Podcast Recordings

Tactical Training and Preoperational Planning

Listen to Monte McKee, a lead instructor and facilitator for the CenTF Program, talk with Floyd Wiley, a retired lieutenant, narcotics detective, and SWAT Team commander. They discuss the training that task force members need to hone their core skills as well as to understand and contribute to preoperational planning.

Duration: approximately 21 minutes

What’s The Intel on Intel? Task Force Talks

In this podcast, Floyd Wiley, a retired lieutenant who served as a narcotics detective and SWAT Team commander, talks with Monte McKee, a retired major with the Indiana State Police and a lead instructor and facilitator for the CenTF Program. They talk about the basics of intelligence work for state and local law enforcement and how task forces should and can institute best practices for intelligence.

Duration: approximately 20 minutes

High Risk Areas for Task Force Commanders

In this podcast, Floyd Wiley, a retired lieutenant who served as a narcotics detective and SWAT Team commander, talks to Bob Bushman, a retired Statewide Gang and Drug Task Force coordinator and instructor for the CenTF Program. Listen to hear about five high risk areas for task force commanders: confidential informant management, evidence handling, confidential funds management, undercover and field operations, and report writing and review.

Duration: approximately 14 minutes

Deconfliction

Deconfliction is an important part of law enforcement. In this podcast, Floyd Wiley, a retired lieutenant who served as a narcotics detective and SWAT Team commander, talks to Bob Bushman, a retired Statewide Gang and Drug Task Force coordinator and instructor for the CenTF Program. They discuss what deconfliction is, why it is such a valuable tool, what systems are utilized in the industry, and how officers can gain access to those systems.

Duration: approximately 10 minutes

Series: Proactive Policing in Today’s Society for Multijurisdictional and Specialty Enforcement Units

The CenTF Program proudly presents a new podcast series featuring timely and relevant issues faced by task teams and specialized units. This planned five-episode series will be released consecutively throughout 2023 and 2024. As each podcast episode is published, you can access it through the hyperlink above. Transcripts will also be available.

Length: 5 Episodes