EP169 My Favourite Cop | Ernest Stevens

Ernie Stevens retired this year from almost 30 years in the San Antonio Police Department.  The latter of which years his role within the specialised mental health unit (an area and direction of policing which Ernie himself pursued and established) lead to a multi award winning documentary, in which he also starred. Just quietly this is my favourite law enforcement chats to date!  Ernie shares how this forward-thinking method of law enforcement evolved and how not just Ernie but also the civilian community and policing community somewhat began to evolve as a result.  I feel like (not like I would actually know) but I feel like it's unlikely that we often take an approach that explores the mental health and likely trauma behind the behaviours that land on the police door step..  Ernest and his team took a brave and beautifully empathetic approach to stepping one foot out of their lane and joining forces mental health professionals and paramedics to introduce a new approach to being of service to the community.An incredible human and an incredible conversation that got me thinking differently about law enforcement and hopefully may do the same for you.EPISODE SPONSOR | Accord ConveyancingWebsite:  www.accordconveyancing.com.auTIFFANEE COOKLinktree:  https://linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches/Website:  www.rollwiththepunches.com.auLinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/tiffaneecook/Facebook:  www.facebook.com/rollwiththepunchespodcast/Instagram:  www.instagram.com/rollwiththepunches_podcast/Instagram: www.instagram.com/tiffaneeandco--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roll-withthepunches/messageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.