Use of force, officer morale, navigating Gen Z & more: Counting down 10 of the biggest issues facing law enforcement in 2022

In this special year-end episode, Policing Matters podcast host Jim Dudley is once again joined by Janay Gasparini, Ph.D., to take a deep dive into the critical issues impacting law enforcement in 2022. Jim and Janay discuss the following 10 key areas:   
1.  Emerging forms and strategies in use of force
Top quotes from this segment:
"I think we are seeing a lot is this change in our hands-on strategies to better reflect controlling subjects as opposed to anything that might look like excessive use of force."
"When do you think we are going to see a committee in Congress that says let's listen to experts before we make legislative changes?"
Additional resources: 

BolaWrap new less-lethal tool for police 
The GLOVE from Compliant Technologies 
Rener Gracie on the need for police Jiu-Jitsu training
FBI's National Use of Force Data Collection program
Use of force reporting from companies like Mark 43 and Thin Blue Defend capture critical details to prevent wrongful outcomes in use of force case

2. Officer morale 
Top quotes from this segment:
"Have there really been any shifts since last year? We had our state of the industry survey with 75% of officers reporting that morale is down since last year, so it begs the question of 'Where are we at the end of 2022?'"    
"First-line supervisors matter a whole heck of a lot more than we realize."
Additional resources:
What cops want in 2022: Police1's State of the Industry survey
Roundtable: How to improve officer morale in 2022

3. Importance of direct supervisors/leadership
Additional resource:
The 22 leadership traits cops are looking for in their supervisors in 2022
4. Navigating Gen Z
Top quotes from this segment:
"There is so much about Gen Z that we know from the research that doesn't fit with our traditional policing tenets."    
"Meet them where they are. And where are they? They are online." 
5. Virtual reality training 
Top quotes from this segment:
"As a recruitment tool, as a training tool, it is going to do very well with Gen Z. It is great for that, but I was really interested to see how it is being used in other facets of the justice system and not just for use of force scenarios."
"We have only begun to realize the potential of using virtual reality for our officers."
Additional resources:
How virtual reality can reduce profiling in policing
Wrap Technologies'