National Police Association Podcast #88 with John Harris, Chief of the Yankton, South Dakota Police Department
National Police Association Podcast #88 with John Harris, Chief of the Yankton, South Dakota Police Department
QUOTES
04:34 "It's not so much that we can't get people to apply, it's we can't get the quality of people, the ones that we really want that have come in. And we're trying to do everything we can in our recruiting and retention of people."
07:44 "We do not want the rogue cop in our departments. We don't want anything to do with them and when we find them, we do everything we can to get rid of them as well. But the problem is the public is terribly stereotyping."
08:34 "They reflect on every single one of us. They tarnish our badge so we don't want them to be part of what we are because we actually are out there proud of what we do. And so we get rid of those people as quickly as we can."
19:19 "Tell them what they want to do and why and create that communication environment as a positive rather than a negative event."
20:01 "We support them when they're right. We don't actually throw them to the wolves just to make the public happy. We communicate with the public and why."
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, Sgt. Betsy Smith interviews John Harris, Chief of the Yankton, South Dakota Police Department. A variety of issues affect police work in big and small cities. From the lack of prosecution, to the lack of qualified police candidates, to the crisis at the southern border, upholding the commitment to the constitution has become much more challenging than ever before. Humanizing the badge has become critical in educating people about the humanity of cops and the role of citizens in policing their own communities too.
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HIGHLIGHTS
01:05 Lack in prosecution has kicked up violent crime rates
04:07 Recruiting qualified candidates and removing rogue cops
09:11 Decentralized policing and the crisis at the border
12:58 Deadly force training and the Citizen Police Academy
16:27 Getting community support and supporting cops when they're right
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