The Quiet Professional

Original Recording Date: 2023AUG16.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Phil's story. Infantry Postings and deployments. Home and away. Investigations in the Forces. Military jail. Right-wing extremism / Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs / veteran clubs. Leaders and followers. Optics and presence. Retired memb...

Original Recording Date: 2023AUG16.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Laura's story. Listen and learn as people surprise you everyday. Social support services - the good, the bad, and the gripes. Talk about the jobs - criminology to policing. Finally an interesting conversation about paperwork. Pub...

Original Recording Date: 2023JUL11.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: More on John's story. Writing the Marksmanship books. How to build training. Characteristics of a patrol rifle target. Dynamic Non-cooperative Robust Restricted Sniper myths busted. Fitness standards. Tools of the trade and the f...

Original Recording Date: 2023JUL11.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Lorna's story. Lack of Canadian research. Networking and collaborating. Evidence based policing - the what and why. What the data says and communicating the findings! All about the Missing Persons Research Hub. Police response to...

Original Recording Date: 2023AUG08.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Raquel's story. Brining people together and what not to do. Inspirational ones. Females, party attraction, politics. Party dynamics. Divisiveness.  The future of the RCMP. Scope of work. Foreign influence and education. ----more-...

Original Recording Date: 2023JUL11.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Mike's story. A life of service. How fast things happen. Officer Involved Shooting. Tidal wave of processes / more than held to account. Problems from w/in the service. Lessons for management. A cog in the machine. Handling PTSI...

Original Recording Date: 2023JUL07.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Alan's story. Street proofing martial arts – from the dojo to the street. National standards mean variations. Holding vs. controlling, pain compliance, and what it all means. More to martial arts then meets the eye. The time and...

Original Recording Date: 2023JUL20.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Big city issues. Budgets, council, efficiency and accountability. Return on investment. Bail C-75 and soft on offender policies. Violence and disorder. Continued pressure / full court press. Who should lead the response? Partners...

Original Recording Date: 2023JUL11.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Alan's story. Canadian concerns. Intel and police, their roles and responsibilities. Canada, the soft-under belly of the US? Foreign agent registry. Journalism and leaks. Terrorism in Canada. ATNOH's role! ----more---- REFERENCES...

Original Recording Date: 2023JUN21.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Irvin's story. Victim's wants, needs, and rights. Prevention of violence. The role of LEOs. Violence Reduction Office. How to measure prevention. The Science and Secrets of Ending Violent Crime. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCE...

Vigilant Media Inc. Original Recording Date: 2023JUN13.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: State of the USA. Canadian and American comparables. Innovation in retention and recruitment. A LEO's reality. Use of force, service levels, stats. Fixing our house while changing outside opinions. Accountabil...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAY17.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Scott's story. National security and trans-national crime. Politics within law enforcement. The seriousness of intelligence and its proper meaning. Putting matters in perspective. Public's awareness of illicit activities! Hybrid...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAY17.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Sachin's story. The adventure of life. Athletics. Family dynamics. Canada Border Services Agency - on the front lines. Mental health and methods for dealing with it. Helping others. Honour House Society. Increasing challenges. Se...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAY12.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated.  ----more---- TOPICS: Derrick's story. The creative writer. Dealing with race relations. The way of the rifle. Snipercraft company and Sniperweek! Better practices, bettering self. Military / Police / Competition shooting. Setting the standard. Tacti...

Original Recording Date: 2023APR24.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. NOTE: Listen to this episode in conjunction with Neil Jackson's episode on TQP. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/17RpkKF8OhVWAd7bpc9vzc?si=BWLtJi93TWO4Yd_9zSDW8Q Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2e26-diagnosis-addiction-solution...

Original Recording Date: 2023APR23.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Fidel's story. Culture and lifestyle. History lessons. Geopolitics of Africa. Importance of security and stability. Africa's offering to the world. East and West influence. Who is moving in the right direction? ----more---- REFER...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAY18.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Tim's story. Engineer to municipal politics. Election process. Divisiveness in politics. All you wanted to know about the COE Insight surveys! Open drug use and violence, on the streets and in transit. How to make change. Public...

Original Recording Date: 2023APR04.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Mark's story. Police culture and mental health. Finding purpose and meaning in team. Emotional pain. Preparing the police mind. Lethal force psychology. Necessity of stressful training and the fight. Police reform. ----more---- R...

Original Recording Date: 2023APR04.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Doug's story. Inside the gangster mind. The company you keep. No honour among thieves. Relationship of cops and gangsters. Gang expertise and book appearances. Bail with violent offenders.. Odd Squad work. Realism. ----more---- R...

Original Recording Date: 2023APR03.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. EXPLICIT content. ----more---- TOPICS: Chris' story. Family dynamics. Race and sexuality. US Army. Muslims. Trauma. Ku Klux Klan. Welcome. Work. The exit. Parents For Peace. Helping, guiding others out of extremism. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCE...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAR17.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Derrick's story. Family and the law. #factsnotfeelings. Black in America. The Black Sanctuary. BLM - help or hinderance? Educating people on policing. Author of The Police and Me. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Important Li...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAR10.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Neil's story. The path through diagnosis. Pain killers. Developing the solution. Legalities - Patents, Competition, . Winning the fight against Cancer. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Important Links: Fen Block: End Fentanyl...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAR08. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Corey's story. Military service. Homelessness experience. Policing in Australia. From training to Inspector. Police college vs. hands-on experience. Innovation and thinking outside the box. TED Talks. ----more---- REFERENCES / RES...

Original Recording Date: 2023APR04. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. Thanks to Matt Waterman of The True Blue podcast for setting up this joint episode! Give it a listen and learn about our fellow Canadian officers. ----more---- TOPICS: Introduction to the podcasts. Start and purpose. Police culture. Rhetoric, media. What's next? ----more---- REFERENCE...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAR06. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: John's story. S.F. before it was cool. Military to civilian transition. Instructor duties. Nerding out on gun stuff and ballistics. Why didn't they shoot it out of his hand? DVD found here: products (americansniper.org) . Flash re...