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The GistPeter Moskos on NYC’s Historic Crime Drop and the Lessons for TodayHomicides are down 14% from pre-pandemic levels and other major crimes have followed suit. But what can today’s drop teach us about the last great decline, the one that transformed New York in the 1990s? Mike talks with Peter Moskos, former Baltimore cop turned John Jay College professor, about his new book Back from the Brink, an oral history of the NYPD’s crime-fighting turnaround. They dig into the role of CompStat, broken windows, and the delicate balance between aggressive policing and community trust. Produced by Corey Wara Production Coordinator Ashley Khan ...2025-08-0939 min
Quality Policing PodcastQPP 61: NOBLE with Jeffery Glover and Renee Hall,Colonel Jeffery Glover is the Director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. He has over 25 years of experience in law enforcement, beginning his career with the Tempe Police Department. In February 2020, Colonel Glover retired from the Tempe Police Department after more than 20 years of service. He returned to the department later that year as Interim Chief of Police and was appointed permanent Chief of Police in August 2021. The Colonel is currently the President for the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), Renee Hall is the incoming president and currently serves as the National 1st Vice President of N...2025-08-0451 min
Cut the BullEpisode 178 - Peter MoskosHosts Wilfred Reilly, Brooks Crenshaw, and Christy Kelly sit down with criminologist and former Baltimore police officer Peter Moskos to discuss policing, public safety, criminal justice policy, and the realities behind the badge.Support the show2025-07-2659 min
Public Research Podcast with Daniel SchwartzThe Story Behind NYC's 90s Crime Drop - Peter Moskos - Ep. 49 - Public ResearchThe Story Behind NYC’s ’90s Crime Drop – Peter Moskos – Ep. 49 – Public Research with Daniel SchwartzJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice professor Peter Moskos joins us to discuss his latest book, Back from the Brink, which tells the inside story of how Bill Bratton, Jack Maple, and Mayor Rudy Giuliani helped drive the dramatic drop in New York City crime during the 1990s. We dive deep into the origins of “Broken Windows” policing, the transformation of Bryant Park, and the development of COMPSTAT. We also touch on modern-day policing debates, including the proposals of NYC mayoral...2025-07-181h 36
Live The Dream MediaInside Track Ep.5 - Kevin Daily and Peter MoskosBruce and EB sit down with Kevin Daily and Peter Moskos.2025-06-0456 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 60: Whitney Tilson2025-05-251h 08
The Unspeakable PodcastHow To Solve Crime - Peter Moskos on New York City’s policing triumph✌️Upgrade your subscription if you want to hear the full conversation: http://bit.ly/3OJJRO9 🔔 Did you like this episode? Don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a comment down below. [DESCRIPTION] You can upgrade your subscription here: http://bit.ly/3OJJRO9 ————————— GUEST BIO Peter Moskos teaches in the Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Moskos, a Princeton and Harvard-trained sociologist, is a former Baltimore City Police Officer and is the director of John Jay College’s NYPD E...2025-05-191h 18Quality Policing PodcastQPP 59: Back from the Brink, John Laffey2025-04-301h 11
Public Research Podcast with Daniel SchwartzBlue Cities, Public Safety and 2020's Long Shadow - Peter Moskos - Ep. 37 - Public ResearchBlue Cities, Public Safety and 2020's Long Shadow - Peter Moskos - Ep. 37 - Public ResearchBlue Cities, Public Safety and 2020s Long Shadow - Peter Moskos - Ep. 37 - Public ResearchPeter Moskos is a criminologist, former Baltimore police officer, and professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is the author of Cop in the Hood, In Defense of Flogging, and the upcoming book "Back From The Brink".We discuss blue cities like NYC and Chicago, the legacy of George Floyd's death and the summer of BLM, prospect of robot police and...2025-03-061h 26
The Lou Perez PodcastPeter MoskosCheck out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r When it comes to crime and policing, Peter Moskos is one of my go-tos. He’s a former Cop in the Hood and author of several books, including the aforementioned Cop in the Hood, Greek Americans, In Defense of Flogging, and his latest (get that preorder in) Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop. We talked about: —How the safety of a city should n...2025-01-271h 03The Lou Perez PodcastPeter MoskosCheck out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r When it comes to crime and policing, Peter Moskos is one of my go-tos. He’s a former Cop in the Hood and author of several books, including the aforementioned Cop in the Hood, Greek Americans, In Defense of Flogging, and his latest (get that preorder in) Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop. We talked about: —How the safety of a city should n...2025-01-271h 03
The Glenn ShowPeter Moskos – The Extraordinary NYC Crime DropSupport The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links0:55 Peter’s new book, Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop 5:27 Why policing went off the rails over the last decade 11:03 Peter: I’m done with police abolitionists 19:22 Why don’t we hear about unarmed black men getting shot anymore? 22:00 Remembering the lessons of ‘90s New York 28:07 Dealing with the racial disparity problem 35:46 Is there a suicide problem among cops? 39:31 The Ferguson E...2025-01-1754 min
Quality Policing PodcastQPP 58: Neil Gong — Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics2024-06-2659 min
Just Asking QuestionsPeter Moskos: What Does Good Policing Look Like?Are American cities crime-ridden hellscapes right now? Have cities rebounded from pandemic-era homicide spikes? Why do subway shootings in New York and carjackings in D.C. keep making the news?
"I think a lot of this has to be disaggregated: There is a public order problem, and there is a violent crime problem, and they're not necessarily the same problem," Peter Moskos, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and former Baltimore cop, tells Reason's Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
They d...2024-03-211h 13
Academic Edgelords5 Years or 5 Lashes? (On Moskos' & Brennan's Defense of Flogging)
If you were offered the choice of a brief-but-brutal whipping or an extended stay in prison, which would you take? Probably the former. Is that an argument for flogging?
Most people consider the idea of state-sanctioned flogging to be barbaric. Sure, Singapore does it, but they are known for authoritarian laws. Yet, Peter Moskos and Jason Brennan argue that flogging is actually more humane than the existing prison system. Today, we debate the ideas of two lash-wielding edgelords
Moskos is a cop-turned sociologist who wrote the book In Defense of Flogging (2013). We also reviewed a...2023-07-121h 14Quality Policing PodcastQPP 57: Rene Ropac and NY bail reformRene Ropac discussion bail reform in New York2023-03-251h 14
The Unspeakable PodcastHow Are We Feeling About Policing These Days? Peter Moskos Files A ReportPeter Moskos is a criminologist and sociologist who teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He is also a former Baltimore City Cop, which was the subject of his award-winning 2008 book, Cop In The Hood. Peter was one of the very first guests on The Unspeakable, back in August of 2020, when he talked about the unrest following the death of George Floyd and the mainstreaming of police abolition messaging. A lot has happened since then and Meghan invited him back to reflect on the last two and a half years and talk about what p...2023-02-271h 11
Bloggingheads.tv: The Glenn ShowThe Killing of Tyre Nichols (Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, and Peter Moskos)The “utter horror show” and incompetent policing of the Tyre Nichols killing ... The relatively peaceful reaction to the killing ... What set off the cops? ... Why Peter thinks police units like SCORPION should not be disbanded ... Should we get rid of qualified immunity? ... Policing and white supremacy ... Peter: We on the left have ceded law and order to the Trumpian right ... Tyre Nichols’s funeral ... John: I disagree with Sharpton, Crump, and Dyson, but they’re sincere ...2023-02-1000 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 56: Alex Vitale and Michael Fortner2022-05-271h 10Quality Policing PodcastQPP 55: Yohe and Gorta on Compstat2022-04-061h 32
Free Food For ThoughtPeter MoskosIn this installment of Free Food for Thought, Adhitya and Simon sit down with Professor Peter Moskos from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In their discussion, they discuss Professor Moskos's path from police officer to sociologist as well as the outlook for more effective law enforcement in the United States.2021-11-3029 min
Where We Go Next41: Long Prison Sentences Are Cruel and Unusual, with Peter MoskosImagine you're in a courtroom. You've been charged with a crime and the verdict has now been decided by the jury: "Guilty." The judge offers you two choices: Go to prison for five years, or immediately receive ten lashes and walk free. Which option do you choose? If you chose the lashes, you're not alone. Criminology professor and former Baltimore police officer Peter Moskos has written a book arguing against the unconsidered cruelty of prison sentences, and uses this very hypothetical to make his case.Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District, by Peter...2021-11-101h 31Quality Policing PodcastQPP 54: Joseph Richardson2021-11-051h 12Quality Policing PodcastQPP 53: Thomas Abt2021-10-261h 04Quality Policing PodcastQPP 52: William Gorta (part 2/2)William Gorta is one of the "founding fathers" of NYPD's compstat.2021-10-1648 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 51: William Gorta (part 1/2)William Gorta is one of the "founding fathers" of NYPD's compstat.2021-10-1252 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 50: German LopezGerman Lopez. Vox journalist on criminal justice2021-10-071h 17Where We Go Next37: A Better Way to Police Communities, with Peter MoskosPolicing - as both an action and a concept - has been on the front page and at the front of many of our minds over the last several years, as we've reexamined our assumptions around its utility and purpose. When is law enforcement actually needed? When does it go too far? And what does good policing look like? Criminology professor and former Baltimore police officer Peter Moskos has combined his academic training with on-the-ground experience to try and answer those very questions.Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District, by Peter Moskos2021-09-141h 16
Policing MattersPeter Moskos on strategies to reduce violent crimeAs Lexipol’s own Gordon Graham is wont to say, “Predictable is preventable” and that is probably true when it comes to the homicide spikes nationwide in 2020 and 2021.
In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, former Baltimore Police Department officer and professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Peter Moskos wrote, “Civil unrest and calls for police accountability don’t directly cause an increase in murders and other violence. The danger is when antipolice sentiment rises to the point where policing is seen as the primary problem to be solved rather than as an essential part of maintainin...2021-08-1248 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 49: Brandon Del PozoBrandon Del Pozo on Washington Square ParkQualitypolicing.com2021-06-141h 01Quality Policing PodcastQPP 48: Jeff Asher (and Brandon Del Pozo)Gun arrests and the 2020 rise in shootings.2021-06-1400 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 47: Arthur Storch and Louis Anemone2021-06-022h 05Quality Policing PodcastQPP 46: Michael Fortner on Defund2021-05-141h 04Quality Policing PodcastQPP 45: Leon Taylor on Car Stops, Race, and Fear2021-04-1223 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 44: Stephen Eide on Mental Health Supervision2021-04-061h 09Quality Policing PodcastQPP 43: Elliott Averett on 'Supporting' Police2021-04-031h 25Quality Policing PodcastQPP42: Peter Moskos, on Meghan Daum's The Unspeakable Podcast2021-04-011h 12Quality Policing PodcastQPP 41: Nick SelbyNick Selby talks about Cyber Security2021-03-2633 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 40: Laura Huey2021-03-2555 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 39: Jeff Asher2021-03-1920 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 38: Rosa Brooks2021-03-181h 11Quality Policing PodcastQPP 37: Justin FentonPeter Moskos interviews Justin Fenton, author of We Own This City2021-03-1747 min
The Unspeakable PodcastCan We Get Smarter About Policing? A conversation with Professor of Police Science (and former Baltimore cop) Peter Moskos"You're far less likely to be shot as a black man in New York City than as a white man in Tulsa." - Peter Moskos In this episode, Meghan talks with Peter Moskos, a professor of law and police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who also happens to be a former Baltimore City police officer. They discuss the media's role in public perceptions of policing, the various definitions of "defund the police, the impact of ubiquitous cameras and viral videos and what big city police departments get right that smaller ones tend to get wrong. Peter also...2020-08-171h 12
Bloggingheads.tv: Culturally DeterminedWhat Are Cops Thinking? (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Peter Moskos)Looking for the truth between "Blue Lives Matter" and "ACAB" ... The rarely noted decline in police shootings ... What are the cops thinking? ... Peter: The police will never be fully demilitarized ... Aryeh: The underlying issue is widespread gun possession ... The Buffalo protester and cops who are bad at PR ... Peter: The actions of George Floyd's killer are baffling ... Peter argues that police abolition is "crazy" ... Peter lists his ideal police reforms ... The vast regional disparities in policing ...2020-06-1600 min
Culturally DeterminedWhat Are Cops Thinking? with Peter MoskosLooking for the truth between "Blue Lives Matter" and "ACAB" ... The rarely noted decline in police shootings ... What are the cops thinking? ... Peter: The police will never be fully demilitarized ... Aryeh: The underlying issue is widespread gun possession ... The Buffalo protester and cops who are bad at PR ... Peter: The actions of George Floyd's killer are baffling ... Peter argues that police abolition is "crazy" ... Peter lists his ideal police reforms ... The vast regional disparities in policing ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-06-161h 06Quality Policing PodcastQPP 36: George Kelling and Broken WindowsGeorge Kelling, talks about how he got into policing, the importance of being on the street, and the legacy of Broken Windows.2019-05-2629 min
Quality Policing PodcastQPP 27: George Kelling and Broken WindowsGeorge Kelling, talks about how he got into policing, the importance of being on the street, and the legacy of Broken Windows.2019-05-2629 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 26: Sacramento, friendly fire, he killed his wife, and in defense of fat copsSacramento, friendly fire, he killed his wife, and in defense of fat cops2019-03-0831 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 35: Sacramento, Friendly Fire, Murder in Mob Town, and In Defense of Fat CopsSacramento, friendly fire, he killed his wife, and in defense of fat cops2019-03-0831 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 25: Introducing Leon TaylorQuality Policing Episode 25: "friendly fire," LA traffic stops, arming school security, cops afraid to initiate arrests, and yes, Jussie Smallette.2019-02-2229 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 34: Peter Moskos Introducing Leon TaylorQuality Policing Episode 25: "friendly fire," LA traffic stops, arming school security, cops afraid to initiate arrests, and yes, Jussie Smallette.2019-02-2229 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 24: Peter and FriendsPeter Moskos, Eugene O'Donnell, Martin Horn, Louis Anemone talk about media bias, how the elite don't understand, Broken Windows, and keeping jails safe.2018-10-1329 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 33: Peter Moskos and friends: Lou Anemone, Gene O'Donnell, Marty HornPeter Moskos, Eugene O'Donnell, Martin Horn, Louis Anemone talk about media bias, how the elite don't understand, Broken Windows, and keeping jails safe.2018-10-1329 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 23: The Changes Are Upon Us2018-08-2133 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 32: The Changes Are Upon Us2018-08-2133 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 22: Interview with Ilca MoskosMeet Peter's mom, Ilca Moskos. She's a bright, charming, opinionated human being, and Peter and she decided to sit down and talk about some of the issues of policing, to hear her thoughts on the things we talk about here all the time - mainly issues around officers use of force.2018-08-1812 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 31: Interview with Peter's MomMeet Peter's mom, Ilca Moskos. She's a bright, charming, opinionated human being, and Peter and she decided to sit down and talk about some of the issues of policing, to hear her thoughts on the things we talk about here all the time - mainly issues around officers use of force.2018-08-1812 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 30: Interview with Retired Chicago LT Edward RichardsAn interview about depolicing and marauding youths in Chicago by Peter Moskos with Ed Richards.2018-07-2038 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 21: Peter Interviews Edward RichardsAn interview about depolicing and marauding youths in Chicago by Peter Moskos with Ed Richards.2018-07-2038 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 29: Patrick Ryder, Nassau County Police DepartmentInterview with Patrick J Ryder, the commissioner of the Nassau County (NY) Police Department.2018-06-1447 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 20: Interview with Nassau County (NY) Police Commissioner Patrick J RyderInterview with Patrick J Ryder, the commissioner of the Nassau County (NY) Police Department.2018-06-1447 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 28: Cops Killed, New Technologies, Starbucks, Handsome Cops, Citizen-Idiots, RacistsThis was a busy couple of weeks. Lots to discuss, and Peter and Nick do so.2018-05-0735 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 19: Cops Killed, New Technologies, Starbucks, Citizen-Idiots, RacistsThis was a busy couple of weeks. Lots to discuss, and Peter and Nick do so.2018-05-0735 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 27: Interview with a Baltimore City Police Dispatcher, Larry WilliamsIn this collegial interview with his former Baltimore City Police Department dispatcher, Larry Williams, Peter and Larry discuss life as a dispatcher. Peter's been speaking with Nick for a while about interviewing a dispatcher, because, as he said, "I don't think many people outside policing understand the relationship between dispatchers and the police."2018-04-1719 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 18: Interview with a Baltimore City Police DispatcherIn this collegial interview with his former Baltimore City Police Department dispatcher, Larry Williams, Peter and Larry discuss life as a dispatcher. Peter's been speaking with Nick for a while about interviewing a dispatcher, because, as he said, "I don't think many people outside policing understand the relationship between dispatchers and the police."2018-04-1719 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 26: 4/15/18 A Continuum of Shootings; Protests in Vermont; Greek Policing2018-04-1525 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 17: April 15, 20182018-04-1525 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 25: Chuck Wexler of PERFQuality Policing interviews Chuck Wexler of the Police Executive Research Forum2018-03-1937 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 16: Chuck Wexler of PERFQuality Policing interviews Chuck Wexler of the Police Executive Research Forum2018-03-1937 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 24: Avoiding "Policy by Crisis": Gordon GrahamPeter and Nick are pleased to be joined by Gordon Graham, the co-founder of the law enforcement policy shop Lexipol.2018-03-0331 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 15: Interview with Gordon GrahamPeter and Nick are pleased to be joined by Gordon Graham, the co-founder of the law enforcement policy shop Lexipol.2018-03-0331 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 23: 2/25/18 The Stoneman Douglas School ShootingNick & Peter discuss the February 14, 2018, mass shooting that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and the law enforcement response to it. This covers the Broward County deputies who did not run in and engage the shooter, active shooter training, and the response by the school kids who lost friends in the mass killing.2018-02-2523 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 14: School Shooting; Active Shooter Training; the Kids.Nick & Peter discuss the February 14, 2018, mass shooting that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and the law enforcement response to it. This covers the Broward County deputies who did not run in and engage the shooter, active shooter training, and the response by the school kids who lost friends in the mass killing.2018-02-2523 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 22: Gun Trace Task ForceBaltimore Gun Trace Task Force trial, EFF on body cameras, cop shot in Louisville; cops hit by fleeing man in San Francisco, giving away month...2018-02-2033 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 21: Deescalation with Officer Angel Villaronga, Baltimore City Police DepartmentIn November, 2017, a Baltimore City Police Officer confronted a man with a knife, and .... And, well... nothing. The man put down the knife, the officer handcuffed him, and everyone went home (eventually). This happens hundreds of times a day throughout the US. But this officer was caught on body-worn camera video, so it was one of the rare times we could all listen in as an officer did his job. The following week, Peter and Nick interviewed the officer, Angel Villaronga. This is the interview.2018-02-1924 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 13: Officer Angel Villaronga, Baltimore City Police DepartmentIn November, 2017, a Baltimore City Police Officer confronted a man with a knife, and .... And, well... nothing. The man put down the knife, the officer handcuffed him, and everyone went home (eventually). This happens hundreds of times a day throughout the US. But this officer was caught on body-worn camera video, so it was one of the rare times we could all listen in as an officer did his job. The following week, Peter and Nick interviewed the officer, Angel Villaronga. This is the interview.2018-02-1924 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 12Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force trial, EFF on body cameras, cop shot in Louisville; cops hit by fleeing man in San Francisco, giving away month...2018-02-0533 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 20: Dogs, Data, and Dastardly Deeds0:40 K-9. On police dogs and bites9:00 Cops in Oklahoma shoot man trying to kill himself 16:00 Open Minneapolis: good data on police use of force21:30 Undercover Detroit cops fight each other in street23:00 Slager sentenced to 20 years for...2017-12-0831 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 19: Data Diet2017-12-0809 min
Quality Policing PodcastQPP 18: Justin Fenton on the Death of Detective SuiterBaltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton and Peter Moskos discuss what we know and don't know in November 15, 2017 killing of Baltimore City Police Detective Sean Suiter.2017-11-2713 min
Quality Policing PodcastExtra: Justin Fenton on BPD Detective SuiterBaltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton and Peter Moskos discuss what we know and don't know in November 15, 2017 killing of Baltimore City Police Detective Sean Suiter.2017-11-2713 min
Quality Policing PodcastQPP 17: Body Worn CamerasIncludes:Act I: 6:10"The Solution to Getting Us Home Safe"How politicians, activists, and concern about abusive cops brought body cameras to the mainstream in policing.Act 2: 5:48"Wait. I Thought These Were Here To Catch Cops."After a few years, it's become clear that the body camera video that gets used gets used to prosecute civilians. Not cops. How'd THAT happen?Act 3: 7:21"A Civil Disagreement"Civil liberties groups believe police have the advantage with body worn cameras, because officers control both the record button, and the play-back button. Act 4: 10:40"Solve for X."Every few years, politicians get a bee...2017-11-1925 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 17: Body Worn CamerasThere has been a significant reduction in the number of published tables within the Uniform Crime Reports from the FBI.2017-11-1809 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 16: Mass Shootings Are UpOur friends at 538 have been writing about mass shootings (https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/no-matter-how-you-measure-them-mass-shooting-deaths-are-up/) and it appears that they are up across the board.Peter blames Nick for this phenomenon.2017-11-1602 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 15: Terror Attack in NYCPeter and Nick discuss the terror attack in New York City; the fact that, had the terrorist not just killed people with a car, activists would have yelled that the cops shot a man with a “toy” gun.The terror attack did not terrorize New Yorkers.2017-11-1405 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 14: Shoot? Or Don't Shoot?A move is afoot to allow warning shots by police; a Baltimore officer doesn’t shoot a man armed with a knife and it works out well; a Seattle officer doesn't shoot a guy who stole a six-pack, and…well…2017-11-1315 min
Quality Policing PodcastQPP 13: Met Police Use of Force StatsNick Selby looks at use of force statistics from the Metropolitan Police in the UK, and the episode starts with a segment about use of force statistics in Minneapolis. This year, of 911 calls to Minneapolis PD for domestic abuse in progress in which force was used, 57 suspects (63%) were black. That's not police selection bias - these were 911 calls. This helps us look at the results in context. But in the UK, the data provided at the direction of the Home Office by authorities is insufficient for any serious researcher to conclude anything about race and policing, or even about use...2017-11-0312 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 12: Divert to Where? Mental Health Policing in AmericaIn this intense, revealing episode, we’ll hear Floyd make an outcry of suicidal ideation while speaking with officers from the Behavioral Intervention Unit of the Hurst, Euless, and Bedford Police Departments in Texas, between Dallas and Fort Worth- which just might be America’s most progressive, proactive mental health unit.There are ten times more people (http://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/storage/documents/treatment-behind-bars/treatment-behind-bars.pdf) with serious mental illnesses in America’s prisons and jails than in state mental hospitals. Some of our nation’s largest psychiatric in-patient clinics are in county jails in Chicago (http://www.cookcountysheriff.org/Ment...2017-10-2734 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 11: 10/26/17Nick and Peter discuss Peter’s blog post (http://www.copinthehood.com/2017/10/cops-in-conservative-cities-seem-to.html) that showed a correlation between the conservativeness of a city, and the number of people shot and killed by police.A large, randomized trial in Washington D.C. to test whether body worn video cameras (BWVC) have an effect on the way people – citizens and cops alike – behave. While the authors state that the effects of BWVC are neutral, Nick stated that they’re not, they’re just not neutral in the areas that are actually effected by body worn video – hint: it’s not oversight and...2017-10-2630 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 10: 10/9/17This is a longer episode than normal, because of our gun control conversation.The UCRs are out, and they show a 23% increase in homicide in the past two years. Two Chicago Police officers were disciplined for kneeling and showing a Black Power fist salute. Also, we discuss statistics on law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, after the ambush killing of a Georgia police detective (https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/senseless-killing-slain-georgia-detective-shot-felon-captured-after-manhunt/k3c1RwmxJC8oAN95F1O3eJ/). And the decision by the Jefferson Parish jail (http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/crime_police/article...2017-10-0944 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 9: Night Ride-OutAn instructor in the police academy said I’d do thousands of car stops in my career. He said the only way to not get complacent was to treat every encounter as an opportunity to practice good officer-safety tactics. If I did that, he said, I’d never get caught out. This isn’t some theoretical challenge — many people know that car stops are dangerous. Somehow, it’s hard to explain exactly why they’re not routine.So, let me take you there.2017-09-2610 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 8: 9/25/17The D.C. Court of Appeals agreed in a 2 to 1 ruling that police agencies that use cell-site simulators (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/09/21/police-use-of-stingray-cellphone-tracker-requires-search-warrant-appeals-court-rules/?utm_term=.c78695f086a4) like Harris Corporation’s StingRay product must obtain a search warrant before use. Police on the campus of Georgia Tech shot and killed a student who was wielding and refusing to drop a knife, after the student had called police to report a student with a knife. And the Oklahoma City Police Department is again in the news, after officers shot and killed a deaf man with mental health cha...2017-09-2520 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 7: Radiolab Got It WrongBased on a substantial corpus of significant evidence, race is not predictive of who will be killed by police, racism is not the driver of police use of deadly force, and this program's conclusions about race and police shootings – like those of reporters from the Washington Post, Guardian, ProPublica – are wrong.2017-09-2214 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 6: Jason Stockley AcquittalPeter and Nick discuss the acquittal of former St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley2017-09-2128 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 5: Andrew Wittmer on mental health and policeOn July 11, 2016, Decatur, Illinois, Police Officer Andrew Wittmer shot and wounded Lonnie Mitchell after a shirtless Mitchell reached for a black semi-automatic pistol in his waistband. Wittmer fired one shot. In this honest interview, Andrew opens up about the trauma and stresses he went through during and after the incident, particularly his struggle to deal with the the aftermath of trauma and his treatment by the Decatur PD, who refused to see his PTSD as job related.2017-09-2035 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 4: 9/19/17We begin the podcast with a reference to – but not a discussion of – the trial in which St. Louis Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson acquitted Officer Jason Stockley of premeditated murder this week in St. Louis. That is included in a separate podcast.2017-09-1920 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 3: 9/11/17This episode is dedicated to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and to those who have since passed from injuries suffered as a result of those attacks.2017-09-1136 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP2: Jeff Asher; Are Murder Rates Rising?Jeff Asher is a crime analyst and consultant based out of New Orleans. He previously worked as a crime analyst for the City of New Orleans. Jeff runs the NOLA Crime News blog and can be found on twitter @Crimealytics (https://twitter.com/crimealytics).The 2017 murder rate is expected to be on par with that of 2009, well at the bottom of the historic post-1990 decline, yet still higher than the lowest recorded rate in 2013. Notably, the Brennan Center states that half the murder increase from 2014 to 2017 (55.6 percent) is attributable to two cities — Chicago and Baltimore. Yet in reality, the fi...2017-09-0615 minQuality Policing PodcastQPP 1: 9/4/17Nurse Wubbels and Detective Payne; David Clarke; Joe Arpaio; “We only shoot black people;” Sheriff Ed Gonzalez & the Houston response.2017-09-0430 min
Words Off The StreetProfessor, former Baltimore cop and author, Peter Moskos Interview WOTS 026Welcome to today’s show. I am interviewing Peter Moskos. Moskos is a Harvard and Princeton trained sociologist and former Baltimore City police officer. He focuses on police culture, crime prevention, qualitative methods, and ending the war on drugs as an associate professor in the Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration at John … Continue reading Professor, former Baltimore cop and author, Peter Moskos Interview WOTS 026 →2017-07-0400 min