Tag Archives: Police Training

Episode 18: Police K9 Deploys on Truck Driver

July 28, 2023PodcastCanine, Circleville, cop, Cop Training, criminal justice, J. Harris Academy of Police Training, K9, Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement Training, leo radio, Ohio State Patrol, Police, Police Trainingleoradio

On July 4, 2023, a truck driver was being stopped by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The incident led to a pursuit. Upon stopping, Ohio troopers were giving commands to the driver when an canine officer from the Circleville Police Department deployed his canine. The video has attracted a lot of nationwide attention. Jim Harris, Collin Congleton, and Joey Sperlazza examine this incident in this podcast.

It is important to note that all parties are innocent until proven otherwise through any internal affairs investigation and/or civil/criminal investigation.

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Episode 16: Tampa Chief Controversy

December 6, 2022Podcastcnn, fox, Golf cart, Harris, J. Harris Academy of Police Training, Law Enforcement, Mary O’Connor, police chief, Police Training, Tampaleoradio

A recent off-duty situation regarding a police chief stirs up controversy. Officers being stopped are now questioning if they should or shouldn’t identify themselves. Officers utilizing discretion when dealing with officers are second-guessing if their agency will back them up when they let an officer go for a minor violation. This podcast will address the issue and discuss these items.

Resources:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/us/tampa-police-chief-mary-oconnor-resigns/index.html
https://www.foxnews.com/us/tampa-police-chief-mary-oconnor-resigns-video-shows-lashing-badge-during-traffic-stop

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Episode 15: Did the Cops Need to Given Miranda?

November 25, 2022PodcastCase Law, cop, Cop Training, criminal justice, Detective Training, Detectives, Harris, J. Harris Academy of Police Training, Law Enforcement Training, Miranda, Police, police questioning, Police Training, Questioning, roadside questioningleoradio

Miranda Warnings seem basic. They are stated loud and clear in TV shows and movies. However, the waters are getting muddy with when and how they should be provided to suspects. Recent case law decisions out of New Jersey clarified some issues with regard to what the court will be reviewing when you are dealing with Miranda and your case. Although these cases stem from New Jersey, they do provide some ‘best practices’ to think of around the country when conducting your investigations.

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Episode 14: The Toxic Employee

November 11, 2022Podcastcop, difficult employee, employee, first-line, Law Enforcement, leo radio, lieutenant, marginal, Police, police sergeant, Police Training, sergeant, supervision, Toxic Employeeleoradio

In this episode, J. Harris Instructors hit upon a common area that is brought up in our open discussion forums of our Command Series Courses. The Toxic employee is a cancer to the organization. They believe they are better than others and superior to their supervisors. This episode discusses those issues and tactics to deal with them or minimize their impact on the team.

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Episode 13: Law Enforcement Morale

March 23, 2022PodcastBernstein, Chicago PD, chicago police, civil service, Corrections, CPD, criminal justice, Criminal Law, Early Intervention Program, Espos, Harris, J. Harris Academy of Police Training, Law Enforcement, leo radio, lieutenant, morale, Police, Police Promotions, Police Training, Promotional Test, second city cops, sergeant, Street Cop, thin blue line, Top Copleoradio

In this episode, Jim Harris and Phil Rizzo explore morale within the law enforcement profession. This topic is a hot button item in all agencies across the US and was brought up again while on the road teaching one of the J. Harris Command Series Level 1: Developing First Line Supervisors courses.

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