Arthur Storch and I (and half way we’re joined by Louis Anemone) talk about community policing, compstat, the great NYC crime drop, and how it went went wrong with stop question and frisk. Just great “inside baseball” on policing then and now. It’s a long episode, over 2 hours. So make a snack, sit back,…
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Audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/44800632 With Peter Moskos and Leon Taylor, CUNY Professor Michael Fortner comes on to discuss his Violence Reduction essay on defund and the diversity of thought and perspective within the Black community. Unedited Transcript: [00:00:03] Hello and welcome back to Quality Policing. I am Peter Moskos, and I’m really pleased to be here today…
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Former podcast co-host Leon Taylor comes back to talk about car stops, race, and fear. Audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/44307765 The youtube link: And the automated non-perfect transcription: [00:00:04] Hello and welcome again to Quality Policing, I am Peter Moskos, and I’m here with my old co-host, Leon Taylor. Thanks for thanks for giving me a call, Leon.…
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Stephen Eide discusses his Violence Reduction Essay “More Supervision for the Mentally Ill.” Stephen Eide is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. He researches state and local finance and social policy questions such as homelessness and mental illness. Audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/44211234 Read his essay at the Violence Reduction Project. And here’s the…
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Former Seattle Police Elliott Averett contributed an essay to my Violence Reduction Project. We talk about organized violence at protests, why police officers are leaving certain departments, and what that means for policing. Plus, qualified immunity! Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/44186060 Transcript: [00:00:04] Hello and welcome to Quality Policing. [00:00:07] I’m Peter Moskos and continuing my interviews with…
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Rather than me interview somebody else, somebody else is interviewing me! It’s from last year, but still very timely regarding the violence increase and the trial of Derek Chauvin. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/44151302 I normally don’t listen my interviews, but I saw this comment on Twitter from Professor Jerry Ratcliffe and was like, “really?” So I listened. I’m…
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Nick Selby, the original co-host of this very podcast, comes back to talk about cybercrime security. What it is, why it matter, and what police departments can do better. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/44055818 In the episode we discuss this NPR piece by Martin Kaste. And this article in USA Today, by Nick Selby. Here’s a screen shot…
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I speak with Professor Laura Huey about, among other things, “supportive reporting,” her essay in the Violence Reduction Project. It’s a way to have non-police agencies serve as a bridge between police departments and people reluctant to call police. Here’s the line from Egon Bittner we were referencing: “The role of the police is best…
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Jeff Asher is a data analyst and he talks about the shift in national crime data reporting and collection from the UCR (Uniform Crime Report) Summary Reporting System (S.R.S.) to the National Incident Based Response System (NIBRS). He wrote about it recently for the New York Times. Audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/43966173 Short version: incrementally better, but the…
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Rosa Brooks is the author of “Tangled Up In Blue: Policing the American City.” Audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/43953260 And for those who prefer to watch talking heads: Transcript: [00:00:04] Hello and welcome back to Quality Policing. I am Peter Moskos and I am here today with Rosa Brooks. Rosa recently written a book, Tangled Up In Blue:…
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