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Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & SecurityPolice chief explains Brown University shooting investigationGuest: Retired police chief Patrick Flannelly served 27 years with Lafayette Police Department which borders Purdue University in Indiana. He served 10 years as chief of the department and now hosts of the Coptimizer Podcast.Brown University has 235 buildings (most built between 1770-1926) on its 143-acre urban campus in downtown Providence, RI. The school has 20,000 students in a community of 200,000 people.Latest photos of suspect (white male around 5’8”):Locations of the doorbell cameras where photos of the suspect were recorded:Background on Brown University shooting:* Why hasn’t the Brown University shoote...
2025-12-1657 min
Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & SecurityPart 2: Looking back on the first year of this podcastHere are a few more clips from my first 40 episodes:* Ep. 19: Dr. Brian Williams on preventing gun violence in homes, schools, and communities* Ep 41. ER doctor Cedric Dark explains how to cure the gun epidemic* Episode 7: Conversation with Dr. Sonali Rajan on Using Data to Reduce Gun Violence at Schools* Ep 10. Revisiting 'School of Errors' with Dr. David Perrodin* Ep 9: "School Safety is a $hitshow right now" compared to the 1970s, 80s, and 90s with Dr. Ken Trump* Ep 12. Crime data isn't great. Dr. Matt Nobles explains...
2025-05-2348 min
Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & SecuritySystematic Failures: Why Predictable Problems Repeat at SchoolsI was a guest on the Coptimizer Podcast with retired police chief Patrick Flannelly.We talked about:* Systemic flaws with the incident command system (ICS) during mass shootings like Las Vegas Harvest Festival and Uvalde* School lockdowns versus evacuating* Increased risk from arming teachers and private security* Lost guns and accidental/negligent discharges* Warning signs of violence and how to prevent school shootingsDavid Riedman is the creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, Chief Data Officer at a global risk management firm, and a...
2025-03-141h 11