Beyond End of Watch: How A Fallen Officer’s Story Reshaped Domestic Violence Response

About this episode

Jessica Smith Wilcott discusses the impact of her sister Officer Jillian Smith's story on domestic violence response.

This week we talk with Jessica Smith Wilcott, sister of Officer Jillian Smith of the Arlington Police Department about how one fateful domestic violence disturbance call changed two families forever. In this episode, Jessica shares the story of what happened to Jillian that December night in 2010, who Jillian was beyond the badge, and how remembrance turned into action can transform law enforcement responses to domestic violence. Our conversation moves from stark national statistics to the o...

People in this episode

Guest: Jessica Smith Wilcott

Topics covered

• domestic violence
• law enforcement
• personal stories
• crime response
• family impact

Keywords

• domestic violence
• law enforcement
• Jillian Smith
• Jessica Smith Wilcott
• crime
• police response
• family tragedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arlington Police Department

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