ThePC - The Policing Conversation

NYPD The Blood and the Badge with Michael Cannell

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:07:29 GMT

This episode is around the book, The Blood and the Badge and is based in New York around the NYPD and a true story of two cops who were secretly on the mafia payroll. For more than ten years, Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa moonlighted as the mob’s early warning alert system, leaking names of mobsters secretly cooperating with the government and crippling investigations by sharing details of surveillance, phone taps and impending arrests. Michael has worked as a reporter for Time and an editor for The New York Times. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated and many other publications. A really interesting episode.

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Wearable Technology in Policing - Transforming Frontline Policing

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:46:31 GMT

Please check out our latest episode on the Policing Conversation. We have Dr Carol Cox, James Baker & James Yates discussing the latest transformative research, around Wearable Technology within policing, coming out of the LJMU LCAPS at Liverpool John Moores University within the LJMU School of Justice Studies. Dr Carol Cox stated, “This study on using wearable technology methods allow us to better understand the quality of life of police officers and staff and their motivations for behaviour change, whilst ensuring the anonymity of individuals." James Yates, has a decade of experience in occupational health, James has cultivated a strong interest in workplace health and cardiovascular disease risk, particularly among emergency service workers. This passion drove him to pursue an MSc by Research, where he explored the prevalence and factors of hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and injury risk within a UK police organisation. James Yates is a Research Assistant on the Shape Your Wellbeing Wearable Technology study and is keen to find practical and effective interventions to support emergency services personnel and staff in improving their health. Dr James Baker is from School of Computer Science and Mathematics within the Faculty of Engineering and Technology

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Policing in Custody with Professor Layla Skinns

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:15:20 GMT

Professor Layla Skinns is a Senior Lecturer in criminology in the Centre for Criminological Research at the School of Law, University of Sheffield. Professor Skinns research has been police detention, in England and Wales, but also in other parts of the Anglophone world. We discuss the conditions of police custody as well as police powers and the issues with them.

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Policing in Nigeria with Ukasha Ismail

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:36:28 GMT

Ukasha is currently a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State. He teaches courses related to community policing, conflict resolution and management, police-public relations, criminal investigation. Ukasha is a former law enforcement official who has over 12 years working experience in Crime prevention and control in Nigeria. Ukasha is now concentrating on research within policing and has produced papers around Cyber Policing in Nigeria.

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Current State of Policing with Dr Peter Neyroud

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:55:43 GMT

Dr Peter Neyroud is an Associate Professor in Evidence-based Policing and has been at the Criminal Institute since 2010, following a 30-year career in the police service. Peter served for 30 years as a police officer in Hampshire, West Mercia and as Chief Constable of Thames Valley. He set up and ran the National Policing Improvement Agency as CEO. In 2010, he carried out the “Review of Police Leadership and Training” which led to the establishment of the new “National College of Policing”, in 2012.

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Foreign Fighters and Jihadism with Professor Daniel Byman

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:50:22 GMT

Professor Daniel Byman is a leading researcher on a range of topics related to terrorism, insurgency, intelligence and the Middle East. He is the author of Road Warriors: Foreign Fighters in the Armies of Jihad, Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs Know, and A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism. This episode we cover a range of topics from the invasion of Iraq, Afghanistan and Foreign Policy within the Middle East.

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Extremism in Germany with Daniel Koehler

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:07:31 GMT

In this first episode of series 3, we sat down with Daniel Koehler who the founding Director of the German Institute on Radicalization and De-Radicalization Studies (GIRDS). Daniel advises the Ministry of the Interior in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on guiding the state-wide CVE activities. Daniel has long practical experience in deradicalization counselling and program design and has published his first two monographs: Understanding Deradicalization: Methods, Tools and Programs for Countering Violent Extremism (2017) and Right-Wing Terrorism in the 21st Century: The 'National Socialist Underground' and the History of Terror from the Far-Right in Germany (2017). A really intriguing episode about the threats of terror within Germany.

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Policing, Vulnerability and Research with Professor Adam Crawford

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 08:39:44 GMT

In this episode, I sat down with Professor Adam Crawford who is a Professor of Policing and Social Justice at the University of York and Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Leeds. In 2013, he established and was the inaugural Director of the N8 Policing Research Partnership (N8 PRP, 2013-20); a collaboration between eight universities and policing partners across the north of England. Alongside the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre, Adam is currently working on a European Commission Horizon 2020 project IcARUS: ‘Innovative Approaches to Urban Security’ (2020-24). In this project he led the research and production of the State of the Art Review and Roadmap that will inform the co-design and implementation of innovative approaches to urban security in the six partner cities.

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America's War on Terror with Professor Gus Martin

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:51:18 GMT

In this episode, I sat down with Professor Gus Martin who is a Professor of Criminal Justice Administration in the Department of Public Administration at California State University. Professor Martin’s research and professional specialisms are terrorism and extremism, homeland security, and administration of justice. We discussed the War on Terror and the current threat of domestic terrorism within the United States.

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Maras Gangs in South America with Lucia Dammert

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 06:03:43 GMT

In this episode, I sat down with Lucia Dammert who is a Professor of International Relations at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Born in Peru, her research interests lie in the field of public security, criminal organizations and criminal justice reform. Her expertise has been widely acknowledged in Latin America. We discussed her most recent books are Fear of Crime in Latin America (2012) and Maras (2011) She has held key advisory positions in Chile, Argentina, México and Perú and has served as key advisor at the Organisation of American States and other regional organizations.

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Policing in Australia & New Zealand with Dr Tracey Green

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 10:14:29 GMT

In this episode, I sat down with Dr Tracey Green is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA), commencing in November 2021. Tracey has 22 years police experience as a sworn officer in the UK and her areas of expertise include serious and serial criminal investigation, in particular homicide, drug and police corruption. As a strong advocate of policing and police education, Tracey has a proven commitment to domestic and international collaboration with police and law enforcement agencies, ensuring education and research are operationally relevant and aligned to policing needs. She joins ANZPAA from Charles Sturt University where she was the Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences.

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Neighbourhoods and Policing in Sweden with Manne Gerell

Thu, 25 May 2023 13:25:49 GMT

In this episode, I sat down with Associate Professor Manne Gerrell of Malmö University about his research into neighbourhoods within Sweden. Manne has mostly worked on the issue of vulnerable neighbourhoods - deprived neighbourhoods impacted by criminal networks as defined by the national police in Sweden.

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Journalism and Terrorism with Jason Burke

Tue, 16 May 2023 12:12:49 GMT

In this episode, we sat down with Jason Burke is a Foreign correspondent of the Guardian. In 20 years as a foreign correspondent, he has covered stories throughout the Middle East, Europe and South Asia. He has written extensively on Islamic extremism and covered the wars of 2001 in Afghanistan and 2003 in Iraq. He is the author of four books, most recently The New Threat.

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Policing in Iraq - Majid Hindi - Community Policing Specialist

Thu, 11 May 2023 08:57:32 GMT

In this episode, I sat down with Majd Hindi who is a community policing specialist in Baghdad, Iraq. We discussed how policing continues through conflict and how the political history of Iraq has shaped policing. We also discuss Majd's role with the UN Migration and his time in South Sudan. A very interesting listen.

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Evidence Based Policing - Professor Lawrence Sherman

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:46:39 GMT

In our latest episode, we sat down with Professor Lawrence Sherman who was the founder of the Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing (CCEBP). He is currently working with the Metropolitan Police as the Chief Scientific Officer. A very interesting conversation.

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Trust in Policing - Emeritus Professor Mike Hough

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:23:02 GMT

I sat down with Emeritus Professor Mike Hough about his research into policing. We had an interesting conversation about the current issues of trust within policing.

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Romania, Policing & The Revolution

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 07:58:42 GMT

In this episode, I sit down with Alina Fisher who worked for HMRC for the British Embassy in Bucharest, Romania. We discuss Alina's experience as a Romanian civilian under the rule of Romanian leader, Nicolae Ceaușescu and how communism impacted her view on life. We discuss about the revolution in Romania 1989 as well as the difference in policing pre and post revolution.

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Police Decision Making - Dr Laura Boulton

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:25:57 GMT

In our new season, we sat down with Dr Laura Boulton who is a Senior Lecturer at the Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies. She has published a range of journal articles with a focus on psychology in regards to police decision making in relation to firearms and other aspects of policing. This is a very interesting episode that again demonstrates another area of the policing world.

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Policing Merseyside - Chief Constable Serena Kennedy

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:17:39 GMT

In this episode, I sat down with Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, Serena Kennedy. This is a very interesting episode and we talk about Serena's career in the police to date and what motivates her to improve policing. We discuss the importance of representation and how this can make policing more relatable for future police officers and staff wanting to join the force.

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Policing Los Angeles with Dr Max Felker-Kantor

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 19:12:03 GMT

Today, I had an interesting conversation with Dr Max Felker-Kantor from Ball State University in America about his latest book, "Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance and the Rise of the LAPD". This is an incredibly well researched book and one that I highly recommend reading.

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Culture & Communication - Andy Cooke HMICFRS Chief Inspector

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 07:06:37 GMT

In this episode, I sat down with the HMICFRS Chief Inspector, Andy Cooke. Andy has some huge experience in policing and was a former Merseyside Chief Constable. In this episode, we both talk and debate about the issues surrounding police culture and how the police can move forward positively through the recent negative media reports about certain police forces.

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Austerity & Action - Professor Steve Finnegan

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:45:17 GMT

In this episode, I sit down with Professor Steve Finnegan from Liverpool John Moores University about his 41 years experience in policing. We talk about his policing methods in the 1980s and how he remained professional through some tough political periods in the United Kingdom. We also go on to discuss resilience as well as having the confidence to speak out against then Home Secretary Theresa May, during austerity when he was Chief Constable of Lancashire Police.

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Policing Gangs - Professor Scott Decker

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 22:20:34 GMT

In this episode, I sat down with Professor Emeritus Scott Decker and we discussed research into gangs in America. We had in depth conversations about gangs in LA and how the police deal with these areas and scenarios.

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The End of Policing? - Professor Alex Vitale

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:01:43 GMT

In this episode, I sat down with Professor Alex Vitale from is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College in New York City. Professor Vitale has worked extensively writing about policing over a 30 year period. He is the author of City of Disorder, How the Quality of Life Transformed New York Politics & his latest release, The End of Policing.

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Professor Sir Jon Murphy - "Arresting people, meeting targets and that was how we were judged"

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:38:31 GMT

In this episode, I sit down with Professor Sir Jon Murphy who was the Merseyside Police Chief Constable for a period of 6 years between 2010 and 2016. Sir Jon talks about his experiences as a police constable in the Toxteth Riots of 1981 and his development through his policing career. He mentions his relationship with the then Home Secretary Theresa May and discusses the importance of policing by consent.

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Canadian Fraud Prevention - "Recognise, Reject & Report"

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:23:04 GMT

Today, we sat down with Jeff Thomson who is a Senior Intelligence Officer from the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre and discussed what fraud and cyber crimes looked like in Canada.

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Fraud and Cyber Crime Prevention - "Torture the data, and it will confess to everything."

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:18:29 GMT

In this episode we talk with Paul Maskall who is a Fraud and Cybercrime Prevention Manager at DCPCU and UK Finance and Paul believes that technology isn’t necessarily the enemy, but it is our relationship with it that needs some work. With a background in law enforcement, intelligence, counter terrorism and later finding a passion in cybercrime and fraud, he now works as the Fraud and Cybercrime Prevention Manager for UK Finance and works within the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU). Recently appearing on BBC Crimewatch Live, Rip off Britain and BBC Radio 1xtra, Paul applies behavioural and psychological principles to the core of his work in order to maximise impact to prevent fraud and cybercrime across strategy, innovation and education.

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Operational Policing

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:24:15 GMT

In this episode, we talk to a former Merseyside Police Officer, Steve Jones. We discuss, Steve's military experience and how this prepared him for a life in the police, which formed a successful career in policing. Steve discusses the different policing functions and his experience throughout his time as an officer. Steve is currently teaching Policing at Liverpool John Moores University and provides new and future police officers his massively unique experience.

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Missing Persons

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:55:47 GMT

On this episode we talk to Dr Freya O'Brien about her research into missing persons and the different research methods that have been used in the studies she has been involved in.

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Psychology and Policing

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:44:36 GMT

In this episode I talk to Dr Amanda Farrell about American politics and 9/11, as well as discussing mental health of police officers in police shootings in America. We then move on to talking about 'Lethal Ladies', which looks at serial killer women and the psychological aspect of their behaviour.

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After all, it’s just trial and error?

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:52:07 GMT

In this episode we have Colin Davies OBE talking about the CPS and their functions. We draw on Colin's unique experience and what he thinks about the current criminal justice system.

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Is Criminal Investigation an Art?

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 11:33:20 GMT

In this episode we had Richard Carr talking to us about criminal investigation and his experience in the field. Richard Car now shares his knowledge and experience at Liverpool John Moores University for future criminal investigators who want to move into this area of policing.

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Should we call it Police Culture?

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:46:55 GMT

In this episode I spoke with Dr Carol Cox, Head of Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing at Liverpool John Moores University. Dr Carol Cox has unique experience working in the police and she provides the listeners with first hand observations of police culture. She discusses the benefit of having educated police officers on the streets of England and Wales and how it will improve police culture throughout the force.

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