Episodes

Can We Improve Police Training by Modeling the Marines
Sept. 1, 2022

Can We Improve Police Training by Modeling the Marines

Policing across the US seems to embrace a "para-military" framework.  However, policing seems to simply assume the hierarchy and rank structures but appears to be failing in the training and education of their officers.  Dr Frank Tortorello...

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Broken Windows Policing - Is it time to go back?
July 6, 2022

Broken Windows Policing - Is it time to go back?

Professor Peter Moskos, a Princeton and Harvard-trained sociologist, author, and one-time Baltimore cop teaches us about Broken Windows policing; why it's good, why it went awry and is it time to re-visit this crime reduction strategy?

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Chronic Sleep Deprivation and Law Enforcement; A Public Safety Crisis
May 3, 2022

Chronic Sleep Deprivation and Law Enforcement; A Public Safety Crisis

In this episode, I speak with Professor Lois James from the Washington State University School of Nursing.  Professor James has focused a large part of her scholarship on the intersection of sleep deprivation, bias, and policing.  She is a...

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Professor Dorothy Schulz talks about the Wandering Cop . .
April 3, 2022

Professor Dorothy Schulz talks about the Wandering Cop . .

How a small number of problem officers create large problems for the profession

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The Wandering Cop - An issue that needs to be addressed
April 2, 2022

The Wandering Cop - An issue that needs to be addressed

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dr. Dorothy Schulz. Dr. Schulz is a professor emerita at John Jay College, a retired NY city METRO North Rail Captain, an adjunct Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, author, scholar, and ...

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The Myth of Mass Incarceration
Nov. 26, 2021

The Myth of Mass Incarceration

How Data Refutes Hyperbole

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Can Policing Improve?
Aug. 24, 2021

Can Policing Improve?

Let's start with improving the candidates

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Bonus Episode - Constitutional Policing
Aug. 3, 2021

Bonus Episode - Constitutional Policing

Why the Constitution Matters in Policing

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Data-Driven Policing (Pros and Cons)
July 14, 2021

Data-Driven Policing (Pros and Cons)

Join Sgt. Tom Datro and his guest Charles Fan Lehman, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute as they discuss data in policing. The Manhattan Institute is a conservative non-profit American think tank focused on domestic policy and urban affairs,...

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Accountability in Policing: Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio example?
June 1, 2021

Accountability in Policing: Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio example?

Lydia Guzman is the Chairwomen of the Phoenix PD Hispanic Advisory Board

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Equal Standard Movie Producer: “everyone has different agendas” in policing
May 25, 2021

Equal Standard Movie Producer: “everyone has different agendas” in po…

Taheim Bryan writer and producer of movie Equal Standard

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How do you lead when you're in crises?
May 18, 2021

How do you lead when you're in crises?

Colonel James Minnich, Professor at Daniel K Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

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LAPD Officer Deon Joseph's Open Letter to Lebron James
May 11, 2021

LAPD Officer Deon Joseph's Open Letter to Lebron James

Los Angeles police officer says the NBA start hasn't responded

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Sgt. Tom "Let's not move backwards"  | Production has been paused
April 20, 2021

Sgt. Tom "Let's not move backwards" | Production has been paused

“It is disappointing that I have to make the following statement, however, with the Derek Chauvin Trial coming to a close combined with the recent controversial Officer Involved Shootings in Minneapolis and Chicago. Many Law Enforcement agencies are...

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Harvard Dr: "Threat responses affect optimal decision making"
April 13, 2021

Harvard Dr: "Threat responses affect optimal decision making"

Educating our officers and the public might be the key to creating trust.

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Police Sgt: "I'm cancelled on both sides as a Black officer"
April 6, 2021

Police Sgt: "I'm cancelled on both sides as a Black officer"

Officer Cleon Joseph is also a Author and Fitness Guru

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The “MISTAKE” police make: hate crimes against Asian Americans
March 23, 2021

The “MISTAKE” police make: hate crimes against Asian Americans

Arif Alikhan, Policing, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Expert

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Defund The Police? Reframing The Conversation
March 16, 2021

Defund The Police? Reframing The Conversation

Lt. Justin Paquette from New Hampshire’s Police Standards and Training Council

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Combating Racial Profiling with smartphone App: Legal Equalizer
March 9, 2021

Combating Racial Profiling with smartphone App: Legal Equalizer

Mbye Njie, Founder of Legal Equalizer App and Activist

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Attorney: “Why Bias Training Doesn’t Work”
March 2, 2021

Attorney: “Why Bias Training Doesn’t Work”

Jonathan Aronie Chair, Georgetown Law/Sheppard Mullin ABLE Project Board of Advisors

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Transitioning from a Warrior Mindset to a Guardian Mindset in Policing
Feb. 23, 2021

Transitioning from a Warrior Mindset to a Guardian Mindset in Policing

SWAT Officer Jonathan Pultz, Active Tactical Team Leader

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Redefining Loyalty with Active Bystandership in Policing
Feb. 16, 2021

Redefining Loyalty with Active Bystandership in Policing

Lisa Kurtz, ABLE Project Director with the Innovative Policing Program at Georgetown University Law Center

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