Police In-Service Training
This podcast is dedicated to providing research evidence to street-level police officers and command staff alike. The program is intended to provide research in a jargon-free manner that cuts through the noise, misinformation, and misperceptions about the police. The discussions with policing experts will help the law enforcement community create better programs, understand challenging policies, and dispel myths of police officer behavior.
Podcasting since 2024 • 19 episodes
Police In-Service Training
Latest Episodes
The Ethics of Evidence-Based Policing
Dr. Renee Mitchel joins the podcast to discuss evidence-based policing, and that law enforcement agencies have an ethical obligation to institute, whenever possible, policies and programs that are sound and supported by research.Main ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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32:48
Police Body-Worn Cameras and Mental Health Calls
Police body-worn cameras (BWC) have been around for several years, and a large number of studies have examined their acceptance by officers and their impact on use-of-force incidents. Recent research expands on more subtle aspects of the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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27:56
Human Trafficking: Identifying Victims
Human trafficking is not the first thing you might think about as a policing issue, but it occurs everywhere. In this episode Dr’s Gibbs and Strohacker from Penn State Harrisburg discuss their research that indicates training is imperativ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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28:23
Police De-Escalation
Dr. Robin Engel takes a deep dive into police de-escalation, an approach that includes techniques to reduce the tension that can be part of any police-citizen interaction. The tactics are designed to minimize the use of force by resolving...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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27:41
Episode 14: When the Police Back Off
There have been many questions about police proactive behavior and its impact on crime. In 2020 two events caused police officers to “back off” on their street activity. Dr. Jessica Huff explains the research into de-policing and ho...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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26:41