Two hard dates sit next to each other on the calendar. One year after Charlie Kirk was murdered on a university campus for standing in public and talking. Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001 —…
Most crime prevention units don’t get shut down in a dramatic meeting. They just quietly fade.The sergeant retires. The overtime dries up. The analyst gets pulled back to CompStat. Officers go back to…
"Host John Gabrielson, 21-year Austin Police veteran, Crime Reduction Institute founder, and host of The Blue Line Project, marks America 250 by returning to the source: the Declaration of…
Dr. Herold discusses the origins of PNI, the criminological theories that support it, and why understanding the relationships between places can help law enforcement agencies more effectively…
Episode 11 of The Blue Line Project Podcast is a heartfelt and honest conversation about loss, service, resilience, and hope. In this episode, I reflect on the passing of Kyle Bush, the true meaning…
In Episode 10, Chief Vallejo joins the podcast for a powerful conversation on leadership, innovation, and the evolving landscape of Place Network Investigations. Drawing from years of experience in…
In an era of deep political and cultural division, what truly anchors effective leadership — especially in law enforcement?In this powerful episode of Leading Through Division, we explore six…
Episode 8 of The Blue Line Project tackles a problem everyone in law enforcement knows—but rarely addresses:Police report writing.Why are so many reports unclear, incomplete, or difficult to use?In…
In this powerful episode of The Blue Line Project, we move beyond traditional hot-spot policing and dive deep into place network investigations (PNI) — a smarter, more effective way to understand and…
In an era of rising challenges for law enforcement—from bail decisions and pretrial release policies to activist judges, progressive DAs, officer safety, community trust, and wellness—The Blue Line…
