{"podcast":{"title":"Policing Matters","slug":"policing-matters-478461","podcast_index_feed_id":478461,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/policingmatters/feed.xml","website_url":"https://policingmatters.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12732966/ApplePodcastlogo_1__kfkwze.jpg","author":"Police1.com","episode_count":565,"summary":"Talking the beat to cover what matters to you as an LEO. Join deputy chief Jim Dudley (ret.) every weekly as he sits down with law enforcement leaders and criminal justice experts to discuss strategy, challenges and trends in policing.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T00:17:02.623934+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/policing-matters-478461"},"episode":{"title":"Training gaps, legal risks and decontamination lessons in protest policing","slug":"training-gaps-legal-risks-and-decontamination-lessons-in-protest-policing","published_at":"2026-05-13T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/policing-matters-478461/training-gaps-legal-risks-and-decontamination-lessons-in-protest-policing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/policing-matters-478461","url":"https://policingmatters.podbean.com/e/training-gaps-legal-risks-and-decontamination-lessons-in-protest-policing/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6zzer2mmnufc2nkh/Policing_Matters_-_OfficerStore_-_Robert_Sorensenbu2cy.mp3","summary":"As agencies prepare for protests, demonstrations and civil unrest, police leaders face mounting pressure to balance public safety, constitutional rights and officer protection under constant public scrutiny. In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, host Jim Dudley speaks with Robert Sorensen, director of strategic partnerships and agency liaison for SoRite and a longtime less lethal instructor, about the evolving challenges surrounding chemical agents, crowd control tactics and public order policing. Their conversation explores training shortcomings, leadership decision-making, legal liability, decontamination practices and the growing debate over restricting less lethal tools. About our sponsor This episode of the Policing Matters podcast is sponsored by OfficerStore. Learn more about getting the gear you need at prices you can afford by visiting OfficerStore.com.","meta_description":"As agencies prepare for protests, demonstrations and civil unrest, police leaders face mounting pressure to balance public safety, constitutional rights a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2874,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/policing-matters-478461/episodes/training-gaps-legal-risks-and-decontamination-lessons-in-protest-policing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/policing-matters-478461/training-gaps-legal-risks-and-decontamination-lessons-in-protest-policing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}