PERFcast

In this episode, PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler speaks with Al Baker, who currently serves as the director of communications for the New York State Unified Court System.
 
The son of a lieutenant in the NYPD Emergency Service Unit, Al initially pursued journalism instead of following his father into policing. After three years with the New York Daily News and four with Newsday, Al spent nearly two decades reporting fo...

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 Department (MD)
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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, Harris-Stowe University (MO),...

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)

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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 agency to become the deputy chief security...

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 project, PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler spoke with...

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 that he looks for in police executives. 

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In this episode, police leaders and community members will establish the foundation for the rest of the series by discussing how police agencies can differentiate themselves from the national narrative by building trust with the local community they serve. 

Speakers (13) in order of appearance: 

• Dustin Waters, PERF Editor and Audio Engineer 
• Chuck Wexler, PERF Executive Director 
• Rachel Apfelbaum, PERF Writer, Producer, a...

In this episode, PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler interviews the co-chairs of the White House Task Force on 21st Century Policing - former Commissioner Chuck Ramsey (Philadelphia Police Department) and Laurie Robinson (Professor Emerita at George Mason University, and former Assistant Attorney General, DOJ Office of Justice Programs). They discuss how the national landscape of police-community trust has changed since the Task F...

In this episode, police and community members discuss how they define trust. Police leaders then share how they have integrated these trust building principles into their department’s operations and how they can measure community needs and sentiment. 

Speakers (14) in order of appearance: 

• Dustin Waters, PERF Editor and Audio Engineer 
• Chuck Wexler, PERF Executive Director 
• Rachel Apfelbaum, PERF Writer, Producer and Narr...

In this two-part episode, police, academics, and community members share the challenges they have experienced in building trust and strategies to overcome them. Part one explains why conventional surveys and community engagement programs are unlikely to reach some residents. It also highlights some successful strategies to reach these groups and engage the broader community. 

Speakers (21) in order of appearance: 

• Dusti...

Central to the conversation about public trust in police are the historical and current incidents that have exacerbated mistrust. In part two of this episode, community members and police leaders share how discussing these events can narrow these divides. The episode also highlights successful broader community engagement programs and explains why police and academics should work together to evaluate programs and base them in evide...

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 Morales, CEO, Sexual Assault Youth Sup...

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 Writer, Producer, and Narrator 
• Chuck Wexl...

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, Outreach Specialist, Parkside Busin...

PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler speaks with NYPD  Communications Officer and former detective Edward Conlon. Learn about "Talk to Me," the podcast series that details the birth of hostage negotiations and how the NYPD pioneered key techniques. For more information on Talk to Me and to listen to the series, visit www.podcastone.com/pd/Talk-To-Me.

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