{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Just Breathe","title":"Culture, Courage and Change","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1564,"description":"What does it really take to build trust — not just between officers and communities, but within the organizations themselves? And what does courage actually look like for today's first responders when the hardest battles aren't always physical?Dr. Tracie L. Keesee sits down with Dr. Kyle Dobson — Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia — for a candid, research-grounded conversation about the human side of public safety, what organizations get wrong about trust, and why officer well-being isn't separate from community safety — it's the foundation of it.WHAT WE COVERWhat drew a researcher into the world of public safety — and why lived experience in the field mattersWhat the public doesn't see in officer interactions and why the nuance gets lost in the headlinesHow body-worn cameras changed the conversation around transparency — and where we still fall shortWhat organizations actually need to do to build trust with their own employees — not just the communityWhy listening tours only work if leaders show they were actually listeningThe science behind why self-regulation matters for both officers and the communities they serveWhat happens when an officer goes from the worst call of the year straight into a routine traffic stop — and why that transition is everythingWhy we need to rethink how we deploy first responders and build in space to process before the next callWhat courage actually looks like today — and why running into danger is only half the pictureThe low-status courage no one talks about — speaking up when the culture pushes backHow departments can normalize conversations about wellness without weakening accountability or readinessWhat gives a researcher who studies this every day genuine hope about the future of first responder cultureABOUT DR. KYLE DOBSON Dr. Kyle Dobson is Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Psychology at the Frank Batten School of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U6hooJF6wPF6fib2UIxiCJPT3haZgYLNN9HJnTMTqd4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jZGVm/NmM3ZTQ5OTFjZjk3/NDZmZWNkYmVjN2Fj/OGFmMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}