The CopDoc Podcast: Aiming for Excellence in Leadership

Maureen McGough (Mc-Goff) is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Policing Project, a non-profit organization, at New York University Law School.  At the Policing Project Maureen (Mo) oversees national efforts to improve accountability and transparency in policing.  She joined the Policing Project after working with the National Police Foundation, where she led the non-profit’s research, training, and technical assistance efforts as Director of National Programs.Prior to joining the National Police Foundation, Maureen spent a decade with the federal government in various roles with the US Department of Justice and the US Department of State. She served as Senior Policy Advisor to the Director of the National Institute of Justice – the USDOJ’s research, development, and evaluation agency – where she led agency efforts to advance evidence-based policing, improve the representation of women in policing, and implement systems-level criminal justice reform initiatives. Additional federal experience includes serving as counsel on terrorism prevention to the Deputy Attorney General, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and coordinator for federal AIDS relief efforts through the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda.Maureen is a member of the FBI’s Law Enforcement Education and Training Council, an executive board member for the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, and is a recent public leadership executive fellow with the Brookings Institute.  Maureen is an attorney and earned her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.Update:  Maureen has become the Executive Director for the EPPS at the University of South Carolina School of Law. Hey there! Send us a message. Who else should we be talking to? What topics are important? Use FanMail to connect! Let us know!Contact us: copdoc.podcast@gmail.com Website: www.copdocpodcast.comIf you'd like to arrange for facilitated training, or consulting, or talk about steps you might take to improve your leadership and help in your quest for promotion, contact Steve at stephen.morreale@gmail.com

Dr. Dave Lambert is a retired Lieutenant from the Massachusetts State Police.  He is now the Associate Dean for the Justice System Training and Research Institute (JTSRI) at Roger Williams University, School of Justice Studies.  JSTRI provides training, and technical assistance,  collaborating on research projects.  The Command Series focuses on first-line supervisors, mid-managers, and executives from police, corrections, and probation agencies throughout New England.  While with the MSP, Dave served with the State Fire Marshal's Office, the Commonwealth Fusion Center, and in planning and research at MSP HQ.   We talked about the wide range of issues and positive developments with projects created by police agencies to improve services and collaborative community action to address social issues.  Hey there! Send us a message. Who else should we be talking to? What topics are important? Use FanMail to connect! Let us know!Contact us: copdoc.podcast@gmail.com Website: www.copdocpodcast.comIf you'd like to arrange for facilitated training, or consulting, or talk about steps you might take to improve your leadership and help in your quest for promotion, contact Steve at stephen.morreale@gmail.com

Dr. Shane Kilcommins was the Head of the School of Law at the University of Limerick (UL).  Previously a professor at University College Cork, Shane now serves as the Executive Dean of Faculty Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at UL. Dr. Kilcommins was instrumental in the relationship between the University of Limerick and the Garda College.  UL is responsible to accredit training modules for college credit. UL has accredited courses on Serious Crimes Investigations, Criminal Assets, and Human Rights.   Hey there! Send us a message. Who else should we be talking to? What topics are important? Use FanMail to connect! Let us know!Contact us: copdoc.podcast@gmail.com Website: www.copdocpodcast.comIf you'd like to arrange for facilitated training, or consulting, or talk about steps you might take to improve your leadership and help in your quest for promotion, contact Steve at stephen.morreale@gmail.com

Dr. Michael Roberto, Professor at Bryant University, discusses leadership, decision-making, and policing in this episode. Topics include adapting to tough decisions, the perception of policing, the importance of feedback, views on policing in America, motivating public sector employees, and reflections on flawed leaders.

Carmen Best is a U.S. Army veteran and a long-term officer and executive with the Seattle Police Department.  She worked in a number of positions, rising to become the first African- American police chief in Seattle.  Carmen worked to reform the police deptrtment under a Consent Decree and was involved in the response during the protesting and rioting follwoing the outrage from the George Floyd death in Minneapolis. We spoke about She is the author of Blck in BlueHey there! Send us a message. Who else should we be talking to? What topics are important? Use FanMail to connect! Let us know!Contact us: copdoc.podcast@gmail.com Website: www.copdocpodcast.comIf you'd like to arrange for facilitated training, or consulting, or talk about steps you might take to improve your leadership and help in your quest for promotion, contact Steve at stephen.morreale@gmail.com

Dr. Susanne Knabe-Nicol is a  police psychologist in the UK.  She is a lecturer at Middlesex University in London and the founder of the Poice Science Dr. She worked in policing for 10 years and has focused on translating research into digestible articles and videos so that the policing profession can make use of existing research, which is normally written in a dense manner. Synthesizing concepts, ideas and findings is her passion, allowing for potential utilization for police services.  Susanne often provides training programs, utilizing podcast and video streaming approaches.   We talked about the state of policing today, the value of research and areas to look for improvement. Hey there! Send us a message. Who else should we be talking to? What topics are important? Use FanMail to connect! Let us know!Contact us: copdoc.podcast@gmail.com Website: www.copdocpodcast.comIf you'd like to arrange for facilitated training, or consulting, or talk about steps you might take to improve your leadership and help in your quest for promotion, contact Steve at stephen.morreale@gmail.com

Sam Thiara is a leadership lecturer and leader coach affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Sam is a writer and blogger, with a passion to inspire and motivate others in their personal and professional development through his many adventures and reflections on life’s journey.Since 2004, Sam began as a lecturer at the Beedie School of Business and Fraser International College at Simon Fraser University. Sam created a conversation skills workshop series to help students on their soft skills as this is vitally important to help international students transition.In 2011, Sam delivered a TEDx talk about ‘Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary.’ This led to a published book on personal storytelling and helping the reader build their story-voice.Sam completed his master’s degree in Leadership Studies at the University of Exeter in England, a double major in Business Administration and Political Science from SFU, completed a certificate in Life Coaching from Cambridge University, a community leadership program through Leadership Vancouver, a Human Resources certificate from BCIT, and adult education certification with Vancouver Community College.Sam consistently strives to discover the extraordinary in the ordinary and his journey is documented at Sams50-50.com. His favorite saying and what he lives by: “Everyone’s life is an autobiography…make yours worth reading!” “Leave a lasting impression, not just a footprint.”We talk about the leadership journey in policing.  Hey there! Send us a message. Who else should we be talking to? What topics are important? Use FanMail to connect! Let us know!Contact us: copdoc.podcast@gmail.com Website: www.copdocpodcast.comIf you'd like to arrange for facilitated training, or consulting, or talk about steps you might take to improve your leadership and help in your quest for promotion, contact Steve at stephen.morreale@gmail.com

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Bruce O'Brien is an Assistant Commissioner with the New Zealand Police.  He is now responsible for the National Intelligence, Evidence-based Policing, and Roads Policing. A 20+ year veteran with the NZP, Bruce is pursuing a doctorate through the Canterbury Christ Church University.  We spoke about policing, the issues in policing in New Zealand and across the Globe, innovation, the New Zealand Evidence-based Policing Center, technology, police legitimacy, and leadership.Bruce can be reached by email at bruce.obrien@police.govt.nz  #Leadership #Leadershipdevelopment #Evidencebasedpolicing #NewZealandPolice #BruceO'Brien #SteveMorreale #TheCopDoc Podcast # policing #lawenforcement #WorcesterStateUniversityHey there! Send us a message. Who else should we be talking to? What topics are important? Use FanMail to connect! Let us know!Contact us: copdoc.podcast@gmail.com Website: www.copdocpodcast.comIf you'd like to arrange for facilitated training, or consulting, or talk about steps you might take to improve your leadership and help in your quest for promotion, contact Steve at stephen.morreale@gmail.com

Dr. Shawna Coxon is the Deputy Commissioner of An Garda Siochana, Ireland's National Police.  Shawna served with the Toronto Police Service, where she served for 26 years and rose to the rank of Deputy Chief where she led three commands at different times. Most recently, she was in charge of the Human Resources Command, which is comprised of three functions: People and Culture, Corporate Risk Management and the Hearings Office. This Command is responsible for driving the progressive hiring, training, discipline and development of Service members. Prior to that, she led the Priority Response Command followed by the Communities and Neighbourhoods Command. There she oversaw the reactive and proactive policing response of all 16 police divisions in the City of Toronto. These two commands include all front-line policing, community and neighbourhood policing, as well as the investigation functions at Toronto’s police divisions. They also include the Service’s Operations Centre, 911 Communications, Traffic Services, the Parking Enforcement Unit and Court Services. Deputy Coxon has had a diverse career working in many areas of policing including child abuse, sex crimes, human rights, professional standards, community response, vice, intelligence and national security. She was a proud member of the Transformational Task Force and is also well known for having implemented Service’s inaugural Computer Cyber Crime (C3) Section. She was chosen for both of these initiatives because she has led numerous enterprise-wide innovation projects. Shawna Coxon has a B.A.(Hons) in Psychology,  an M.A. in Criminology, and a Ph.D. in Law. from the University of Leicester in the UK.  She has published and lectured extensively around the world.  She has been an adjunct professor at the University of Guelph-Humber for fourteen years. As Depuy Commissioner for the Garda, Shawna is responsible for Governance, Transformation, and Strategic Planning. Hey there! Send us a message. Who else should we be talking to? What topics are important? Use FanMail to connect! Let us know!Contact us: copdoc.podcast@gmail.com Website: www.copdocpodcast.comIf you'd like to arrange for facilitated training, or consulting, or talk about steps you might take to improve your leadership and help in your quest for promotion, contact Steve at stephen.morreale@gmail.com