The RF Factor Roll-up
October 8, 2021
The last two weeks continue to be busy for The RF Factor. We continue to record episodes for In the Chill of the Night and the The RF Factor podcast. Additionally, we are writing 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!
The two key principles of precision policing are focused crime-and-disorder enforcement and community policing. Both principles require the collection, analysis, and evaluation of routine data that can enable law enforcement agencies to narrow their efforts to ensure the right balance of enforcement and neighborhood policing is advanced at a given time. In the long hot summer of 1967, a PSA aimed at parents to know where their children were in the dark of night to prevent and deter crime, can be adjusted, and aimed at police chiefs to remind them of the importance of using data and evidence-based processes they have within their own holdings to address violent crime. The ping pong nature of violent crime and the rise in crimes involving guns require police executives throughout the nation to arm themselves with the information necessary for answering the questions concerning the criminals that frequent their jurisdictions. It’s 10 O’clock do you know who and whereyour criminals are? Rethinking a memorable PSA
We had the unique opportunity to interview Chris Bellavita, a professor from the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security. His practitioner expertise in security planning combined with his academic insight have made him a national treasure as it relates to inspiring public safety leaders throughout the nation. Check out this preview to his interview that will be out soon.
Undercover operations can range from short-term “in and outs” to long-term “deeply embedded operations. Whether they are short-term or long-term, an undercover operation is an investigative technique, in which it's ok to lie about your identity but not about your purpose. It is this element of very legal deception that can get you hurt or killed no matter the length and depth of the assignment. At the end of the day, when everyone gets to go home unscathed, tales from these operations can lead to a few good grins. Come smile, as retired ATF Agent Pete Gagliardi, takes you along on what he calls some of his “soft rock” undercover ops.
Spend some time with a true leader Frank Fernandez, a career law enforcement officer. In this interview he provides 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.
Where does the “buck stop” for turning up the heat on armed and violent criminals?
Read this National Public Radio (NPR) broadcast reporting that: “The number of murders in the United States jumped by nearly 30% in 2020 compared to the previous year in the largest single-year increase ever recorded in the country, according to official FBI statistics released Monday. The data show 21,570 homicides in the U.S. in 2020, which is a staggering 4,901 more than in 2019. The tally makes clear — in concrete terms — just how violent last year was.” (You can find the link to the article down below)