# Hour 1: Are the NOPD's downfalls the fault of the culture, or the behavior of certain individuals?

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-06-04T16:06:11+00:00
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## Resource

This hour, Newell speaks with Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, NOPD Superintendent, about their press conference to warn car clubs not to engage in street takeovers, the latest on recruitment and retention, going back to biometric timekeeping, and crime trends showing continued reduction in all categories. Then, Mark Katz, Professor Emeritus at George Mason University and a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, joins Newell to give the latest on the Ukraine/Russia war and how the Trump administration is handling America's role.

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