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It’s no secret that times are tense right now, especially in the United States. In the wake of a year that saw a pandemic sweep across the country, along with racial tensions, not to mention a contentious election, tensions are high. And few p
It’s no secret that in most of the country, firefighting is a largely male-dominated occupation. In fact, nationally women compromise only 11% of the volunteer fire service. But not so in Frametown, West Virginia. In fact, in Frametown, the vo
Imagine that you were stopped as a robbery suspect by the police as a teenager. They beat you up, called you the N-word, and took you to jail without booking you. How likely are you to commit your life to law enforcement? (Actually, 100%, if yo
Arrest a teen, and his family members are instantly primed for radicalization and terrorist recruitment. It's not because they believe in a radical ideology; it's because they love their families. Recruitment is a process. The question facing
We can all agree that mental health is important. Today, more than ever, it seems like mental health is being pushed to the foreground in a lot of conversations. Major companies all over the world are offering their employees subscriptions to
Let’s talk about drones. It seems like these days (at least pre-COVID19,) you can’t go to a park or public event without seeing those buzzing things flying overhead. They’re taking pictures & videos, & a lot of businesses are utilizing drones.
1 in 5 officers report chronic stress. 1 in 6 officers report alcohol abuse. Yet 90% of officers don’t seek help for mental health. On a recent episode of Pinpoint, I interviewed Dr. Rashawn Ray, Associate Professor of Sociology at the Universi
Police leadership may view a legal use of force as upholding policy and the role of policing. Community members may consider it to be disproportionate. With 18,000 agencies in the United States, there can be starkly diverse perspectives about
COVID-19 has thrown the entire world a curveball. To learn more about the Mark43 Pandemic Preparedness Package, or get started go here: https://www.mark43.com/pandemicpackage/ What used to be normal is no longer normal. What used to be accepta
What was it like to be one of the emergency managers responding to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center? Well, Anthony Mangeri, who assisted with the coordination of New Jersey’s response to the attacks, came on the latest episode of t
When people think about accountability from the constitutional law perspective, we usually jump straight to elections, the people having a voice, and bringing the public's voice to policy making. On this episode of Pinpoint, I was joined by Bar
People think that correctional facilities and federal prisons must be the most high tech places. Actually, jails are hectic. Everyone's running around because they're doing double the amount of tasks they should be doing. I got to talk with Eth
A 100% success rate for one year after graduation for women. An 86% success rate for one year after graduation for men. Those numbers are amazing enough if we were talking about education, but they’re truly one-of-a-kind for substance abuse
There were 114 officer suicides this year. Which is a horrible, tragic number, but not--and this is important--statistically worse than average for the general population. See, without context, data doesn’t mean anything. On a recent episode of
Every 911 dispatcher has their own story. How they got involved in dispatch. What drew them in the first place. Why they stayed. Why they left. There are as many different stories as there are dispatchers, because dispatch is such a deeply pe
The world is changing. We heat our homes from our phones, we lock our doors from our phones, we bank from our phones, we can even start our cars from our phones. Our cell phones do everything these days. They’re cameras, social media machines,
Twitter is a waste of time, right? If you spend any amount of time on Twitter, it may seem like all it’s good for is arguing about politics, discussing sports scores, or getting the latest celebrity gossip. But what if your Police Department c
Whom do you call when you spot a flying saucer in the sky? Policing can be a pretty crazy profession. If there is somebody breaking into your house, you call the police. If there's a loose dog in the streets, you call the police. And if you spo
Police departments across the country are dreading a huge crime wave that may strike in January, 2021. The truth on the streets won’t be changing. This feared new crime wave is a statistical one. After the 2021 deadline, police departments will
If you watch too much news, you may believe communities across America are at odds with their local police agencies. But on this episode of the Pinpoint podcast, we highlight one area where the agency and community aren’t just coexisting, but
Why is a data forensics computer program named after a tenacious hunting dog? Jay Koven, a PhD candidate at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering helped create the forensic visual analytics tool called Beagle. It has an incredibly powerful query
How would you like your community to lower: overall crime by 34% violent crime by 53% youth recidivism by 50% runaway/missing children by 64% It starts by asking, what do you do besides arrest people? Harry Earle is Chief of the Gloucester To
South Carolina is regularly hit by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters that can compromise or overwhelm traditional 911 phone service. The emergency dispatch center wanted to provide an alternate means of communication for the publi
I spoke with Dr. Howard Henderson of the Center for Justice Research. The center has a unique mission: To help the police and the community advance their relationship To understand how prosecutors make their better decisions. Understanding pr
There’s a knock on your door. It’s George Washington and Ulysses S Grant. They want to give you practical, tactical advice. You’d listen, right? Behind them are the winning and losing generals of all of our wars. They also want to teach you how
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