This was a busy couple of weeks – Nick mentioned the seeming high-volume blip in police officers killed and wounded this year, and Peter mentioned that this blip is statistically not extraordinary. Peter and Nick discuss fatalistic acceptance by younger officers of attacks on officers this year. Listen to “Episode 19: Cops Killed, New Technologies,…
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This is a four-part Extra from Nick Selby, taking a closer look at how Body Worn Cameras have changed policing. We’re dropping all four episodes simultaneously, so you can binge-listen. We’ve also made the whole thing available as a single podcast, for those who don’t want to futz around with individual episodes. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13383193 That…
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Do cops in conservative cities shoot more? (6:10) The DC body-worn cameras report on the behavior of cops and citizens. (20:00) A well-handled police-involved shooting – on video. (22:22) Mental health policing done wrong… and done right. (27:20) The racial component to “snitches get stitches.” And (29:05) Cook County State’s Attorney data. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13383201 Nick…
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Jeff Asher is a crime analyst and consultant based out of New Orleans. He previously worked as a crime analyst for the City of New Orleans. Jeff runs the NOLA Crime News blog and can be found on twitter @Crimealytics. Audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13383202 The genesis of this podcast interview was the release by the Brennan Center…
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