The Tactical Debrief with Dr. Massimino
The Tactical Debrief podcast
(Formerly The Staff Assistant Podcast) is designed to assist and educate public safety personnel about mental health issues and managing work-related stress.
Dr. Massimino is a licensed clinical psychologist who works within a large law enforcement agency and treats first responders in her private practice.
Each episode is designed to mimic an intake session - giving you an inside look into what meeting with a therapist would look like - through the eyes of other first responders. The goal of The Tactical Debrief podcast is to normalize therapy for law enforcement and first responders, and to reduce the suicide rate for this population.
The Tactical Debrief with Dr. Massimino
Episode 52: Restorative Justice
On June 14th, 1991 at 2:15am, five armed teenagers broke into a home in Salinas, CA, believing there was a safe with cash inside the house. For 48 minutes, they tortured a mother, a father, and their 17 year-old daughter. When the family did not produce a safe, they began raping the daughter, causing her father to resist and fight. The father was shot and killed.
Twenty years later, I sat in a prison visiting room with one of the five inmates and witnessed his attempt to make amends to the mother. And I witnessed her forgiveness.
In this episode, I am reunited with the mother, Cheryl Ward-Kaiser for a powerful interview about the true meaning of restorative justice, and the power of forgiveness and accountability.
You can access The Staff Assistant Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or Audible Podcasts.
Links:
https://www.theunion.com/news/local-news/this-victim-chooses-forgiveness/article_bfd8c820-d9b4-5737-b638-b06dea70acbb.html
https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/publications/121416-aclu-parolereportonlinesingle.pdf
https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/earning-freedom/55263
https://casetext.com/case/people-v-drayton-121
https://www.amazon.com/Being-Delivered-Through-Hard-Times-ebook/dp/B0CKHN31Z8