PERFcast

The PERF-HBCU Internship Program podcast series wraps up with three students who spent their summers inside police departments in the Midwest.We hear from:Thomas Barnes, Morehouse College (GA), Chicago Police Department (IL)Ayiana Newcombe, Howard University (DC), Elgin Police Department (IL)Jayla Hall, Alabama A&M University, Minneapolis Police Department (MN)Thanks for listen

In the second episode in this series on the PERF-HBCU Internship Program, PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler speaks with two students from Harris-Stowe University in Missouri. Despite their shared alma mater, these students had diverse experiences interning with police agencies.We hear from:Cierra Isaac, Harris-Stowe University (MO), Chattanooga Police Department (TN)Taina Harris

In the first episode of a three-part series, we hear from participants of the PERF-HBCU Internship Program. This episode features interviews between PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler and three students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities who interned with police agencies in Maryland.We hear from:Immanuel Martin, Howard University (DC), Prince George's County Police

Danielle Outlaw has held police leadership roles in three very challenging cities. She spent the first 20 years of her career with the Oakland Police Department, rising to serve as deputy chief from 2013-2017. From 2017-2019, she was chief of the Portland Police Bureau, and she has led the Philadelphia Police Department since 2020. She announced this week that she will leave that a

Pioneering uses of artificial intelligence have begun to find their way into a broad range of professions – including policing. The Los Angeles Police Department recently announced a new research study that will use AI to analyze LAPD officers’ tone and language during traffic stops, which could be used to develop state-of-the-art training. To learn more about this innovative p

In this episode of PERFcast, PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler speaks with former Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison. Harrison discusses his early days in the New Orleans Police Department leading up to his appointment as superintendent of police, the challenges of overseeing departments under consent decrees in New Orleans and Baltimore, and the leadership skills th

In this episode of PERFcast, PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler talks with Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan about the challenges his department faces during the city's historic heatwave.Thanks for listening to PERFcast, the official podcast of the Police Executive Research Forum. For more information on PERF, visit www.policeforum.org.

In part two, Chuck talks with current Chief Gabe Rodriguez, a Camden native, and Camden community members about their experiences in the city before and after the reform.Speakers (6) in order of appearance: Dustin Waters, PERF Editor and Audio Engineer Rachel Apfelbaum, PERF Writer, Producer, and Narrator Chuck Wexler, PERF Executive Director Sheilah Greene, Camden Community Member

In part one, PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler speaks with former Chief Scott Thomson, who was the first chief of the new department, about the state of crime and community trust in the beginning before the reform and the actions taken to rebuild reform the department. Speakers (4) in order of appearance: Dustin Waters, PERF Editor and Audio Engineer Rachel Apfelbaum, PERF Write

In this episode, youth leaders and police share successful strategies for engaging and establishing trust with youth to improve overall community relationships with police, as well as reduce crime. Speakers (12) in order of appearance: Dustin Waters, PERF Editor and Audio Engineer Chuck Wexler, PERF Executive Director Rachel Apfelbaum, PERF Writer, Producer, and Narrator Abrianna M