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A society wants order and the police were developed as the government vehicle to achieve that goal. There is often tension between the goal of order and how it is achieved. The tension often results from errors on the part of the responding officer. This explains why alternative methods for dealing with lower-level social disorders have been explored. Nevertheless, alternative systems to deal with order maintenance and peace keeping may carry their own risks and unknown costs. How do we know precisely the risk level of different call types? Should regular police officers continue to respond to low-level problems? Joining the podcast is Dr. Loren Atherley, the Sr Director of Performance Analytics & Research and the Senior Research Scientist for the Seattle Police Department. We discuss his recent study titled, Risk Managed Demand: Operational Risk Management in Police Response to Calls for Service.

Main Topics

• An “all-hazards response” is the traditional approach to social problems that require police intervention.
• Risk Management literature tells us that risk can be minimized but not eliminated. So, how much risk are we prepared to accept with a non-officer response?
• The research identified 4 tiers of social response.
• There is no clearly identified “call type” that is low hazard; rather a model of call triage is being developed.

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Mental health calls to the police can be challenging for many reasons. One of the primary problems with sending the police is that they are not usually properly trained to handle a person experiencing a mental health crisis. The past few years have seen shifts from a law enforcement to a service response. The Co-Responder model melds police officers and social service clinicians with the goal of improving services while maintaining safety for the responders, the public, and the patient. Dr. Vaughn Crichlow, the dean of the School of Justice Studies at Roger Williams University joins the podcast to discuss his recent study exploring the perspectives of police and clinicians and their perceived impact of the co-responder program.

Main Topics

• Both officers and clinicians bring different perspectives that needed to be understood by each other to develop a successful co-responder program.
• The research uncovered different themes, such as sense-making, collaboration, and safety, that will be important for agencies interested in developing a co-responder model.
• The public believes these programs are important, but there can still be hurdles in their acceptance if they have questions about police legitimacy.
• The co-responder model does not replace the police; it is a collaborative approach to handle these calls for service.

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Increasing the number of female police officers is a challenge for police agencies. While there has been ample research on this topic, the issue remains, and so the research continues. Dr. Kathleen Padilla, from the School of Criminal Justice & Criminology at Texas State University, joins the podcast to discuss her 2024 study exploring the advice current and former female officers would give those who are thinking about entering the police profession.

Main Topics

• Females in policing can no longer be considered “token” hires.
• The “30x30” program is intended to increase the number of female officers.
• Cultural and operational changes may have already improved female representation.

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