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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“This is about the opportunity to function as a guardian before we have to function as a warrior.”
“If I can help one person, then I have accomplished my mission.”
The Veterans Justice Initiative partners with local law enforcement to identify veterans who could benefit from services and how to improve officer resiliency
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“We are now walking the path we need to walk for true suicide prevention.”
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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.”
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“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
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