Extreme Weather and Policing

What if the most powerful crime-fighting tool in your department isn’t a technology — it’s a leader? In this episode of Future Policing, host Jim Bueermann sits down with Kenneth Corey, a career NYPD executive who once oversaw one of the most complex law enforcement organizations on the planet: 30,000 officers, 77 precincts, and a direct line to the Police Commissioner. Today, Corey is bringing those hard-won lessons to the Policing Leadership Academy (PLA) at the University of Chicago Crime Lab — and the results are making the case that leadership development isn’t a soft skill. It’s a crime reduction strategy. They dig into why American policing has poured billions into equipment, technology, and tactics — while chronically underinvesting in the people who command the precincts, run the districts, and set the tone on the street. And they make a compelling argument: put the right leader in the right place, and the numbers move. If you lead a police agency — or want to — this conversation is for you.

What if one of the deadliest threats to Americans today isn't a traditional war, but a mass poisoning orchestrated by a criminal empire as sophisticated as a Fortune 50 company? In this episode of Future Policing, former DHS official and cyber expert Jake Braun reveals how the Sinaloa Cartel has weaponized drones, the dark web, and cryptocurrency to flood our streets with lethal counterfeit pills. Forget the old "kingpin" strategies of the past — Braun explains why we must treat this crisis like a counter-terrorism operation, utilizing AI and next-generation technology to dismantle the digital infrastructure of a global monster. The front lines of modern policing have moved from the street corner to your teenager’s smartphone, and the stakes have never been higher. Book by Jake Braun: “Fentanyl: Fighting the Mass Poisoning of America and the Cartel Behind It.” Amazon link: https://a.co/d/05iufEX4

The following dramatized account is inspired by a real incident in which an American police officer was assaulted during a so-called “routine call.” Drawing on information from the National Policing Institute’s Law Enforcement Officer Near-Miss project, this serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of complacency in policing. It also highlights how artificial intelligence can be a valuable training tool for police officers. The voices featured in this episode were generated using AI technologies developed by Eleven Labs and Google using Notebook LM. The National Policing Institute's LEO Near Miss Reporting System can be found at https://www.leonearmiss.org/

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In this episode, Dr. Jarrett Blaustein, an Australian policing researcher, discusses the impact of extreme weather events on policing. He explains that these events, such as wildfires and floods, are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change. Blaustein also discusses the importance of adaptability for police organizations to effectively respond to these disasters and fulfill their core responsibilities. While some police leaders are becoming more aware of the need to prepare for these events, it is not yet considered a core characteristic of policing.