About this episode

Jason Somerville discusses his experiences as an undercover police officer and the psychological impact of his work.

For years, Queensland police officer Jason Somerville lived undercover as “Michael Bates”, infiltrating criminal networks while building cases against the people he was investigating.  Jason joins us to discuss the realities and psychological toll of undercover policing, as explored in his memoir Undercurrent . ATC Plus subscribers can listen to this episode ad free here. Click here to purchase your copy of Undercurrent. You can watch our episodes by visiting our Youtube Channel here. Join our Facebook Group here. Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000. Wanting to hear about certain kinds of crime? Check out our Spotify playlists for a curated list of our episodes. For Support: Lifeline    on 13 11 14 13 YARN  on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 Blue Knot Helpline:   1300 657 380 CREDITS: Host:  Meshel Laurie Guest:  Jason Somerville Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard GET IN TOUCH: Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com…

People in this episode

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Jason Somerville

Topics covered

• undercover policing
• criminal networks
• psychological toll
• memoir
• law enforcement

Keywords

• undercover cop
• Queensland police
• criminal infiltration
• psychological effects
• memoir

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bravecasting, Crime Stoppers, Lifeline, YARN, 1800RESPECT, Blue Knot Helpline

Books & works: Undercurrent

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