https://qualitypolicing.comenNewsCopyright Peter Moskoshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5c14976165a208477a564c728c5b8acd.jpghttps://qualitypolicing.comSun, 25 Jan 2026 22:47:32 +0000Peter MoskosPeter Moskosqpppodcast@gmail.comA quality discussion about policing and crime prevention with a focus on current events and honest data. Hosted by Peter Moskos.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-64-leon-taylor-and-ice--69584686more at qualitypolicing.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69584686Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:47:16 +0000Peter MoskosPeter Moskos and Leon Taylor discuss the recent (Jan 2026) ICE killings more at qualitypolicing.commore at qualitypolicing.com]]>2040clean164fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-63-tony-barksdale--68766420https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68766420Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:32:20 +0000Peter Moskos4857cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-62-16-minute-edited-version-bail-reform-with-rene-ropac-stephen-koppel--68562434https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68562434Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:35:14 +0000Peter Moskos967cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-62-full-version-bail-reform-with-rene-ropac-stephen-koppel--68560415https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68560415Fri, 14 Nov 2025 01:14:59 +0000Peter MoskosRené Ropac & Stephen Koppel discuss New York bail reform. See qualitypolicing.com for more and links to the reports. 4052clean62fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-61-noble-with-jeffery-glover-and-renee-hall--67249861https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67249861Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:42:06 +0000Peter MoskosColonel 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...3086clean61fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-60-whitney-tilson--66273497https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66273497Sun, 25 May 2025 19:42:47 +0000Peter Moskos4135cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-59-back-from-the-brink-john-laffey--65800959https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65800959Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:06:45 +0000Peter Moskos4307backfromthebrink,nypdcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-58-neil-gong-sons-daughters-and-sidewalk-psychotics--60509648https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60509648Tue, 25 Jun 2024 23:20:52 +0000Peter Moskos3542clean158fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-57-rene-ropac-and-ny-bail-reform--53329916https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53329916Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:02:37 +0000Peter MoskosRene Ropac discussion bail reform in New York4476clean57fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-56-alex-vitale-and-michael-fortner--49961486https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49961486Thu, 26 May 2022 23:04:43 +0000Peter Moskos4254policingclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-55-yohe-and-gorta-on-compstat--49343077https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49343077Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:11:46 +0000Peter Moskos5557clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-54-joseph-richardson--47327231https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47327231Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:58:28 +0000Peter Moskos4377clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-53-thomas-abt--47154882https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47154882Tue, 26 Oct 2021 02:18:21 +0000Peter Moskos3845clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-52-william-gorta-part-2-2--46929330https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46929330Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:30:07 +0000Peter MoskosWilliam Gorta is one of the "founding fathers" of NYPD's compstat.2924compstat,nypdclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-51-william-gorta-part-1-2--46929216https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46929216Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:23:31 +0000Peter MoskosWilliam Gorta is one of the "founding fathers" of NYPD's compstat.3162compstat,nypdclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-50-german-lopez--46856981https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46856981Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:11:00 +0000Peter MoskosGerman Lopez. Vox journalist on criminal justice4628clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-49-brandon-del-pozo--45296244Qualitypolicing.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45296244Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:29:20 +0000Peter MoskosBrandon Del Pozo on Washington Square Park Qualitypolicing.comQualitypolicing.com]]>3676clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-48-jeff-asher-and-brandon-del-pozo--45289222https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45289222Mon, 14 Jun 2021 03:19:04 +0000Peter MoskosGun arrests and the 2020 rise in shootings.3600clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-47-arthur-storch-and-louis-anemone--45128515https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45128515Tue, 01 Jun 2021 23:25:17 +0000Peter Moskos7535brokenwindows,communitypolicing,compstat,crimedrop,nycclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-46-michael-fortner-on-defund--44800632https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44800632Thu, 13 May 2021 22:44:47 +0000Peter Moskos3891clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-45-leon-taylor-on-car-stops-race-and-fear--44307765https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44307765Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:31:15 +0000Peter Moskos1412clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-44-stephen-eide-on-mental-health-supervision--44211234https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44211234Mon, 05 Apr 2021 23:54:10 +0000Peter Moskos4150clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-43-elliott-averett-on-supporting-police--44186060https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44186060Sat, 03 Apr 2021 21:17:20 +0000Peter Moskos5150clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp42-peter-moskos-on-meghan-daum-s-the-unspeakable-podcast--44151302https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44151302Thu, 01 Apr 2021 19:22:00 +0000Peter Moskos4326clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-41-nick-selby--44055818https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44055818Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:36:02 +0000Peter MoskosNick Selby talks about Cyber Security2034clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-40-laura-huey--44052622https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44052622Thu, 25 Mar 2021 20:29:46 +0000Peter Moskos3344clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-39-jeff-asher--43966173https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43966173Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:55:46 +0000Peter Moskos1210clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-38-rosa-brooks--43953260https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43953260Thu, 18 Mar 2021 21:01:03 +0000Peter Moskos4300clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-37-justin-fenton--43939796https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43939796Wed, 17 Mar 2021 22:19:11 +0000Peter MoskosPeter Moskos interviews Justin Fenton, author of We Own This City2865baltimore,gttfclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-36-george-kelling-and-broken-windows--18082045https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18082045Sun, 26 May 2019 21:45:33 +0000Peter MoskosGeorge Kelling, talks about how he got into policing, the importance of being on the street, and the legacy of Broken Windows.1774brokenwindows,footpatrol,georgekellingclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-35-sacramento-friendly-fire-murder-in-mob-town-and-in-defense-of-fat-cops--17260598https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17260598Fri, 08 Mar 2019 05:35:57 +0000Peter MoskosSacramento, friendly fire, he killed his wife, and in defense of fat cops1870clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-34-peter-moskos-introducing-leon-taylor--17113983https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17113983Fri, 22 Feb 2019 07:55:41 +0000Peter MoskosQuality Policing Episode 25: "friendly fire," LA traffic stops, arming school security, cops afraid to initiate arrests, and yes, Jussie Smallette.1773clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-33-peter-moskos-and-friends-lou-anemone-gene-o-donnell-marty-horn--15951178https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15951178Sat, 13 Oct 2018 05:57:02 +0000Peter MoskosPeter Moskos, Eugene O'Donnell, Martin Horn, Louis Anemone talk about media bias, how the elite don't understand, Broken Windows, and keeping jails safe.1796crime,jails,mediaclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-32-the-changes-are-upon-us--15540615https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15540615Tue, 21 Aug 2018 21:47:07 +0000Peter Moskos2014clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-31-interview-with-peter-s-mom--15519896https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15519896Sat, 18 Aug 2018 16:30:27 +0000Peter 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...732clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-30-interview-with-retired-chicago-lt-edward-richards--15295633https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15295633Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:57:02 +0000Peter MoskosAn interview about depolicing and marauding youths in Chicago by Peter Moskos with Ed Richards.2299clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-29-patrick-ryder-nassau-county-police-department--15047583https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15047583Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:01:07 +0000Peter MoskosInterview with Patrick J Ryder, the commissioner of the Nassau County (NY) Police Department.2828gangs,intelligence-led,ms-13,opioidclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-28-cops-killed-new-technologies-starbucks-handsome-cops-citizen-idiots-racists--14724844https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14724844Mon, 07 May 2018 12:44:55 +0000Peter MoskosThis was a busy couple of weeks. Lots to discuss, and Peter and Nick do so.2133clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-27-interview-with-a-baltimore-city-police-dispatcher-larry-williams--14550597https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14550597Tue, 17 Apr 2018 04:00:04 +0000Peter MoskosIn 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...1142clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-26-4-15-18-a-continuum-of-shootings-protests-in-vermont-greek-policing--14544276https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14544276Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:58:23 +0000Peter Moskos1510clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-25-chuck-wexler-of-perf--14330461https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14330461Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:11:24 +0000Peter MoskosQuality Policing interviews Chuck Wexler of the Police Executive Research Forum2239perf,police,reformclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-24-avoiding-policy-by-crisis-gordon-graham--14160044https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14160044Sat, 03 Mar 2018 05:00:04 +0000Peter MoskosPeter and Nick are pleased to be joined by Gordon Graham, the co-founder of the law enforcement policy shop Lexipol.1900gordon,graham,lexipol,policy,trainingclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-23-2-25-18-the-stoneman-douglas-school-shooting--14138410https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14138410Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:07:57 +0000Peter MoskosNick & 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...1389douglas,school-shootingclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-22-gun-trace-task-force--13973384https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13973384Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:11:00 +0000Peter MoskosBaltimore Gun Trace Task Force trial, EFF on body cameras, cop shot in Louisville; cops hit by fleeing man in San Francisco, giving away month...2036body-worn,eff,moskos,police,selbyclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-21-deescalation-with-officer-angel-villaronga-baltimore-city-police-department--14091882https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14091882Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:28:26 +0000Peter MoskosIn 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...1453policing,villarongaclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-20-dogs-data-and-dastardly-deeds--135360979:00 Cops in Oklahoma shoot man trying to kill himself
16:00 Open Minneapolis: good data on police use of force
21:30 Undercover Detroit cops fight each other in street
23:00 Slager sentenced to 20 years for...]]>http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29555423/Fri, 08 Dec 2017 22:04:00 +0000Peter Moskos0:40 K-9. On police dogs and bites 9:00 Cops in Oklahoma shoot man trying to kill himself 16:00 Open Minneapolis: good data on police use of force 21:30 Undercover Detroit cops fight each other in street 23:00 Slager sentenced to 20 years for...9:00 Cops in Oklahoma shoot man trying to kill himself
16:00 Open Minneapolis: good data on police use of force
21:30 Undercover Detroit cops fight each other in street
23:00 Slager sentenced to 20 years for...]]>1898clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-19-data-diet--43955539https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43955539Fri, 08 Dec 2017 01:05:00 +0000Peter Moskos596clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-18-justin-fenton-on-the-death-of-detective-suiter--13433434https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13433434Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:07:26 +0000Peter MoskosBaltimore 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.834baltimore,detective,investigation,policeclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-17-body-worn-cameras--13383193Act 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 in their bonnets about ... something, and we all end up with new technology. From pepper spray to backscatter X-Rays, to body cameras, here's why it never solves the problem.]]>http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29092044/Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:14:00 +0000Peter MoskosIncludes: 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...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 in their bonnets about ... something, and we all end up with new technology. From pepper spray to backscatter X-Rays, to body cameras, here's why it never solves the problem.]]>1559bodycam,bwc,police,videoclean1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-17-body-worn-cameras--13383191http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29092036/Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:43:00 +0000Peter MoskosThere has been a significant reduction in the number of published tables within the Uniform Crime Reports from the FBI.596crime,fbi,statistics,ucrclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-16-mass-shootings-are-up--13383187https://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.]]>http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29092034/Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:41:00 +0000Peter MoskosOur 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.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.]]>121clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-15-terror-attack-in-nyc--13383186The terror attack did not terrorize New Yorkers.]]>http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29092033/Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:40:00 +0000Peter MoskosPeter 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.The terror attack did not terrorize New Yorkers.]]>310clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-14-shoot-or-don-t-shoot--13383197http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29092031/Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:38:00 +0000Peter MoskosA 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…936clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-13-met-police-use-of-force-stats--13383195http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29092030/Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:36:00 +0000Peter MoskosNick 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...778force,met,minneapolis,mpd,race,ukclean1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-12-divert-to-where-mental-health-policing-in-america--13383198There 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/MentalHealthTemplate.html), Los Angeles (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93581736), and New York (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/nyregion/for-mentally-ill-inmates-at-rikers-a-cycle-of-jail-and-hospitals.html).
We’ve heard that about one in four people arrested in America suffer from both severe mental illness and drug or alcohol abuse. But that number only scratches the surface of the problem: the bigger problem might well be the people with mental illness who aren’t arrested.
 ]]>http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29092029/Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:28:00 +0000Peter MoskosIn 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...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/MentalHealthTemplate.html), Los Angeles (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93581736), and New York (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/nyregion/for-mentally-ill-inmates-at-rikers-a-cycle-of-jail-and-hospitals.html).
We’ve heard that about one in four people arrested in America suffer from both severe mental illness and drug or alcohol abuse. But that number only scratches the surface of the problem: the bigger problem might well be the people with mental illness who aren’t arrested.
 ]]>2063clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-11-10-26-17--13383201http://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 transparency.
A police officer in Glendale, AZ, was involved earlier this year in a shooting of a man who fired at Cano (http://www.azfamily.com/story/36324433/glendale-police-dept-releases-body-cam-video-of-officer-involved-shooting), and Peter and Nick discuss how it’s nice to have video of a cop doing what we would hope cops would do: he fires back at the motorist who fired a handgun at the officer, injuring the motorist.
Nick promoted his field report, a QPP Extra: Divert To Where? Mental Health Policing, which opens with the story of a Texas cop who talked to a handgun-wielding suicidal man for almost 15 minutes, and the man finally agreed to get help.
When a witness in a murder case was murdered (http://time.com/4996638/alabama-murder-outside-courthouse-jacquees-boone/) right after he testified, the judge declared a mistrial. Peter wondered about the racial components to the old phrase that “snitches get stitches.”
Finally, the release by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office of some really fragmented datasets (https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/data) that might make it seem to the lazy analyst that one need only race, date, and location, and crime charged to draw conclusions about race and arrests.]]>http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29091237/Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:23:00 +0000Peter MoskosNick 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,...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 transparency.
A police officer in Glendale, AZ, was involved earlier this year in a shooting of a man who fired at Cano (http://www.azfamily.com/story/36324433/glendale-police-dept-releases-body-cam-video-of-officer-involved-shooting), and Peter and Nick discuss how it’s nice to have video of a cop doing what we would hope cops would do: he fires back at the motorist who fired a handgun at the officer, injuring the motorist.
Nick promoted his field report, a QPP Extra: Divert To Where? Mental Health Policing, which opens with the story of a Texas cop who talked to a handgun-wielding suicidal man for almost 15 minutes, and the man finally agreed to get help.
When a witness in a murder case was murdered (http://time.com/4996638/alabama-murder-outside-courthouse-jacquees-boone/) right after he testified, the judge declared a mistrial. Peter wondered about the racial components to the old phrase that “snitches get stitches.”
Finally, the release by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office of some really fragmented datasets (https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/data) that might make it seem to the lazy analyst that one need only race, date, and location, and crime charged to draw conclusions about race and arrests.]]>1829clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-10-10-9-17--13383200The 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_a3225930-a3d8-11e7-9d57-8f558cb46340.html) to limit visiting to only video visitation (which comes with the first call free and additional calls at $13 for 20 minutes) is an outrage.
Finally, Peter and Nick do what many said couldn’t be done: we have a reasonable, calm, and constructive debate about gun control in the service of a goal to reduce gun violence. It is tied to the horrific event in Las Vegas in which 58 people were killed and more than 500 injured, and we discuss the police response to the incident, and then look at some of the bigger issues in gun control other than the issues covered in the press. That is to say, we move beyond “You won’t take my guns,” and “Yes we will.”]]>http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29090315/Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:57:00 +0000Peter MoskosThis 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...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_a3225930-a3d8-11e7-9d57-8f558cb46340.html) to limit visiting to only video visitation (which comes with the first call free and additional calls at $13 for 20 minutes) is an outrage.
Finally, Peter and Nick do what many said couldn’t be done: we have a reasonable, calm, and constructive debate about gun control in the service of a goal to reduce gun violence. It is tied to the horrific event in Las Vegas in which 58 people were killed and more than 500 injured, and we discuss the police response to the incident, and then look at some of the bigger issues in gun control other than the issues covered in the press. That is to say, we move beyond “You won’t take my guns,” and “Yes we will.”]]>2683clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-9-night-ride-out--13383194So, let me take you there.]]>http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29090313/Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:55:00 +0000Peter MoskosAn 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...So, let me take you there.]]>607clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-8-9-25-17--13383196https://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 challenges, after the man wielded a two-foot pipe at officers and failed to drop it.]]>http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29090312/Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:51:00 +0000Peter MoskosThe 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 challenges, after the man wielded a two-foot pipe at officers and failed to drop it.]]>1223clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-7-radiolab-got-it-wrong--13383199http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29090311/Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:49:00 +0000Peter MoskosBased 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...878clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-6-jason-stockley-acquittal--13383208http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29088723/Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:06:00 +0000Peter MoskosPeter and Nick discuss the acquittal of former St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley1714clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-5-andrew-wittmer-on-mental-health-and-police--13383207http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29088241/Wed, 20 Sep 2017 11:24:00 +0000Peter MoskosOn 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...2140clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-4-9-19-17--13383204http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29088721/Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:00:00 +0000Peter MoskosWe 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.1255clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-3-9-11-17--13383206http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29088719/Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:41:00 +0000Peter MoskosThis 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.2161clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp2-jeff-asher-are-murder-rates-rising--13383202https://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 figure is closer to 14 percent.
Peter and Jeff had independently discussed some issues (http://www.copinthehood.com/2017/09/quality-policing-podcast-interview-with.html)with this report, and wanted to dig into them.]]>http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29088718/Wed, 06 Sep 2017 12:39:00 +0000Peter MoskosJeff 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 figure is closer to 14 percent.
Peter and Jeff had independently discussed some issues (http://www.copinthehood.com/2017/09/quality-policing-podcast-interview-with.html)with this report, and wanted to dig into them.]]>926clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-1-9-4-17--13383205http://www.blubrry.com/qualitypolicing/29088717/Mon, 04 Sep 2017 12:34:00 +0000Peter MoskosNurse Wubbels and Detective Payne; David Clarke; Joe Arpaio; “We only shoot black people;” Sheriff Ed Gonzalez & the Houston response.1811clean1full