Episode 921: Don't Lose Hope with Tom Smith and Dan Murphy

On today's episode, Dennis talks with former NYPD detectives and hosts of The Gold Shields Podcast. Tom Smith and Dan Murphy. Dan Murphy is a retired Detective-Sergeant from the NYPD where he served in numerous units such as the Major Case Squad and the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Since retiring, Dan has served as Chief Security Officer for US Bancorp, and co-authored the book "Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program" (2015-Elsevier Publishing). He is also a member of the Public Safety Liaison Section (PSLS) of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Tom Smith is a retired 2nd Grade Detective from the NYPD where he served in numerous units such as Bronx Narcotics, Bronx Gang Unit, 52 Pct Robbery Squad and the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force. While assigned to the JTTF for 17 years, Tom traveled to 18 countries around the world coordinating International Terrorism cases. Tom also was deployed to Afghanistan for 3 months running a kidnapping case which ended with the hostage being rescued. Tom is currently the President of his own Private Investigation Company , TNR Investigations. Tom also is a guest lecturer at Dominican University and is involved in their Internship program. Tom Smith and Dan Murphy both proudly earned and carried the coveted NYPD Gold Detective Shield during their combined 50+ years with the NYPD. Today Dennis, Tom and Dan discuss the evolution of their careers in the NYPD, stopping the stigma around mental health and law enforcement, old school policing in the 80s, the reality of crimes committed back in the day, the state of NYC today, continuing to show up and do the best job you can and never losing hope. Find more info about Tom and Dan: https://thegoldshieldshow.com/ Subscribe to the Gold Shields Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gold-shields/id1682240835 If you like what you are hearing and want to stay in the loop with the latest in Street Cop Training, please follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StreetCopTraining Don't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast, it truly helps! Sign up for classes here: https://streetcoptraining.com/course-list/Follow our podcast here: https://streetcoptraining.com/street-cop-podcast/    or    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/street-cop-podcast/id1538474515