Dangerous Liberty Ep26 - Special Guest Professor Mike Hummel - Policing In America

In this episode we'll be talking with Professor Mike Hummel (see bio below) on Policing in America. We'll discuss the current state of affairs, how we got here, what needs to change, and how we do that.

I would especially like to see and hear the input/perspective of other LE professionals.

If you know anything about us, Paramount is dedicated to supporting LE but I do think that many cultural and systemic reforms are needed to gain trust between citizens and LE.

As I see it, "Protecting and Defending" the public includes protecting and defending ever person's constitutional rights. This needs to be the cornerstone of policing and law enforcement.

What we should not and cannot tolerate is tyrants with badges and guns abusing people or violating their constitutional rights because they believe they are above the law.

This is an important discussion that needs to be had. We invite and welcome everyone with an opinion and look forward to a vigorous debate, but we will not allow disrespectful or inappropriate comments.

Guest Bio:

Michael L. Hummel, Ph.D. is a full-ranked and tenured Professor of Criminal Justice and Security Studies at Penn Western University in Pennsylvania.

Mike is also a certified police officer in the state of Pennsylvania and currently serves as an active-duty police officer, and is a retired military officer with 22 years of service in various leadership positions to include Commander of a law enforcement company (HQ) and Special Reaction Team Commander at Ft. Campbell, Infantry Scout Platoon Leader, and numerous special security/combat operations. He has combat service with the 2/75 Rangers and the 101st Airborne Division and has conducted real-world policing operations as a military police officer, and as a municipal police officer in Pennsylvania. Hummel is a graduate of numerous personal protection schools to include the Department of Defense PSD School, and numerous Executive Protection Courses, which includes the R.L. Oatman & Associates, Inc. courses and has supervised/worked numerous real-world protection details.

Mike worked in both the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy in law enforcement and security roles. He served as the Director of Performance, Assurance, Safety, Law Enforcement and Security for the Department of Energy (WSRS).

Mike also served an assistant professor of political science at the United States Military Academy, West Point. Dr. Hummel earned his Ph.D., from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York, 2000, Department of Social Sciences/Organization and Leadership TC, and a Masters Degree in Philosophy. He also earned a Master of Public Administration Degree from the School of Public and International Affairs at Columbia University in New York.

Mike is the author of numerous publications on counter-criminal/terrorist and security operations and has developed or Chaired 11 regional conferences on international and homeland security to include active shooter conferences on the protection of academic institutions and places of worship.

Mike has been inducted as a Distinguished Member of the US Army Ranger Training School at Ft. Benning GA.