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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Justin Fenton is a Baltimore Sun reporter and the author of “We Own This City,” about Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/43939796 You can also watch this episode on youtube! (I’ve never been certain why people would want to, but knock yourself out.) Transcript: [00:00:04] Hello and welcome to Quality Policing. I am Peter…
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George Kelling passed away on May 15, 2019. Kelling is best known as the (co-)author of Broken Windows, but his legacy is much greater than that. I met George Kelling in 1997 when I took a class from him while I was in the PhD program at Harvard University. In the early 1990s, Kelling described…
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Peter Moskos and Leon Taylor talk about Sacramento, “friendly fire,” the crime that wasn’t, and defend fat cops. Recorded on March 5, 2019. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/17260598
Peter Moskos and Leon Taylor talk about “friendly fire,” prosecuting people who assault cops in Chicago, LA traffic stops, arming school security, cops afraid to initiate arrests, and yes, Jussie Smallette. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/17113983 0:10 Introducing Leon Taylor2:00 RIP Brian Simonsen3:53 “friendly fire” and being a black officer5:15 Prosecuting assaults on cops9:05 43% of Baltimore cops…
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Peter speaks to Eugene O’Donnell about anti-police bias in the media and the unwillingness of the “elite” to talk honestly about black crime victims. But while they’re going on, Marty Horn, former Commissioner of NYC Department of Corrections (and Probation) stops by. And then NYPD former Chief of Department Lou Anemone pokes his head in.…
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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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