The Dark History of Freaknik and Law Enforcement's Goal to Stop the Party. Freaknik was an annual spring break event in Atlanta, Georgia, from the mid-1980s until the late 1990s. The event began as a small gathering of college students and quickly grew into a massive party that attracted people from all over the country. In 2024 the Freaknik partie…

Diddy is just the latest in a long line of musical abusers, footage of rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassandra Ventura in a hotel in 2016. Brings back the horrifying stories between the late Tina Turner and Ike Turner. It's easy how entertainers like “Diddy” and others have forgotten the images in 2009 between Rihanna and…

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation that designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in many planned events that honor those who have paid the ultima…

Join the Co-host Chiefs live on Thursday at 6PM CST. As they discuss Policing in the United States faces a serious public relations problem. There is a lack of trust between the police and the public resulting in poor police community relations. Law enforcement agencies need to find ways to engage with the communities they serve that show the polic…

Join the Co-host Chiefs on Thursday at 6PM CST. As they discuss the recent shooting in Chicago. Where four plainclothes officers in 41 seconds shot 96 rounds. The nearly 100 bullets, killing the 26-year-old, continue to stir up heated debate and question marks over the use of force by law enforcement. After being pulled over on March 21 by plainclo…

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Join the Co-host Chiefs on Thursday at 6PM CST. With their guests, Helenia C. Valencino, with Aunt -Mom Basic Tribe Foundation along with guest Mashona Jackson. They discuss sex trafficking and how drugs can play a role. Traffickers may exploit individuals' existing opioid use or other SUDs to coerce them into sex trafficking, or they may facilitat…

oin the Co-host Chiefs on Thursday at 6PM CST. With their guest Chief Sheryl Victorian With the Waco, Texas Police Department. March is Women’s History Month. It’s a time to celebrate women’s contributions to history in policing, Chief Victorian has an amazing career in law enforcement. She is a native Texan and a 29-year law enforcement profession…

Join the Co-host Chiefs on Thursday at 6PM CST. As they discuss is there a way forward a conversation about policing and crime in America? The year 2020 was clearly an extremely challenging time for communities and law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. High-profile use-of-force incidents led to days of protests, civil unrest, and, …

Join the Co-host Chiefs on Thursday at 6PM CST. With their guests Tim and Jessica Smith with Cover 6 Counseling in Norman, Oklahoma. As they discuss Surviving a First Responders Marriage. A strong support network is critical for first responders to maintain good mental health. Spouses/partners play a key role in this. Spouses are likely to notice e…

We will look at several incidents where alleged police misconduct occurred, that terrorized the black community in a small community in Alabama where police officers often seized and arrested men and women for simple traffic violations. Often officers are rehired by other agencies who do very little background checks. Should state police certificat…

oin the Co-host Chiefs on Thursday at 6PM CST. Streaming live on Facebook Live and YouTube. As they discuss another Black History Month Topic. In the aftermath of protests of George Floyd’s murder by a police officer in 2020, many agencies hired Black chiefs for the first time. Of the country’s 50 largest police departments, 26 were led by Black po…

Tune in tonight at 6PM CST as we continue our Black History Month Podcast with our guests Boley, Oklahoma Police Chief Rollins, and Maud, Oklahoma Police Chief Brawner. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youandthelaw/support

Join the Co-host Chiefs on Thursday at 6 PM.CST With their guest Retired Assistant Chief of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Jonni Redick as they discuss Finding Your Voice in Law Enforcement. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youandthelaw/support

We kick off our Black History Month on You & The Law as we discuss Silencing The History of Policing In America. Since the civil rights movement and recent events of police brutality is history been repeated or is there silence in law enforcement about the long history of racism and brutality? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co…

The extent and scope of this travesty and utter disregard for human life is still largely being kept under wraps. However, what has been reported thus far is chilling. The gravesites of the 215 bodies are identifiable only by a number and a metal rod. The bodies were not embalmed, given coffins, or properly buried. The graves were dug by inmates, a…

An Unprecedented Surge in Future Youth Crime was Predicted decades ago. Join us tonight at 6 PM.CST streaming live on Facebook Live and YouTube. As we discuss is there a solution to preventing juvenile crime? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youandthelaw/support

In a lesser-known part of his March on Washington speech, Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed, “We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.” Many people, upon hearing this, might assume that King was simply referring to the violence wreaked by the police department in Birmingham, Alabam…

What Can The Public Expect From Law Enforcement in 2024, after another troubling year in policing, Many communities are left wondering what the will police do in 2024 to improve their partnership with their citizens. Tune in and join the conversation with the Co-host Chiefs. As they discuss What Can The Public Expect From Law Enforcement In 2024. -…

Some experts stress that more training won't eradicate police violence if we look back at some of the high-profile police encounters that turned deadly like George Floyd, and Michael Brown, where Daunte Wright's killing is about more than Kim Potter's use of a gun instead of a Taser it’s about the nation's violent policing system, experts say. Join…

There are many myths surrounding traffic tickets and the refusal to sign a citation that is spread by word of mouth. Have you ever heard that signing a traffic ticket means you are admitting guilt? Join the cohost Chiefs this Wednesday live at 6PM CST. As they discuss a recent minor traffic accident in Atlanta, Georgia where a police officer invest…

WHAT IS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING IN POLICING It is the ability to use awareness of one’s own emotions and those of others to manage interactions successfully. It ensures clear communication and effective handling of conflict. However, most in law enforcement understand that social intelligence is a primary skill associated with the developme…

SHOW TOPIC: Is There Bias In Police Investigation Join You And The Law Podcast on Thursday at 6PM CST. Streaming Live on Facebook Live with the cohost Chiefs and this week’s guest you have seen him on the A&E first 48 Retired Tulsa Police Department Homicide Detective Dave Walker. After 36 years in the Tulsa Police Department and becoming one of th…

Join You And The Law Podcast on Thursday at 6PM CST. Streaming Live on Facebook live as the cohost Chiefs discuss human trafficking. It's not just a labor problem, it’s a hidden problem. Human trafficking happens in almost every country around the world, including the United States. Traffickers represent every social, ethnic, and racial group. Traf…

How and why did it take a police department In Jackson, Mississippi from March to August to identify, and notify the family of a man who was struck by a police vehicle? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youandthelaw/support

Understanding the Significance of Community Outreach Programs is key for communities and law enforcement to work together to create successful programs that will benefit those who need those services and programs. Why did it take the killing of George Floyd to spark an American Uprising and communities and organizations across the United States to …

Join the cohost Chiefs live on Thursday at 6 pm CST. streaming live on Facebook Live. As they take a look into the 2019 death of old Elijah McClain, in Aurora, Colorado a 23-year-old Black man who died after being stopped by police in a Denver suburb, who was walking home after going to the store. When he was restrained and injected with ketamine. …

The position of a police chief has always been a demanding job. A police chief must know how to run a complex organization, in many cases a very large organization. Chiefs must have strong leadership skills and a vision for meeting the needs of the community. And the stakes are high because police have unique power and authority over people. The co…

Join the cohost chiefs this Thursday at 6 PM.CST. Along with their guest Major Anthony April with the Alaska State Patrol. He is the Alaska State Troopers Deputy Director of Operations. April made history on February 24, 2022, as the first Alaskan to be invited to speak at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Join us as we talk about b…

In the Blink of an Eye, unnecessary encounters by police officers happen all too often. In a recent encounter in Birmingham, Alabama. Listen to the audio clip where after a local high school football game, police ordered a band director to stop playing. Join the Cohost Chiefs tonight at 6 p.m. CST, as they discuss this and many other questionable e…

He is believed to be one of the earliest African Americans to receive a commission as a deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River. Reeves worked for thirty-two years as a deputy marshal in the Indian Territory. He was the only deputy to begin with Parker's court and work until Oklahoma statehood in 1907. Join us this Thursday at 6PM CST. Wi…

We’ll never know what Philando Castile was feeling when the police lights first flashed across his rearview mirror in a suburb city of Minneapolis, Minnesota on a summer evening in 2016. But we can be reasonably certain that he wasn’t feeling surprised. The traffic stop commonly known as a pretextual traffic stop for a broken taillight that precipi…

Kids are still an afterthought in reforms championed by lawmakers and pushed by police departments. But in case after case, children as young as 6 have been treated harshly even brutally by police officers. The recent viral video of a 10-year-old being handcuffed for peeing behind his mother’s car by a Mississippi police officer. Has again raised m…

Show Topic: ‘Goon Squad’ of law officers Over the past decade, there have been many disturbing encounters between police and the black community. Where officers have used excessive force on unarmed African Americans. The death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died three days after being beaten in a traffic stop in early January by five Black Police…

Join the Cohost Chiefs Retired Police Chief Keith Humphrey and Chief Virgil Green. Thursday at 6 PM CST. Streaming live on Facebook Live from the 51st Annual The National Black Police Association in Nashville, TN. Join the Cohost Chiefs as they talk with members of the NBPA during the conference. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…

Join the Co-host Chiefs, retired police Chief Keith Humphrey and Chief Virgil Green, and their guest Pastor Matt Porter with Victory Family Church in Newcastle, Oklahoma. As they discuss when white parents have "the talk" with their black children. Pastor Porter and his wife are parents of two black boys. Pastor Porter shares. It is subtle, but a p…

More police departments are looking at developing “alternative” or “co-response” programs to minimize or eliminate the role of police officers responding to nonviolent 911 calls. Many critics and some police unions have criticized police leaders for taking alternative responses. Tune in Thursday at 6pm CST. Streaming live on Facebook, with co-hosts…

Join us for another informative topic tonight at 6 PM.CST streaming live on Facebook Live with your Co-hosts Chiefs. As they discuss the Embedded Culture of Policing. Why is the culture of Policing so hard to change? They will discuss several recent police use of force incidents like the incident with a LA County Sheriff Deputy throwing an elderly …

Join the Co-hosts Chiefs along with their guest Bob Scales CEO of Police Strategies LLC an expert regarding police departments that find themselves coming under a DOJ consent decrees. How effective are consent decrees in monitoring police departments? efforts to reform their agencies. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…

It’s no secret that law enforcement is a demanding profession. Long hours and high-stress situations can easily lead to burnout. Just like there is no way to predict the situations each officer will face each day. Join the Chiefs and their guest as they discuss recognizing when it's time to leave the profession. Tune in Thursday at 6pm CST. Streami…

Show Topic: Juneteenth A Celebration Of Freedom Join the Cohosts Chiefs for another episode of You And The Law Podcast as they discuss Juneteenth the Celebration of Freedom. Where Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized …

Show Topic: PART 2 FAMILIES IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE Derek Olivier, an Arkansas Baptist College student, was shot and killed in September 2012 near the campus while helping a group with car trouble. The case is still unsolved. He left his Louisiana life as a star high school football player and brought his talents to Arkansas Baptist University in …

There are nearly 300 million firearms in the US, almost as many guns as there are people. It is the most heavily armed country per capita in the world. In this episode of You And The Law Podcast the cohosts chiefs retired police chief Keith Humphrey, and Chief Virgil Green will look at it. Guns, culture, and crime in the US, we look at why the deba…

Show Topic: THE BLUE WALL OF SILENCE Recently former President Donald Trump called the black police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt a ‘thug’ during a CNN town hall. In addition, he falsely said that the officer bragged about killing Babbitt. Since his interview, there has been total silence from the police community to come out and denounce the form…

Show Topic: The Value of Citizen Police Academies The relationship between the community and the police has always been an uneasy one. In an otherwise “free” society, law enforcement officers are perceived to have a great deal of power, and our day-to-day job is largely misunderstood. Join the cohost Chief’s retired police chief Keith Humphrey and …

SHOW TOPIC: WHAT'S THE GOAL OF POLICE REFORM Join in live this Thursday at 6:00 pm CST. Live on Facebook with the Co-host Chiefs retired police chief Keith Humphrey and Chief Virgil Green. As they discuss police reform after the murder of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer that touched off months of demonstrations against police bru…

Join in live this Thursday at 6:00pm CST. Live on Facebook with the Co-host Chiefs retired police chief Keith Humphrey and Chief Virgil Green. As they discuss police reform after the murder of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer that touched off months of demonstrations against police brutality, a U.S. public opinion survey suggests …

SHOW TOPIC: THE 60-SECOND RULE Join in live this Thursday at 6:00pm CST. Live on Facebook with the Co-host Chiefs retired police chief Keith Humphrey and Chief Virgil Green. And their guest Tyrone Terrell president of the African American Leadership Council (AALC) representing over 30 African American organizations and over 55 members in St. Paul a…

In this week's episode of You and the Law Podcast Show, the co-hosts Chiefs discuss Stop And Identify. What are citizens' rights when they are stopped by a police officer if they are walking where no crime has been committed? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youandthelaw/support…

Join us for our final episode of Women's History Month with the Co-hosts Chiefs and this week's guest Ret. Fayetteville, North Carolina Police Chief Gina Hawkins, and Ret, Deputy Assistant Director U.S. Secret Service and Past National President Lynda Williams along with Chief Sabrina Naulings with San Jacinto College Police Department. --- Support…