Talking the beat to cover what matters to you as an LEO. Join deputy chief Jim Dudley (ret.) every weekly as he sits down with law enforcement leaders and criminal justice experts to discuss strategy, challenges and trends in policing.
Episodes
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
The death of George Floyd in 2020 from the unlawful actions of a Minneapolis police officer sparked the largest protests in U.S. history – resulting in the erosion of community trust in law enforcement, particularly for youth.
After connecting with distraught students who expressed confusion and fear at several organized protests in the summer of 2020, then Fremont Police Captain Sean Washington recognized that the youths’ voices needed to be heard.
When he later became police chief in Fall 2021, he made it one of his priorities to listen – resulting in the establishment of the Chief’s Youth Advisory Board, enabling a direct line of transparent communication between Fremont youth and the Fremont Police Department (FPD).
In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by Lexipol, host Jim Dudley speaks with Chief Sean Washington about the work of the youth advisory board.
ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Police Chief Sean Washington joined the Fremont (California) Police Department in 1997 and worked several assignments gaining experience as a detective, field training officer, SWAT team member, arrest control instructor, driving instructor, and member of the School Resource Officer unit. Chief Washington was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 2007, lieutenant in 2011, and captain in 2015 as commander of the Special Operations Division. He was appointed police chief on October 1, 2021.
As police chief, he is responsible for all aspects of the Fremont Police Department, including emergency services provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Fremont Police Department has 319.5 full-time employees of which 199 are sworn positions. The Department is a full-service law enforcement agency and also provides some services by contract to other agencies.
Chief Washington remains actively involved in Special Olympics Northern California and other community-based events, such as hosting Shop With a Cop and mentoring local children. Previously, he also led one of the nation’s first Electric Patrol Vehicle Pilot Programs in 2019 when the Fremont Police Department deployed its first fully electric-powered vehicle, a Tesla Model S 85, as part of its patrol fleet.
Chief Washington earned a Bachelor's degree (Criminal Justice) from California State University, Hayward in 1997 and a Master's degree (Administration of Justice) from San Jose State University in 2007. In 2015, Chief Washington graduated from the Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Command College, Class #57.
CONNECT WITH THE FREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT & CHIEF SEAN WASHINGTON
- https://www.fremontpolice.gov/home
- About the Chief's Youth Advisory Board
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn
- The Leadership Beat: Fremont Police Chief Sean Washington details how his agency seeks to serve by hearing the perspectives of both their personnel and their community
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Can a children’s book inspire the next generation of police officers?
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Ever walk the beat or head into a coffee shop and hear, “See that police officer over there? If you don’t behave, they will arrest you!”
Most officers have heard a parent say those exact words to a wide-eyed child and it infuriates them. Wouldn’t it be great to have a positive image of police and deputies portrayed to children?
In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by Lexipol, host Jim Dudley speaks to veteran NYPD officer Adrian S. Goodwin about her mission to deliver that positive image through her newly released children's book titled "Twins in the City: Let's Learn About Police Officers."
ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
We often discuss the impact of vicarious trauma witnessed by public safety personnel. Not many in the profession joined with the intent of being mental health counselors to those on the street. The city of Aurora, Colorado has a series of programs that takes the pressure off law enforcement officers by pairing them with civilian mental health clinicians.
In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by Lexipol, host Jim Dudley speaks with Courtney Tassin, LPC, who is the Crisis Intervention Program Manager for the City of Aurora, Colorado where she oversees four mental health/emergency services collaboration programs to include an alternative response, law enforcement co-response, targeted violence prevention program and a cold weather emergency activation team.
Prior to this role, she served three years on the Aurora Police Department’s co-responder model, the Crisis Response Team, and was then chosen to build the City’s first alternative response model, the Aurora Mobile Response Team.
ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Meet the ’Small Town Dicks’ podcasting about big-time crime in Small Town, USA
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
The "Small Town Dicks" podcast follows big-time crime in Small Town, USA, with each episode featuring the detectives who broke the case in their small town, and includes assets like jailhouse phone calls, suspect interviews and 9-1-1 calls to explore the case from all angles. The show is anchored by veteran, identical-twin detectives Dan and Dave, retired cold case investigator and "New York Times" bestselling author Paul Holes and hosted by actress, Yeardley Smith, the iconic voice of Lisa Simpson.
In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by Lexipol, host Jim Dudley speaks with Dan and Dave about the podcast, which has built a dedicated following during its nearly six-year run.
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ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
How a threat assessment team tracks students of concern
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
In light of serious problems in our schools – from student disruptions, fights, even stabbings and shootings – are we doing enough to maintain the peace in our schools without getting caught up in administrative infractions?
In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by L3Harris, host Jim Dudley speaks with Jerrie Newport, one of three Threat Assessment Coordinators for the NEWESD and the Student Threat Assessment program. Jerrie facilitates and trains Level 2 community-wide threat assessment teams using the Salem-Keizer/Cascade threat assessment model for Ferry, Pend Oreille and Stevens Counties.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON SCHOOL SAFETY
- Prevention, disruption & response: The strategies communities must deploy to stop school shootings
- An integrated technological approach to school attack prevention and response
- Bystanders: One key to preventing school violence
- On-demand webinar: Building safer schools
- Building multi-disciplinary school threat assessment teams
- What law enforcement can learn from averted acts of school violence
ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
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Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Law enforcement recruiting is an issue we have been scrambling to address across the country. Our guest today has some ideas that have been put into action with some great initial results.
In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by Staccato, host Jim Dudley speaks with Marvin "Ben" Haiman, who serves as the Chief of Staff for the Metropolitan Police Department, about how the agency is using data-driven initiatives to improve recruiting. Mr. Haiman oversees the daily operations of the Executive Office of the Chief of Police and is responsible for broad agency management and implementing strategic agency objectives.
About our sponsor
This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is brought to you by Staccato. Choose the handgun trusted by over 900 law enforcement agencies across the country. With Staccato, you can feel confident knowing you aren’t sacrificing incredible accuracy for reliability. Whether you’re protecting your family at home or on duty, Staccato has your back. Military and law enforcement receive discount pricing through the Staccato Heroes Program. Visit www.Staccato2011/heroes-program.com to learn more.
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Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Jonathan Pultz on how to excel as a crisis negotiator
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
The movies show us exactly how hostage negotiation works. Cut to the helicopters, searchlights, the holed-up hostage taker and the hostage negotiator approaching on foot, arms extended, without cover and wearing no protection aside from the nylon windbreaker that says “Hostage Negotiator” across the back.
In reality, only a very small percentage of law enforcement officers become crisis negotiators, and face the reality of impromptu callouts with little information and less-than-ideal settings from which to work.
In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by Staccato, host Jim Dudley speaks with Jonathan Pultz, a 25-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department and author of the book “Negotiating Like Lives are on the Line.”
Jonathan is currently a tactical team leader on the LAPD's SWAT team and a crisis negotiator. He has a Master’s degree in Dispute Resolution and a certificate of Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School online. Jim and Jonathan discuss the training and experience necessary to become a good negotiator, barricade response scenarios, incident debriefings and more.
About our sponsor
This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is brought to you by Staccato. Choose the handgun trusted by over 900 law enforcement agencies across the country. With Staccato, you can feel confident knowing you aren’t sacrificing incredible accuracy for reliability. Whether you’re protecting your family at home or on duty, Staccato has your back. Military and law enforcement receive discount pricing through the Staccato Heroes Program. Visit www.Staccato2011/heroes-program.com to learn more.
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
We often talk about policing in urban areas on the show – from mid-sized cities to large metropolitan areas and all related issues confronting law officers. But in this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by Staccato, host Jim Dudley speaks with the sheriff of a large department in Arizona, located at the southernmost tip of the U.S. at the intersection border with New Mexico on the Mexico border, where deputies patrol in extremely rural areas.
Sheriff Mark Dannels, a 38-year veteran of law enforcement, has served as the 26th Cochise County Sheriff since November 2012. Discussion points in this episode include staffing, funding, border-related crime and drug interdiction.
About our sponsor
This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is brought to you by Staccato. Choose the handgun trusted by over 900 law enforcement agencies across the country. With Staccato, you can feel confident knowing you aren’t sacrificing incredible accuracy for reliability. Whether you’re protecting your family at home or on duty, Staccato has your back. Military and law enforcement receive discount pricing through the Staccato Heroes Program. Visit www.Staccato2011/heroes-program.com to learn more.
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Chief Gerald Garner on how to turn good chiefs into great leaders
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Front-line officers are the backbone of every law enforcement agency, and some officers have the ability to perform without second-guessing or unreasonable restrictions. Great leaders give those officers a degree of confidence and autonomy by providing them with the training and resources to lead every day.
In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by Staccato, host Jim Dudley speaks to Chief Gerald W. Garner about how to turn good chiefs into great leaders.
Chief Garner has spent his 53-year career seeking to disseminate leadership training. He has authored several books including the "Basic Handbook of Police Supervision: A Practical Guide for Law Enforcement Supervisors," "Police Chief 101: Practical Advice for the Law Enforcement Leader" and "Making Sergeant: The Biggest Leap in Law Enforcement." His most recent publication is "Leading the Small Police Department."
About our sponsor
This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is brought to you by Staccato. Choose the handgun trusted by over 900 law enforcement agencies across the country. With Staccato, you can feel confident knowing you aren’t sacrificing incredible accuracy for reliability. Whether you’re protecting your family at home or on duty, Staccato has your back. Military and law enforcement receive discount pricing through the Staccato Heroes Program. Visit www.Staccato2011/heroes-program.com to learn more.
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Law enforcement underwater sonar operations and recovery teams perform a variety of tasks, many of which are crucial to solving crimes, finding missing people and assisting in disaster situations
In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by Staccato, host Jim Dudley speaks to underwater recovery expert Ray Wichus who retired after nearly three decades as a Conservation Police Officer with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Ray worked in the field as a firearm trainer, a fitness monitor officer, and a SONAR operator and trainer.
Jim and Ray discuss some of the challenging responses in the field of underwater recovery, as well as Ray's work in the Reptile Undercover Unit.
About our sponsor
This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is brought to you by Staccato. Choose the handgun trusted by over 900 law enforcement agencies across the country. With Staccato, you can feel confident knowing you aren’t sacrificing incredible accuracy for reliability. Whether you’re protecting your family at home or on duty, Staccato has your back. Military and law enforcement receive discount pricing through the Staccato Heroes Program. Visit www.Staccato2011/heroes-program.com to learn more.