The Wall of Silence is used by police departments as a way to evade accountability, control police officers, and maintain abuse.  Nat and Shan discuss the Wall of Silence and how an intense subculture of secrecy ends up emboldening conditional alliances and a dangerous status quo. Also, welcome back Nat!Support the showHosted by Shannon Jimenez SassoneMusic by Matt PuckettDesign by Rachel [email protected]@gmail.com

The Strategic Response Group has been the main riot breaker for the NYPD since 2015. The SRG has been proven to be a chaotic and violent force when responding to peaceful protests. Should they even exist anymore? New Yorker's have been making the case they should not. Human Rights Watch || Mott Haven Support the showHosted by Shannon Jimenez SassoneMusic by Matt PuckettDesign by Rachel [email protected]@gmail.com

We discuss the policy structure that is giving New York police the ability to make nonconsensual decisions about your mental health and why involuntary hospitalization is getting easier across the country.Support the showHosted by Shannon Jimenez SassoneMusic by Matt PuckettDesign by Rachel [email protected]@gmail.com

Welcome to Not a Narc! In this first episode, we are talking about the  ways police survey us and collect our data.  Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, the author of The Rise of Big Data Policing: Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement, joins the conversation to explain how predictive policing keeps tabs on the public. Support the showHosted by Shannon Jimenez SassoneMusic by Matt PuckettDesign by Rachel [email protected]@gmail.com

 Not a Narc Premieres Tuesday, January 17! Support the showHosted by Shannon Jimenez SassoneMusic by Matt PuckettDesign by Rachel [email protected]@gmail.com