That LEO Guy

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Over the past couple decades, I've seen a shift from more "old school" police tactics to a desire by upper management to utilize intelligence led AKA intelligence driven policework.What this means from 1,000 feet up is often similar - using various types of intel to do the job better.The way it is applied on the ground varies greatly.  How is intel being collected?  Once collected, how is it being used?  IS it being used?  Is it becoming stale through lack of use, then used later when no longer accurate?  Who is the intel available to, and do those officers and investigators know how to access it?I spent several years as a Human Intelligence Collection (HUMINT) Team Leader in the military.  Many of the same principles apply, with similar but different goals.  Take from my lessons learned on how to improve the intel collection and dissemination in your agency.  Transition from sub-par collection and disconnection to creating action (search warrants, arrest warrants, other valuable investigative steps).Once the vision changes from upper management and middle management and officers buy-in, the whole culture of the agency is likely to evolve.  Targeted enforcement on criminals > Random enforcement actions on everyoneFind the 10% doing 90% of the crime, and the game changes.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.As supervisors you will be expected to evaluate your employees and you will be evaluated by higher level supervisors.As employees and police officers, you can expect to be formally evaluated on your performance.  Your boss may be asked to put a number 1-5 on how you have performed in different areas from job knowledge to communication skills and everything in between.As the supervisor, it can be difficult.  Most people are uncomfortable receiving criticism.In this episode, I will discuss what I've learned about how to deliver an evaluation successfully.  When I evaluate an employee, I don't want them to feel lectured and judged.  I want the employee to engage in a dialogue with me.  I want to provide both good and bad feedback in a free flow over the time we work together rather than in a lump sum at the end of the year.If you are a supervisor and want to improve the performance of your employees, this episode will provide ways that have worked for me to accomplish this without damaging my professional and personal relationships with those I work with every day.I hope this helps my new-ish Sergeant friend that requested it, and many more!  Share to supervisors you want to help, and if you're feeling rude, share to a supervisor that provides harsh and highly critical evaluations to everyone without giving them any context - kidding, kidding.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Welcome to November!I have so much content already recorded that I was planning to only use that this month. However, an old friend, that is a new police sergeant reached out to me and asked me to do an episode on employee evaluations.That will drop tomorrow! I hope this helps him and others to make employee evaluations less of a source of stress and more of a source of open communication and a finding of common ground. -LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Good morning, good morning!The last couple months have been interesting around the country and the world. Troops on the streets of DC, troops on the way to Chicago / Portland and then diverted, troops on the streets of Memphis. Several interviews this month with a career attorney and soldier lead me further to believe that the potential for this to be a step in the right direction is here! He discusses the importance of staying positive in the face of what we don’t Control and figuring out how to help that thing help our community.I hope that anyone on patrol or new to a proactive criminal enforcement unit checks out the consensual encounter and report writing pieces. Understanding the fourth amendment, what the exceptions are and how to apply them will multiply your effectiveness. Once your unit sees you doing this effectively then they are likely to copy what you’re doing and next thing you know the unit got better! Writing a clear, concise police report absent of technical police jargon that matches the body worn camera, and any other video surveillance and witness statements will save your case and more importantly - your career!Anyone in any level of police supervision has dealt regularly with problematic employees. That’s why managers and supervisors exist. If everyone just did the right thing all the time and knew their job then we could just have a chief and a bunch of officers and detectives.  Especially if you are new to supervision or just being transferred as a supervisor to a new unit, you can expect to have some issues shortly after you arrive. The supervision and leadership  episodes will offer a guiding hand to help you think about the consequences of your actions and how to motivate employees that may have lost the twinkle in their eye.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.21 minutes of easy tips and guidance to make you a better report writer.  If you think you're already the best you can be...you're lying to yourself, but OK.But seriously, if you take one or five things away from this episode that will strengthen a case, protect your job or make the most boring part of the job easier, then it was worth it, right?I hope you get a huge thrill from this and I challenge you to send it to the worst report writer you know! Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue."Leadership is Service" sounds cool and like it'll always be easy.Serve your people, they'll serve you, they'll get ahead, you'll feel good.Not everyone is easy.  Some folks make it hard to be a supervisor.  This episode will get into the dark underbelly of supervision.When do you transition from soft words and empathy to a hard talk?  When does that move to a written reprimand or suspension?  Yes, some people will put you in a position where you have to take action or they will walk on you and derail their own career.This episode will be a guiding force for new and veteran supervisors alike on how to manage law enforcement officers effectively.Pull from my experiences and mistakes to learn where to draw lines in the sand, and how to effectively lead a unit to success instead of failure / dissolution / indictment. Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.The 4th Amendment - which protects US citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government - has exceptions.  One of these exceptions is CONSENT!  Most police think of the 4th Amendment to apply to searches.  Think also of seizures of persons.If you forcibly stop someone - blue lights, sirens, commands, handcuffs - you have seized their body.  If they consent to speaking with you...you're good!Why in the world would they consent - agree - to speak with you if they are a 3x felon carrying a gun?  A drug dealer carrying 9 ounces of Heroin?  A child pornography producer with a hard drive in his backpack that will get him 30 to life?Listen to this episode to develop your understanding of the legality of a consensual stop.  They did nothing wrong - no stop sign violation, no speeding, no nothing.  However, you have a suspicion and you want to speak with them.  This is the science.Continue listening to develop your art.  How to transition from being a stranger danger in a uniform to building casual rapport.  How to develop this casual rapport into a closer rapport.  How to continue to build into a search and possibly an arrest.If you choose to rely on traffic violations and boneheads walking up the middle of the street, you will catch the low-hanging fruit.  The easy ones.  Listen to me, hone your skills on your own, and become a more effective LEO! Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.In the final episode with Lt. Col. Rardin, he will discuss Memphis crime and juvenile justice.  As a man that has practiced law almost as long as I've been alive, and done it in a tough town, he is more qualified than anyone I've ever known to discuss this topic.  Kevin discusses the problems and offers innovative solutions that I believe will make Memphis a better place to live if these solutions are applied.  Memphis is a beautiful, vibrant city filled with interesting people, and it can be safer than it is.Thank you, Kevin, for giving us your time and spreading real knowledge.-That LEO Guy Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Memphis, TN has garnered White House attention, and not in the best way.  The beautiful city that sits at the Western tip of Tennessee, touching Mississippi to the South and Arkansas and the Mississippi River to the West, has been plagued by issues for a long time.  Kevin Rardin spent 33 years prosecuting in the Memphis courthouse located at 201 Poplar Avenue in the heart of downtown.  He then spent 6 years as a public defender.  He has worked in both Juvenile Court and Veteran's Court.Due to his time as a JAG (Judge Advocate General, AKA military lawyer) in the Army Reserve and National Guard, Kevin has an unusual knowledge of how the National Guard actually works when deployed.  What rules do they have?  How many will be sent?  What job specialties will be utilized?  What is their mission likely to be?Kevin not only knows the rules they will have to follow, but closely follows Memphis and Shelby County politics.  He has followed how other cities have utilized troops that are sent there and what Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Memphis Mayor Paul Young have said in public statements.Kevin has been on the news several times being interviewed as a subject matter expert.Citizens of Memphis and Shelby County:  If you want to know what to expect, look no further. Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.In this first interview, Kevin discusses his background and his voluntary deployment to Afghanistan at the age of 49.  During this deployment he was awarded the Bronze Star, which to those that don't know, is a really big deal and means he did something WAY above and beyond the norm.  He discusses the hardest time of his deployment, which came many years after he returned home.  Kevin has been on local news in Memphis, TN several times objectively discussing what the Tennessee National Guard can do legally while deployed within the city.Below I will post his background as written on International Organization for Transitional Justice and Peace website regarding his current activities during "retirement":  Kevin RardinMr. Kevin Rardin brings a wealth of experience and dedication to the ITJP. With a distinguished career spanning over three decades, Mr. Rardin has served as a prosecutor for 33 years, representing the state of Tennessee in numerous high-profile jury trials involving serious crimes. In addition to his prosecutorial work, Mr. Rardin spent five years as an assistant public defender, advocating for the rights of children in the Shelby County Juvenile Court. His commitment to justice extends beyond the courtroom, having served as an Army Reserve Judge Advocate for 21 years. During his service, Kevin completed a 12-month active duty tour in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where his efforts to strengthen the rule of law within the Afghan National Army earned him the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Action in a Combat Zone. He retired from the Army Reserve as a lieutenant colonel in 2010. Kevin’s dedication to justice and human rights is further demonstrated by his active involvement in various organizations. He serves on the board of the Memphis Council of the United States Navy League and is a Fellow with both the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) and Global Friends of Afghanistan (GFA). In 2019, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the “Best of Bar” in Memphis. At ITJP, Kevin leverages his extensive legal expertise and deep commitment to human rights to support the organization’s mission of combating core international crimes, advocating for victims, demanding justice, and fostering lasting peace and human rights in Afghanistan. His experience and dedication are invaluable assets in the fight for justice and peace globally. Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403