You And The Law Podcast

Join us tonight at 6 PM CST streaming live on Facebook Live and YouTube for another informative conversation. With our guests, Pastor Michael Murphy Sr, chaplain with the Akron, Ohio Police Department, and Deputy Chief Victor McDowell with the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department in Cleveland, Ohio. As we discuss policing and the faith-based community. The relationship between Black churches and law enforcement in the United States has been complex and multifaceted, often marked by periods of tension and noncollaboration between the two.

Join the hosts, chiefs, with You And The Law Podcast on Wednesday at 6PM CST as they discuss the Use of the Military in Civil Law Enforcement. Recently, the police chief requested that the New Mexico Governor deploy some members of the Albuquerque National Guard to assist the police department. They are needed to help the strained police force confront a crisis of violent crime and fentanyl use. But critics say the Guard’s deployment to the streets of Albuquerque puts citizen-soldiers into a fraught role. Should they be required to wear body cameras, as Albuquerque police officers are? What if they get into a physical confrontation while securing the perimeter of a volatile crime scene?

Join the hosts, chiefs, with You And The Law Podcast on Thursday with their guest Irene Reyes-Smith. A motivational speaker, community activist, entrepreneur, former DC Metropolitan Police Officer, and the author of The Badge, Women In Blue, and Surviving The Badge. Irene showed love and compassion for her community and worked tirelessly in various positions throughout her 30-year tenure with the DC Metropolitan Police Department until her retirement in June of 2021.

If your teen is a victim of a school shooting, attends a school where one happened, or learns about one from the news or social media, this traumatic event could seriously affect their mental health. They may experience anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder. As a parent, it’s critical that you know how to best support them. After the most recent school shooting in Dallas, Texas, where a 17-year-old student shot and injured at least four other students. Has left many parents worried about their children's safety at school. Join the chief on Thursday at 6PM CST. According to the Washington Post, more than 311,000 students at 331 schools have experienced gun violence on campus since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.

Rev. Markel Hutchins is the President & Chief Executive Officer. he is the visionary behind MovementForward, Incorporated and the One Congregation One Precinct (OneCOP) initiative. Rev. Hutchins has earned a national reputation advocating fairness and equality. He has held senior leadership positions in numerous organizations and is among the nation’s leading voices on an array of issues, including human and civil rights, national politics, social justice, peace, and other matters of public interest. On Thursday at 6PM CST. He will join the host chiefs with You And The Law Podcast as they discuss community engagement and policing in America and the many initiatives under MovementForward Faith and Blue, PLECET, LECEN, LECET, The Torch Awards, and OneCop. How are these initiatives working on building ongoing partnerships between local law enforcement agencies, communities, and faith-based Organizations across the United States?