Inside The Badge- understanding criminal law: Recent Episodes
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Investigate the case of Christina Marie Chapman, who operated a “laptop farm” from her homes in Minnesota and Arizona, enabling North Korean IT operatives to steal U.S. identities, secure remote jobs at over 300 American companies, and generate more than $17 million for the DPRK regime. This episode details the mechanics of the scheme—stolen identities, hosted company laptops, and cross-border shipments—while examining modern identity laundering and the challenges of enforcing digital sovereignty in a remote-work era. Essential listening for cybersecurity professionals, national security analysts, corporate risk officers, legal experts, and anyone concerned with the intersection of economic espionage, sanctions evasion, and the vulnerabilities created by distributed workforces.
In April 2026, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued a landmark indefinite suspension against attorney Greg Lake, marking a shift from mere financial sanctions to career-altering discipline for AI misuse. This episode deconstructs the "Failure of Candor" that led to his downfall. We move past the 57 hallucinated citations to the courtroom confrontation where Lake initially blamed a broken computer and a wedding anniversary for the errors. We discuss why the court found his explanation "lacked credibility" and what this means for the Model Rules of Professional Conduct in a world where AI-generated fabrications are becoming a weekly occurrence in the docket
In this episode, we examine Riggins v. Nevada (1992), a landmark Supreme Court case addressing whether the state can forcibly administer antipsychotic medication to a criminal defendant awaiting trial. The Court ruled that while forced medication is not categorically prohibited, the state must demonstrate it is medically appropriate and the least restrictive means of achieving competency for trial. The decision protects the defendant’s due process rights and the integrity of the adversarial process by ensuring a defendant can present a defense as themselves, not as a pharmacologically altered version shaped by the state.
A forensic psychology and criminal law podcast analyzing “roid rage,” anabolic steroid effects on the brain, and how courts evaluate mens rea (criminal intent), voluntary intoxication, and legal responsibility in violent crime cases. This episode breaks down the intersection of neuroscience, behavioral evidence, and legal standards, featuring high-profile cases like Oscar Pistorius and legal precedents such as People v. Hood and R v. Kingston to examine why steroid defenses often fail in court. Designed for audiences interested in true crime, white collar crime, legal analysis, and clinical psychology, this content targets people who like topics such as criminal defense strategy, expert witness testimony, mental state defenses, and the psychology of violent offenders.
Greg Williams is the former Director of Human Behavior Pattern Recognition & Analysis / Irregular Warfare for Orbis Operations in McLean, Virginia. Previous to that, Greg was the Director, Human Behavior Pattern Recognition & Analysis / Irregular Warfare for Cubic Applications in San Diego, California USA.
Greg is a decorated, veteran urban law enforcement professional and a decorated, veteran former soldier with over 30 years of combined experience and expertise. He is an adjunct professor of Sociology and has done work for Western State University, San Diego State University and the University of Southern California as well as USC’s Institute for Creative Technology. Greg is an industry expert in Irregular Warfare for the Defense Community.
Greg has worked with the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEA) Mobile Enforcement Team (MET) and the 5th Judicial District’s Drug Task Force and Shooting Task Force in Colorado. Greg has held virtually every law enforcement position from patrol officer, shift supervisor, SWAT director, undercover Narcotics operations supervisor, Undersheriff and Interim Chief of Police.
Raul is the Training Director and lead Combatives coach at Fieldcraft Survivial. Originally from Chicago he made his way through the urban density and into the Army. There he was a Cav Scout deploying and returning after a 15 month combat tour. Soon after that Raul went to Drill Sergeant school and reclassified into the infantry. After the Army, he worked for the Chicago Police Dept starting as a patrolmen then onto a role with the Narcotics unit. After that he became an instructor and taught at the Police Academy. Recently he moved to Prescott, AZ spending his time with the team, teaching, training and constantly looking for ways to better himself and those around him.
In Arizona on Oct 8, 2014, DPS Trooper Casey (many of you know him from LivePD) was conducting a traffic stop, when the driver of a vehicle pulled out a .357 Magnum revolver, and shot him in the face. After that some would have walked away from the job. But not Trooper Casey.
Brian Murphy has been through the kind of thing you see in movies and say to yourself, 'that is so ridiculous. No one could ever survive that in real life.'
By all accounts, Brian Murphy should be dead.
The scars on his face, neck, head, legs, arms and hands won't let him forget the day death seemed inevitable. It was sunny Sunday morning in 2012. Dozens of people were gathering to worship in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, at the Sikh Temple
Yousef Badou is an educator and trainer with a diverse background. Having grown up in
the Middle East, Yousef was better prepared to handle the nuances of the region while
deployed as a Marine. He served multiple deployments to Iraq, where he navigated through
many tribal factions from the southern border to the northern areas of Iraq. Following his
time in the military, Yousef was certified as an Instructor/Trainer and was requested, by
name, to serve as the Predictive Threat Analysis Lead to the Marine Corps Combat Hunter
Program. He served as the certifying authority for instructors in subjects pertaining to
Enhanced Observation, Predictive Threat Analysis and Tracking. Yousef founded
Emergence LLC to innovate new products and bring Behavior Analysis to a wider variety of
industries and communiti
Rafael Mangual is a fellow and deputy director of legal policy at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. He has authored and coauthored a number of MI reports and op-eds on issues ranging from urban crime and jail violence to broader matters of criminal and civil justice reform. His work has been featured and mentioned in a wide array of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, New York Post, Boston Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer and City Journal. Mangual has also made a number of national and local television and radio appearances on outlets such as Fox News, C-SPAN, and Bloomberg Radio.
One of our biggest goals is to share information about tools, tactics and more in an uncensored environment free from bureaucratic red tape. We aim to do so, in our uncensored fashion, because some of the biggest issues preventing good training are bureaucracy, policy and political correctness.
Pat served 11 years in the US Coast Guard, a majority of that time was spent on operations overseas for Counter-Narcotics and Anti-Piracy at the USCG’s Tactical Law Enforcement Team – South. Also served for over 3 years as a local Law Enforcement Officer. Since leaving the military and leaving law enforcement I now have a day job that I very much enjoy and I can pursue my passion, this website and my training courses, in an environment free from the effect of employment issues.
Ernest R. Emerson is an American custom knifemaker, martial artist, edged-weapons expert , and warrior philosophy
Samantha Buckingham is the Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic at the Center for Juvenile Law and Policy. She teaches courses associated with the year-long clinic and supervises students who represent juvenile clients in delinquency courts in Los Angeles. In addition to her work in the clinic, Professor Buckingham teaches classes available to all students at Loyola Law School.
nti-police media propaganda has created a perception of police shootings that is very different than reality. Most civilians have never been in a life or death fight, so they are left with Hollywood and media fiction to educate them about law enforcement altercations. The psychology behind officer involved shootings is missing from the public narrative. What occurs in the officer’s head, before, during, and after the shooting is the story that is rarely told. In twelve exciting, real-life accounts, you will discover that police shootings are extremely complicated and the consequences are far greater than most can ever imagine. This book shares the story that officers do not get to tell and it will prepare those who have not yet been forced to pull the trigger.
Chief Sumner was first introduced to the show in August, 2014 and listeners were able to get an overview of the success of the proactive approach to domestic violence cases and how statistics have decreased in his jurisdiction since its inception. For details on the previous show and to listen to the podcast click here Consider this : 1) Re-arrest rates In the first two years of implementation re-offense rates using this deterrence program were only 9% per 1.000 + perpetrators as compared tov a 20-34% range typically found elsewhere. 2) In High Pont, since 2009, homicide rated dropped from 33% to 6 % (1 in 16) which were IPV related using the deterrence program.
Dr. Besiki Luka Kutateladze is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida International University. Dr. Kutateladze specializes in performance indicators and prosecutorial discretion. He is currently managing three large projects funded by the National Institute of Justice, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Koch Foundation.
Today's show, Sexual assault on airlines, social media threats, Comey takes a shot at Clinton
Today's show, IG Inspector Senate Testimony, separating families, commie at West Point and more
Ashley Cummins is an American MMA fighter and Polic Officer who competes in the Atomweight division. She is currently seigned with Invicta FC
Join Dr. Carlos and Andy as they discuss Trump and Kim Jong Un Summit, Bill Mahers comments and more
Join Dr.Carlos as he explores Why do we lie to ourselves with Dr. Trivers.
In his bold new work, prominent biological theorist Robert Trivers unflinchingly argues that self-deception evolved in the service of deceit—the better to fool others. listen to find out more
Dr. Jeffrey D. Simon has provided a most lucid, concise, revealing, and fascinating analysis of the lone wolf - an intermittent feature of modern terror since the 1880s
When life loses its meaning, when suddenly the world is turned upside down, when there's nothing left that resembles life as we've known it, where do we find the strength and sustenance to go on?For naval aviator Jerry Coffee and others who were held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam, there was only one choice: to go within. Beyond Survival is a journey into the invincible human spirit that unites heart and mind in a compelling and unforgettable experience
Join a Psychology professor and a Former FBI profiler as they discuss the dangers of falsely accusing police and the latest two incidents, Harvey Weinstein, and more
Jan recently retired from IBM after 37 years in the Information Technology business. Jan’s interest in UFOs began at the age of 8 when he read an article on Donald Keyhoe and NICAP in Argosy magazine. Based on this and other research he and his brother did over the next two years, they made the decision to build a flying saucer believing that electromagnetic propulsion was the key to how these craft were able to travel such great distances.
Join Dr. Carlos and Andy as they discuss resilience for first responders with Dr. Stephanie Conn.
Dr. Conn began her career as a dispatcher/call-taker for police, fire, & ambulance service. She became a police officer, a member of the Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support Team. There, she gained valuable experience helping fellow first responders with their reactions to traumatic events, as well as the day-to-day wear and tear of the job.
Detroit-based Border Patrol Agent Mark Hall signed off for the LAST time after 33 years of service to the United States. Now he chats with Dr. Carlos and Andy on the border wall and its efficacy
Dr. Carlos interviews Joseph Loughlin on myths of police shootings.
Today’s media is filled with discussions about officer-involved shootings. Too often missing from that discussion are the police officers’ voices and the reality of what happens in actual shooting incidents.
Dr. Carlos and Andy chat with Corporal Kimber Gist and how she overcame being shot 8 times. Its an amazing and raw story of resilience and example of dangerous the job of a police officer.