In this episode, Peter and Nick announce the big change that Nick mentioned a couple of episodes ago: this is Nick’s last episode. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/15540615 Now, now, it’s not that they had a spat (which is a good thing, since they are now close-by neighbors), but rather that Nick has taken a new job at…
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For about a year, we’ve tried to bring you interviews with people at the leading edge of law enforcement who speak with us about issues we think are important. It’s been our hope that in doing so, and in discussing issues we think are of keen interest to our listeners. But our listeners are criminal…
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Peter is back from his Grecian Spring Break, so Nick went over to Peter’s house, and the podcast returns after several weeks of guest posts and hosts. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14544276 Peter and Nick open with a discussion of several police shootings around the country that have risen to the level of nationally relevant news. The two…
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Peter and Nick are pleased to be joined by Gordon Graham, the co-founder of the law enforcement policy shop Lexipol. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14160044 Gordon had a storied career in law enforcement, which he followed by starting up Lexipol and running Graham Research Consultants. He begins with the observation that police departments can reduce to zero their…
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Nick & Peter discuss the February 14, 2018, mass shooting that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and the law enforcement response to it. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14138410 This podcast covers reports of several Broward County deputies who did not run in and engage the shooter, active shooter training. Note that at the time…
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Mass Shootings are up, no matter how you count them – new data from Mother Jones and Fivethirtyeight. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13383187 Our friends at 538 have been writing about mass shootings and it appears that they are up across the board. Peter blames Nick for this phenomenon.
Bike path terror in New York City. In what ways was it a failure? Peter and Nick count them. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13383186 Peter and Nick discuss the terror attack in New York City; the fact that, had the terrorist not just killed people with a car, activists would have yelled that the cops shot a man…
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Chicago cops; an ambushed Georgia detective; a big increase in homicides; jail profits, the Las Vegas Shootings & gun control. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13383200 Programming note: the Quality Policing Podcast has moved to a semi-monthly schedule. Also, this is a longer episode than normal, because of our gun control conversation. Obviously, we’re going to get to Las…
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