Critical issues in policing in 2021

On the annual year-end episode of Policing Matters, host Jim Dudley is joined by fellow Police1 columnist, criminal justice professor and former law enforcement officer Janay Gasparini, Ph.D.

During this special episode, Jim and Janay discuss some of the biggest issues law enforcement faced in 2021, including:

• COVID-19 vaccination mandates
• Women in policing
• Recruitment and retention
• Officer support systems
• Active bystandership in law enforcement
• Evolving police defensive tactics training  
• Opioid epidemic
• Procedural justice
• Use of force