Talking Crime w NYPD Det (Ret) Scott Wagner Part 1

Scott Wagner is a retired NYPD homicide detective with over 400 cases under his belt. He is an expert on the advances of DNA technology and has seen the impact of crime on marginalized communities firsthand.

Today’s episode is a deep dive into the recent history of crime, specifically in New York City. Scott talks about how crime was at its peak in 1992 with almost 2700 murders a year, but with the help of the NYPD and District Attorney's office, crime was reduced drastically to 300 by 2010.

Scott and Jared discuss how crime affects marginalized people the most. Departments like the NYPD have the resources and technology to solve the majority of murders if they are motivated to do so.

Technology is becoming a huge tool in fighting crime. Scott talks about a case he worked on where the perpetrator was caught due to a video and a fingerprint.He also shares a recent case where a woman was barred from a private venue due to facial recognition technology.

There are so many tools at our disposal, today, we learn how.

Takeaways

1. How crime in New York City has changed over the past two decades
2. The impact of new bail reform laws on recidivism rates
3. What is the potential impact of facial recognition technology in the public and private sectors?

Connect

Scott Wagner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wagner-34020625/
Jared Bradley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredvbradley/
DNA Retrieval: https://www.m-vac.com/

All Things Crime is a new, comprehensive video series that will explore every aspect of crime and the ensuing investigation, one video interview at a time. The host, Jared Bradley, is the President of M-Vac Systems, which is a wet-vacuum based forensic DNA collection system, and has experience traveling the world training all levels of law enforcement and crime lab DNA analysts in using the M-Vac to help solve crime.

Along the way he has met people from all walks of life and experience in investigating crimes, so is putting that knowledge to use in another way by sharing it in these videos. If you are interested in more videos about the M-Vac, DNA and investigations, also check out the M-Vac's channel @https://www.youtube.com/@UC4TgqlFFXuAoTPD-QkDKyog

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