Mike talks with Will Moravits, a former police officer who became a college professor, earning his Masters in Political Science from Texas State University and a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University. He's the author of the recently published book The Blue Divide: Policing and Race in America.
Topics Mike & Will Discuss Include:
- Will’s unique perspective as a former cop / current academic
- effectiveness of police use of force training
- understanding how humans respond in high-stress situations
- myths and misconceptions surrounding police use of force
- what Will learned from studying multiple high-profile police shootings
- the case Will makes for a lack of racial bias in police shootings
- defunding the police
- President Biden’s Executive Order concerning federal law enforcement
- Will’s thoughts on how to improve policing
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