civilian interaction.”
An encounter with a revengeful employee goes way beyond angry outbursts or even lawsuits
Former DEA agent and trainer Dan Mehdi discusses the parallels between training for the military, DEA and police agencies to develop leadership and moral courage
How policy, training and tactics are evolving to address these volatile situations
In 1994, journalist Nancy Rommelmann accompanied a pen pal of John Wayne Gacy on a road trip to visit the serial killer before his execution