The RF Factor Roll Up
September 24, 2021
The last two weeks have been quite busy for The RF Factor. Whether is was from recording an episode for In the Chill of the Night, or an episode for the RF Factor podcast, or writing blog posts for The Blotter on the RF Factor website, we have been working hard at producing content aimed at helping aspiring leaders prepare for the future and the current leader grow in their present roles. The below is a roll up of the content we have produced. Hope you enjoy!
We were fortunate to have our good friend Mike King give us a shout out regarding our show, and at the same time highlight the interview we did with him last week. If you have not already done so, check out the story behind the story of Mike's latest book: She Knew No Fear: The True Story of Pioneer Jane McKetchnie Walton's Incredible Journey and Untimely Death, by tuning into Episode 10 of In the Chill of the Night. Above are some highlights Mike shared with his audience on his YouTube Channel Profiling Evil: Make sure you order his book, She Knew No Fear.
The above is a teaser from this past week’s interview with Frank Fernandez, a career law enforcement officer and national leader on the RF Factor podcast, Episode 12. Frank provided his personal perspectives on how the various leadership roles he’s filled - as Deputy Police Chief, Police Chief, Public Safety Director, and IACP Committee Chairman - affected his leadership style and growth. Stay tuned for the release of this episode. It is a great one.
Today, in communities across the United States there is widespread bloodshed that comes from multiple directions involving diverse perpetrators that carry with them a sundry of grievances. As such, gun violence plagues this nation at unprecedented levels. It impacts us in our homes, in our streets, in our schools, in our malls, in our workplaces, and in our places of worship. Like any other problem, once we can better understand its components the faster and better we can become at solving them. This article argues that maybe a first step toward understanding the problem of gun violence is to develop a lexicon and taxonomy that we can all reference, share, and discuss. It may better enable us to come to terms with the terms of gun violence.
A recent article in the Chicago Tribune tracked the history of one of the nine guns stolen during the burglary of a Gun Shop in Wisconsin. The article went on to report that: “In little over a month it was on the streets of Chicago, where it would be fired over and over and over, linked to some 27 shootings before it was taken off the streets. An extended magazine, which increases firepower, was attached.” Read more on how a cross-jurisdictional team of Chicago PD detectives, forensic technicians, and ATF Agents, executing new policy-driven tactics - and good old-fashioned police work - learned, with help from ATF’s National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN), that the stolen gun was the weapon used in the shootings of two dozen people – two fatally. “Gun theft: The Crime that keeps on giving…”
Check out the latest ATF NIBIN Program Fact Sheet by clicking on this ATF’s NIBIN: A National Resource of Evidence-led Crime Gun Intelligence
ATF’s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), is a national resource of evidence-led crime gun intelligence that helps law enforcement connect crimes, guns, and suspects within and across jurisdictions.
It helps investigators focus on criminal shooters with precision and objectivity, in order to help seek justice for the victims, resolution for their loved ones, and peace for their neighbors.
Two researchers, Jillian B. Carr and Jennifer L. Doleac, found that the underreporting of gun violence was a concern in the two cities they studied, Washington, DC, and Oakland, CA. They found that only 12% of gunfire incidents resulted in a 911 call to report gunshots.
In their 2016 report, published on www.Brookings.edu, they also point to the potential that gunfire detection technology can have in dealing with the problem of underreporting. Who calls the “Cops” when shootings occur”
Episode 10 of In the Chill of the Night, Episode featured Mike King who gave us a sneak peek into his latest book: She Knew No Fear: The True Story of Pioneer Jane McKetchnie Walton's Incredible Journey and Untimely Death. Many stories have been told of pioneer journeys to the West. This story is not unlike many, but at the same time, it is like no other. While the book tells the harrowing tale of Jane McKechnie Walton's long journey from Scotland to the Utah territory and the literal cliff-hanger challenges she faced, it is also a story within a story. It’s the story of Mike King’s great-great -grandmother and his forty-year effort piecing together the memories and questions about her passed down to him by family members. It is a story that only Mike could hope to complete because of his extensive background in unraveling mysteries. Now one hundred years later, Mike King delves into what may be his most challenging mystery yet - and the one hitting closest to home - the sudden unexplained death of his great-great-grandmother.
When it comes to addressing gun crime in a particular jurisdiction, regardless of its size, its resources, or its location, it is critical that five key principles be advanced to ensure that gun crime is confronted and addressed in a manner that effective and efficient while understanding the plight of the communities that are impacted. The following blog post dives further into these principles. Investigating Gun Violence: The Key is in the Principles
Police have many tools in their public protection toolbox. For example, as the first responder’s to medical emergencies they have the training and supplies to immediately provide life-saving assistance until the injured parties can receive more advanced medical treatment. As criminal investigators, they have the training and tools to find, collect, and analyze evidence and information to identify criminals, locate and apprehend them.
Watch this TV news piece. It's about a man rushed to the hospital overnight following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. In this case, police said that ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology alerted them to the shooting and led them to find the seriously injured victim.
Gunfire Detection Technology calls the cops when nobody else does