Kevin Kraus Allegheny County Sheriff full interview April 20, 2022

We interviewed Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus on April 20, 2022. It may seem slow at first as we go through his bio and description of the job of Sheriff but we do get into some important issues like crime rates, strained relationships between law enforcement and the public, concealed carry permits, concerns of mothers and risks to young people. It was definitely time well spent.

Use the chapters to choose what to watch. If you're not interested in a lot of background detail on the office or on Kevin Kraus, start at 13:14.

Part 1: Background Info Sheriff's office & Kevin Kraus Bio

00:00 Duties & Responsibilities of Sheriff's Office
03:05 Structure of Allegheny County Sheriff's Office
04:40 Why is Sheriff elected?
05:23 Who does a Sheriff report to?
06:24 Kevin's Bio
07:58 Political Leanings
09:30 Department Goals
10:48 Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts

Part 2: Hot Button Issues

13:14 North Side Air BnB Shooting
14:42 Violent Crime Increase & Relationship to police use of force issue
17:28 Improving Community Relations with Law Enforcement
20:14 Investigating Police Misconduct
22:15 Even Appropriate use of force looks bad
23:51 Non Compliance with police
25:00 What if a person knows they did nothing wrong?
26:35 Education work with schools & non profits
27:46 Kids / Internet / Human Trafficking
32:42 Why Kevin chose Law Enforcement
34:48 Do you foresee improvement in attitudes toward police?
36:42 Getting Concealed Carry Permit in the local community