Episode 952: Cops Are Severely Undertrained - But Why… And What Are The Consequences?

Street Cop Podcast

Street Cop Training

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4.9 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Street Cop Podcast, host Dennis Benigno, founder and CEO of Street Cop Training, welcomes law enforcement expert Jeffrey Wenninger. With 33 years of experience, including a distinguished career as a lieutenant with the LAPD, Jeffrey provides deep insights into the challenges and advancements in police practices today.

Join Dennis and Jeffrey as they explore crucial topics such as crowd management, use of force, and the importance of effective training in fostering public trust. Jeffrey shares his solutions for addressing modern law enforcement issues, the impact of poor training, and highlights from his new book aimed at enhancing safety and integrity in policing. Whether you’re a law enforcement professional or simply interested in the evolving landscape of policing, this episode is a must-listen for anyone invested in creating safer communities. Tune in for expert advice and practical strategies to navigate the complexities of today’s law enforcement environment!

Timestamps: 00:01:41:03 - 00:06:14:11 Jeffrey’s background 00:06:14:11 - 00:13:00:18 Working in corrections & physical standards 00:13:00:18 - 00:33:40:15 Jeffrey’s solutions for the modern problems in law enforcement 00:33:40:15 - 00:54:24:05 Challenges Jeffrey faced in implementing his solutions 00:54:24:05 - 01:05:23:18 Low levels of competency in law enforcement 01:05:23:18 - 01:10:04:15 The cost of poor training & Jeffrey’s new book 01:10:04:15 - 01:10:19:11 Outro

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0:00.0	In the United States, the average Academy is 840 hours.
0:04.0	That's 21 weeks.
0:05.3	To apply for your license to be a cosmetologist,
0:08.0	you have to have 1500 hours, nearly twice as much training
0:11.1	to be a cosmetologist than you do to be a police officer to go out on the street and handle life and death scenarios.
0:17.0	I think that's a problem. You know, unfortunately, training is quite costly and cost is political. So decisions are made where training essentially provides the organization
0:28.0	plausible deniability wherein they can say we train the person so then therefore as an organization were not liable it was the misdeeds of the officer
0:37.8	How in God's name is law enforcement in today's day and age making the same mistakes that we were making in LA over 20 some
0:44.9	years ago and they haven't learned from the mistakes that were made and it's and that's
0:50.3	unfortunate my people I didn't just only require them
0:53.2	to be superior in their tactics and their proficiency
0:56.4	in firearms and in grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,
0:59.6	pugilistics.
1:00.5	But what was between their ears, their gray gray matter that was just as important. You're trying to be a street cop.
1:15.0	Hey guys, welcome this episode of the Street cop
1:18.0	training podcast, I'm your host founder and CEO of Street Cop training.
1:20.0	My name is Dennis Benino, and I have with us today a
1:22.6	gentleman who recently your staff reached out to me and said can you get this
1:27.1	kind of podcast you had a great background cool stuff I said sure we scheduled
1:30.6	you right away and I can't thank you enough for being here.
1:33.2	Ladies and gentlemen Jeff Winninger, not Wininger, winninger.
1:37.0	Thank you for having me, I appreciate it.
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