Kathleen Dias isn’t a cop, but her husband was and the experiences he faced everyday as a rural police officer made her want to write about the issues faced by rural officers in America. She began studying, writing, and researching topics important to rural officers and speaking out against the Mayberry perceptions that most people have of the job. Not only does Kathleen write a column for police one dot com but she has also starting tracking rural officers who are assaulted and killed in the line of duty.
Having read her articles for years I was very happy to have an opportunity to talk to Kathleen about her championing the rural officer.
In this episode of Blue Canary, Kathleen and I talk about topics that impact rural officers a little differently than their counterparts in the urban areas. Things like officer safety, training, equipment, and de-escalation.