The Hardest Conversations for SDPD Chief

About this episode

The episode features an interview with San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl discussing various challenges and tools in modern policing.

It has been nearly two years since Scott Wahl became San Diego top cop. For the latest VOSD Podcast episode, our hosts Scott Lewis and Andrea Sanchez-Villafaña sat down with Chief Wahl to discuss policing and more. With the federal governments immigration enforcement efforts, what is the San Diego Police Department's the role? Are officers prepared for possible attacks from Iran? License plate readers are just one of the many tools police have to investigate crimes. What do license plate readers know about us? How often are we being watched by technology? And can AI help the police department be more efficient? Plus: How does the department handle misconduct investigations? And, what changes has Chief Wahl implemented to reduce police overtime?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Lewis, Andrea Sanchez-Villafaña

Guest: Scott Wahl

Topics covered

• policing
• immigration enforcement
• technology in law enforcement
• police misconduct
• police overtime
• license plate readers
• AI in policing

Keywords

• San Diego Police Department
• Scott Wahl
• policing
• license plate readers
• AI
• misconduct investigations
• police overtime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: San Diego Police Department, federal government

Places: San Diego, Iran

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