From Police Chief to Mental Health Reformer
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
I found out it is a very prolific problem in the United States. Almost 60% of the people that police officers have to use deadly force against that are having a psychiatric crisis. So if you've got cancer or heart disease, I'm not going to shoot you. Well, mental illness is a disease just like everything else.
I wanted to figure out a way that I could help reduce those deaths. Dr. Roy G. Taylor is a decorated military veteran, law enforcement executive, author and the founder of Taylor Consulting Group. Drawing from more than four decades of leadership in the military and criminal justice systems, he helps organizations and communities strengthen leadership, accountability and public trust.
I'm aware of the abilities that I've been given and I like to make full use of them. order to serve humanity. So that people, when they have interactions with the police, we want it to be positive and safe. People that feel like their civil rights were violated by the police. So my job is that I testify in court in front of the jury to educate them on what should have happened and how police officers are trained and what laws govern their conduct.
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How does Roy Taylor's background influence his views on policing?
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Welcome back to another episode of the Living Your Legacy podcast. For Inside Success, I am Ray Gutierrez. I apologize for this intro, but I'm quite intimidated, sir. You are Dr. Roy Taylor, our next legacy maker. Sir, can you please tell our audience who and who are you, what you do?
What role does mental health play in police encounters?
Well, I'm Dr. Colonel Chief Roy Taylor, Doctor of Criminal Justice, Colonel of the United States Army Military Police Corps, and an active Chief of Police, and I've been in law enforcement for the past 45 years, and a Chief of Police in federal, state, local, and now private law enforcement agencies for the past 31 years. In addition, I use my knowledge and skills and training and education as a police procedure expert in federal court and mostly testify on 1983 cases, which means a federal civil rights violation.
Wow, wow, wow, wow. You, sir, are just expert of this, which means you have lived life. You've done the thing over and over again. Now you are this amazing expert, which is why you have these amazing titles. And I salute you, sir. How does one operate with that amazing level of expertise? What is your day-to-day like? Trying to be normal or are you very self-aware that you have this position?
I'm aware of the abilities that I've been given, and I like to make full use of them in order to serve humanity, so that people, when they have interactions with the police, we want it to be positive and safe. And sometimes that doesn't happen. Sometimes their civil rights get violated by the police, and sometimes people make allegations against the police that simply aren't true. So I testify on either side, but primarily on what we call the plaintiff's side, the people that feel like they're civil rights were violated by the police.
How can police training be improved to handle mental health crises?
So my job is that I testify in court in front of the jury to educate them on what should have happened and how police officers are trained and what laws govern their conduct.
Right on. How are things going out there with the subconscious of a police officer? Is there a lot of physical training or is it a lot of mental training? What is the exercise of the curriculum one has to go through to be a police officer in 2025?
Well, the awesome thing about the 21st century is virtual reality. So police officers are very commonly subjected to different scenarios in a virtual reality world where they have guns and handcuffs and nightsticks and pepper spray and tasers, and they're put into real-world scenarios that they may face on the street. So it's one thing to sit in a classroom and have some senior person telling you how it is and what to do, but it's a totally...
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:14
2
How does Roy Taylor's background influence his views on policing?
1:14–1:57
3
What role does mental health play in police encounters?
1:57–3:22
4
How can police training be improved to handle mental health crises?
3:22–5:06
5
What is the importance of emotional intelligence in policing?
5:06–6:41
6
How can public perception of police be positively influenced?
6:41–7:43
7
What are the challenges in hiring the right police officers?
7:43–8:48
8
What is the mission of Taylor Law Enforcement Consulting Group?
8:48–15:35
Speakers
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