Precinct 444: The National Law Enforcement Museum Podcast

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the role of police has expanded to include the enforcement of public-health safety regulations in congruence with local, state, and federal law. With citizens of their jurisdictions eager to escape quarantine and return to normal life, this has been a challenge. The tragedy and scope of COVID-19 has shown its face in astronomical death tolls and extreme per...

From 1979 to 2001, FBI Special Agent Robert Hanssen devised his place in history as one of the most devastating double agents in the Bureau’s history before he was ultimately arrested and sentenced to 15 consecutive life sentences. On today’s episode of Law and Disorder, we will dive into this case and the internal FBI investigation that brought him to justice.  https://nleomf.org/museum/precinct-...

Washington, DC, is home to roughly 27 Law Enforcement agencies with overlapping jurisdictions, which often require cross-agency collaboration to solve the nearly 34,000 crimes that occur in the district each year. Processing much of this evidence requires the expertise of trained scientists, and that is where the DC Department of Forensic Science (DFS) plays a crucial role. Known as “The People’s...

Washington, DC, is home to roughly 27 Law Enforcement agencies with overlapping jurisdictions, which often require cross-agency collaboration to solve the nearly 34,000 crimes that occur in the district each year. Processing much of this evidence requires the expertise of trained scientists, and that is where the DC Department of Forensic Science (DFS) plays a crucial role. Known as “The People’s...

Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino was the first Italian-born officer in the NYPD and boasted a successful 25-year career busting organized crime with his Italian Squad. But his career – and his life – was cut short when he was sent on a fateful secret mission to Sicily and was assassinated on his way to meet an informant. On today’s episode of Law and Disorder, we are diving into the assassination of Li...

On today’s episode of Icons, we will introduce you to an iconic figure in Law Enforcement History. Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino was an Italian Immigrant who broke barriers in the New York Police Department in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Petrosino was a talented and determined investigator who set his sights on eliminating organized crime in Manhattan’s Little Italy. While Petrosino was...

The National Law Enforcement Museum at the Washington Hilton Hotel held a discussion about the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981, by John Hinckley, Jr. President Reagan was only a few months into his presidency when he spoke to representatives from the AFL-CIO at the Hilton Hotel. As he was leaving the building, he waved to the crowds of people, and then a shot r...

When violent crime occurs, both law enforcement and the general public often find themselves asking “what kind of person could do something like this?” The practice of criminal psychology exists to answer this question and in 1972, the FBI developed what is now the Behavioral Analysis Unit to study the motivations of violent offenders and recognize behavioral patterns between violent offenders to...

The National Law Enforcement Museum at the Washington Hilton Hotel held a discussion about the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981, by John Hinckley, Jr. President Reagan was only a few months into his presidency when he spoke to representatives from the AFL-CIO at the Hilton Hotel. As he was leaving the building, he waved to the crowds of people, and then a shot r...

Improvements in law enforcement technology can save lives, protect officers, and make operations more efficient, but how do we ensure technological advancements are deployed successfully? Precinct 444 revisits this conversation from June 29, 2022, featuring several experts in various fields of technology utilized by the law enforcement profession. This conversation considered the effectiveness of...

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), collects and analyzes fatal law enforcement crash data to track any emerging trends and to provide timely safety recommendations to the field. On this episode of Lifeline, Nick Breul, the Senior Project Manager for the department of Officer Safety and Wellness here a...

Similar to previous episodes of Icons, this episode will also feature two volunteers and law enforcement professionals. Kevin Fornshill proudly served in the United States Park Police for 24 years; he is the featured guest for this episode, and interviewing him as the guest host is his wife, Renee, who also has a background in law enforcement. Kevin talks about how his law enforcement career began...

Improvements in law enforcement technology can save lives, protect officers, and make operations more efficient, but how do we ensure technological advancements are deployed successfully? Precinct 444 revisits this conversation from June 29, 2022, featuring several experts in various fields of technology utilized by the law enforcement profession. This conversation considered the effectiveness of...

For the last century, fingerprints have been a cornerstone of identification in our criminal justice system and other criminal justice systems around the globe. But did you ever wonder how that came to be? On today’s episode of Law and Disorder, we are going to explore the history of fingerprint identification and identify its merits within forensic science. The National Law Enforcement Museum has...

Improvements in law enforcement technology can save lives, protect officers, and make operations more efficient, but how do we ensure technological advancements are deployed successfully? Precinct 444 revisits this conversation from June 29, 2022, featuring several experts in various fields of technology utilized by the law enforcement profession. This conversation considered the effectiveness of...

Precinct 444 presents: Pride Behind the Badge: Hear Their Stories series to share the experiences, challenges, and motivations of LGBTQIA+ law enforcement professionals.  This exclusive series is in conjunction with the Pride Behind the Badge digital exhibit, published today, and a companion program, airing live on YouTube Wednesday, June 28th at 2 pm. Episode one of this series begins with Greg M...

Precinct 444 presents: Pride Behind the Badge: Hear Their Stories series to share the experiences, challenges, and motivations of LGBTQIA+ law enforcement professionals.  This exclusive series is in conjunction with the Pride Behind the Badge digital exhibit, published today, and a companion program, airing live on YouTube Wednesday, June 28th at 2 pm.  from LGBTQIA+ law enforcement professionals...

Precinct 444 presents: Pride Behind the Badge: Hear Their Stories series to share the experiences, challenges, and motivations of LGBTQIA+ law enforcement professionals.  This exclusive series is in conjunction with the Pride Behind the Badge digital exhibit, published today, and a companion program, airing live on YouTube Wednesday, June 28th at 2 pm.  from LGBTQIA+ law enforcement professionals...

Precinct 444 presents: Pride Behind the Badge: Hear Their Stories series to share the experiences, challenges, and motivations of LGBTQIA+ law enforcement professionals.  This exclusive series is in conjunction with the Pride Behind the Badge digital exhibit, published today, and a companion program, airing live on YouTube Wednesday, June 28th at 2 pm.  from LGBTQIA+ law enforcement professionals...

Precinct 444 presents: Pride Behind the Badge: Hear Their Stories series to share the experiences, challenges, and motivations of LGBTQIA+ law enforcement professionals.  This exclusive series is in conjunction with the Pride Behind the Badge digital exhibit, published today, and a companion program, airing live on YouTube Wednesday, June 28th at 2 pm.  from LGBTQIA+ law enforcement professionals...

On October 7, 1998, 21-year-old University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was the victim of one of the most notorious anti-gay hate crimes to occur in the United States. In the years since his murder, his story has sparked conversation about hate crime legislation in the United States and led to the passage of the first federal hate crime law to include crimes instigated by an individual'...

“When you connect with the community on a human level, they appreciate and start to trust you.” - Chief Fabienne Brooks, ret. Originally streamed on August 10, 2020, “Spotlight on Law Enforcement Anti-Bias Programs” features several high-profile guests to share their thoughts and experiences regarding the effectiveness and successes of national anti-bias programs adopted into various law enforceme...

The racially motivated murder of James Byrd, Jr. in the small Texas town of Jasper on June 7, 1998, sent a shockwave across the United States and internationally. Jasper has that quaint southern, small-town feel, and when news broke about James’ death, it seemed to have reversed everything its citizens had worked so hard to protect.  On this episode of Law and Disorder, Anna unravels this 25-year-...

“How you define it, determines how you approach it.” - Dr. Tracie Keesee Originally streamed on August 10, 2020, “Spotlight on Law Enforcement Anti-Bias Programs” features several high-profile guests to share their thoughts and experiences regarding the effectiveness and successes of national anti-bias programs adopted into various law enforcement agencies. The discussion focuses on implementing t...

This Encore series of “Reflections on the 2010 West Memphis Shooting with Sheriff Mike Neal” concludes with part 2, when Sheriff Neal provides even more details about his experience on that fateful day, including what it was like knowing the other officers had his back at the scene. He talks about his training and what it’s like to be Sheriff in Monroe County, Arkansas. There is a Q&A at the e...