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This week we interview Dr. Michele Bratina from West Chester University in Pennsylvania. We talked about forensic mental health, the rise in mental health-related police calls and the mental well-being of respond offers to serious incidents, and the cumulative effect of difficult calls.  Michele has written journal articles and is an expert in Mental Health, having written Forensic Mental Health: Integrating Solutions in Criminal Justice for Routledge Publishing. 

A wide-ranging and intriguing interview. Thanks for your support and for listening as The CopDoc Podcast continues to grow, across the U.S. and Canada, and across the globe!

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We continued the interview with Inspector Andy Lacey, from An Garda Siochana, the Garda, the national police of the Republic of Ireland. 

We discussed the reforms being considered for the Garda. 

We talked about mental health and the pilot being created for Crisis Intervention Teams, co-response of clinicians with police officers.   We also talked about Covid and restrictions in Ireland. 

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In this special episode of The CopDoc Podcast, I offer my first Microcast, no guests.  

I refelct on a recent police funeral, the sadness, the tribute, the community support in Worcester.  The Worcester Police Department lost a young officer who jumped into a pond in an effort to save a drowning young man.  Neither the swimmer nor officer survived.   A sad, yet proud awe-inspiring day in tribute for the fallen officer. 
  
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We spoke with Dr. Renee Mitchell, retired Sergeant from the Sacramento Police Department.  Renee earned her doctorate from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.  She is one of the founding members of the American Society of Evidence-based Policing and serves on its executive committee.  

In 2009-2010, she was a Fulbright Police Research Fellow, studying juvenile gang violence at the London Metropolitan Police Service.  Renee is now a Research Associate with RTI International. 

We talked about the state of policing and using evidence to drive police services.

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Lynda Williams is a retired executive of the United States Secret Service, now a professor of Practice at Middle Tennessee State University.  She is finishing up her term as president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE).

We chatted about teaching after a federal law enforcement career, issues facing policing, systemic racism in the US, teaching students interested in Criminal Justice.  Lynda provided an unvarnished view of the US Capitol attacks and national standards for the training of police in America.    

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Today's episode release is with Armand LaBarge from Canada.  We sat down with Chief Amand LaBarge (retired) formerly of the York Regional Police Service, outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.   The agency serves a population in excess of 1 million.  We talked about the history of policing the current issues confronting policing in North America, the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, leadership, mental health issues, indigenous populations,  and the future of policing.  An interesting, far-ranging interview that we feel you will enjoy.  

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This episode features Dr. Jerry Ratcliffe, a professor from Temple University.  Jerry is a former British police officer, author of many articles and books on Reducing Crime and Intelligence-led Policing.  He is the host of the monthly podcast, Reducing Crime.   
We spoke about the state of policing, leadership, the future of policing and the good work done by police agencies.

Hope you find the interview witty, interesting, and informative.  

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We interviewed Dr. Erik Fritsvold, Director of the Master in Public Safety Leadership program at the University of San Diego.  We discussed the many issues facing policing, explored the Capitol attack and discussed leadership development.    

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We "traveled" across the pond (and the ether) to talk with Inspector Andrew Lacey of An Garda Siochana, the Irish National Police.  We talked about the history of the Garda, the "Guardians of the People."  We talked about the training, the transformation efforts, the training of Garda, and the leadership lessons.  We also discuss the point of view of happenings in the US, from the Irish perspective. 

Andy is set to earn his Ph.D. in/around August 2021 and is a lecturer of Criminal Procedure at the University of Limerick.  A wide-ranging interview providing perspectives of life and policing on the Emerald Isle!

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We chatted with Dr. Jim McCabe, a pracademic, an academic with extensive practical field experience.  In a wide-ranging discussion, we talked about the state of policing today, police management studies, leadership, training, and Body-worn cameras.   

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