Quotes
06:14 "Chicago has seen a significant increase in crime, I mean our homicide rates are out the windows. Different crimes, violent crimes, it's getting worse day by day. I'm finding that the crime rate has snowballed more so when they started talking about defunding the police."
08:10 "We found out that detectives were being pulled off of their cases that needed to be solved to work some of the crimes in the city, in different parts, just because they needed coverage. So now they're seeing that people are being pulled from what they should be doing and putting to places that should've never been missing manpower."
12:58 "This is why we are intimate with the families because we really need them to trust not just in the process that we're doing, but also the law enforcement piece because a lot of people that come to us, the cops didn't do anything (...), but it takes some time for the families to understand there's a process."
18:39 "Not only is law enforcement asking for help, but the people are also asking for help. They're not even asking, or at this point, it's either begging for help and we need that help. We really would like it if the administration in the city of Chicago would listen to their constituents and do something."
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, Sgt Betsy interviews Lisette Guillen, Executive Director of The Whole Truth Project and Host of 'Case Files: Chicago'. Lisette is part of a movement and a program that aims to support police officers and bring educational pieces about the justice system to the community. Amidst the continuing crisis in law enforcement, she encourages people to stop blaming the police.
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HIGHLIGHTS
01:01 About 'The Whole Truth Project'
09:52 About 'Case Files: Chicago'
17:55 The answer to stopping Chicago's gang violence
20:09 Where to find out more about 'The Whole Truth Project' and 'Case Files: Chicago'
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