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Mike Dowd A Cop’s Life of Hypocrisy
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Mike DowdA Cop’s Life of Hypocrisy
Featured in the award winning Netflix documentary, The 75, the former NYC police officer, Mike Dowd, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. He was involved with police corruption, as well as stealing money and dealing drugs on the streets of Brooklyn, in the early 80’s. When he was released, he went on to public speaking in universities, and workplace establishments to talk about corruption, policing, deviance and more.
This is his revealing story and journey including how prison helped change him, and how he’s helping the world today.
Focus: The Inner struggles police officers faceHaving empathy for this careerNew ways of being to be solutions for change
Mike D:“I wanted to be a good cop.”“Every officer is on the edge of committing a crime every time he does something.”“As a cop, you kind of have to be a sociopath.”
Nora: Do you think you were properly trained how to shut down when you came home?
Mike D: I don’t think there’s any training for that…You begin to accept it as normal, you don’t look at things as being traumatic, it just becomes a part of your being.
42 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on January 09, 2020 01:13 (). Last successful fetch was on October 09, 2019 12:37 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 240191158 series 1385867
Mike DowdA Cop’s Life of Hypocrisy
Featured in the award winning Netflix documentary, The 75, the former NYC police officer, Mike Dowd, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. He was involved with police corruption, as well as stealing money and dealing drugs on the streets of Brooklyn, in the early 80’s. When he was released, he went on to public speaking in universities, and workplace establishments to talk about corruption, policing, deviance and more.
This is his revealing story and journey including how prison helped change him, and how he’s helping the world today.
Focus: The Inner struggles police officers faceHaving empathy for this careerNew ways of being to be solutions for change
Mike D:“I wanted to be a good cop.”“Every officer is on the edge of committing a crime every time he does something.”“As a cop, you kind of have to be a sociopath.”
Nora: Do you think you were properly trained how to shut down when you came home?
Mike D: I don’t think there’s any training for that…You begin to accept it as normal, you don’t look at things as being traumatic, it just becomes a part of your being.
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