The Reducing Crime podcast
With over 250,000 downloads and plays, this monthly podcast features conversations with influential thinkers in the police service and leading crime and policing researchers working to advance public safety. Often amusing, often enlightening, always informative. Host Professor Jerry Ratcliffe chats to a range of international guests covering policing, crime prevention, practical criminology, and public safety policy.
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#81: Gina Hawkins
Gina Hawkins, former police chief, and President of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, discusses the importance of support networks and mentorship for women in policing. She emphasizes the ‘sorority-like’ connections among women leaders and talks about the personal sacrifices that come with taking on leadership, the need for better mental health and wellness support for police officers, as well as the historical stigma and lack of resources around this issue.
Gina Hawkins is the Assistant Chief Deputy for Cobb County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, is a former Chief of Police of Fayetteville, North Carolina and before that she served with the Atlanta Police Department. In 2020, the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives awarded Gina the Women Law Enforcement Executive of the Year Award, and she now serves as the organization’s president. She is also a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the IACP, and the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association. She has a bachelors from Georgia State & a Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University. In 2019, Chief Hawkins was awarded the North Carolina Dogwood Award for pursuing community solutions to North Carolina’s most pressing safety issues.
More episodes: 1-20 | 21-40 | 41-60 | 61-80 | 81-current